Public Works to Test One-Sided Winter Parking

St. Paul Public Works will begin testing new winter parking rules on February 2 in Highland Park and Payne-Phalen. In Highland Park, the pilot area is bounded by Fairview Avenue, Ford Parkway, Snelling Avenue and Montreal Avenue.
The new rules allow for cars to be parked on one side of the street for one week, then switch sides for the following week. The pilot will be in effect until April 12.
During the pilot, Public Works crews will be treating and plowing all streets in the pilot area for any winter weather related event. Streets outside of the pilot areas will still follow existing rules for snowfalls and, especially, snow emergencies.
On-street parking in the pilot areas will alternate weekly between the even and odd numbered sides of the streets. Parking is permitted on both sides of the streets on Sundays between 3-9 p.m. when people should be moving vehicles to the other side of the street where permitted.
City crews will be ticketing and towing vehicles that are not parked according to the alternating one-sided parking rules beginning February 17. They will be issuing warnings during the “education phase” of the pilot from February 2-16.
The test is being put into effect after the record-setting snow season of 2022-23 left crews unable to keep streets safely clear of snow.
Find more information, including interactive maps and schedules, at STPaul.gov/NewSnow.