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There is still a lot of confusion about parking on Lyon Street during a parking ban. What I was told by the Department of Public Works is that there is to be no parking at all on Lyon Street, because odd parking is banned during snow and even parking is banned at all times. People are still moving their cars to the even side of the street, and some people still left their cars on the odd side. The street was not plowed until around 9 am, and snow was piled up on both sides, so cars were having a hard time even getting down the street. None of these cars have been tagged or towed. The sidewalks are also currently in a very bad state, and it is very hard to cross the street because mountains of snow are piled up where normally a point to cross the intersection would be.
9 Comments
jim (Registered User)
Another Lyon resident (Registered User)
This is nothing new. This is an ongoing problem. I don't understand how DPW could tell anyone there is no parking on this street- the following is what was sent out to residents:
"ZONE C: ALL RESIDENTIAL AREAS - No parking on the odd side.
On a ZONE C residential street: Don't be the ODD car on the block!
The parking ban on all posted snow routes will be enforced with an overnight tag/tow operation starting at 11PM."
The problem arises because typically there IS parking on the ODD side only so it is really pretty stupid to have to move cars to the opposite side as it accomplishes NOTHING. Lyon Street is typically one of the last streets plowed anyway and they run down the middle once or today twice leaving lots of snow on both sides so nobody could park even if they wanted to. And YES, the few cars on the ODD side were not towed.... there was certainly plenty of time before the plowing here began. It could have happened last night before too much snow fell.
NHliving (Registered User)
Neil (Registered User)
Rob (Registered User)
Neil, per the announcement Zone C ban is until further notice:
Mayor Toni N. Harp has announced A CITYWIDE PARKING BAN in effect on all streets in New Haven starting at 11PM tonight, SUNDAY (3/3/19) and will be in effect in zones A & B until 12PM noon MONDAY (3/4/19) and remain in effect in zone C until further notice. Please stay alert for updates as conditions develop.
Another Lyon resident (Registered User)
Thing1 (Registered User)
Another Lyon resident (Registered User)
Stängt Department of Public Works (Verified Official)