St. Paul, Minneapolis to lift parking restrictions Wednesday

Frederick Melo, Pioneer Press
Updated ·1 min read

The cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis will lift winter parking restrictions at 8 a.m. Wednesday.

As a historic winter snowfall began narrowing streets and making passage for emergency vehicles difficult-to-impossible, Minneapolis implemented one-sided parking on Jan. 25, and and St. Paul did the same on March 10.

St. Paul Public Works officials said milder weather has allowed the snow pack to melt, returning streets to closer-to-normal conditions.

“We realize that putting in place additional parking restrictions was a challenge for many residents who need on-street parking,” said Sean Kershaw, St. Paul Director of Public Works, in a written statement. “Our plow and emergency vehicle drivers appreciated residents’ compliance so they could continue to safely access and clear our streets this winter.”

St. Paul has issued 5,941 tickets and towed 638 cars due to the one-sided parking ban.

This is Minnesota, and a surprise late-season snowfall could yet trigger a new snow emergency. St. Paul officials encourage residents to sign up for text and email alerts and use the snow emergency parking map at stpaul.gov/snow.

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