MAYOR DESTEFANO IMPOSES ON-STREET PARKING BAN BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

(2/9/2010) (NEW HAVEN)--BEGINNING AT 5:00 PM ON Wednesday, February 10, 2010, AN

ON-STREET PARKING BAN WILL BE IMPOSED IN NEW HAVEN AS FOLLOWS:

1. NO PARKING ON MAJOR STREETS POSTED AS SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTES CITYWIDE

2. NO PARKING ON STREETS DOWNTOWN (all streets within the area bounded by Howe Street, Tower Parkway, Grove Street, State Street and North Frontage Road).

3. NO PARKING WITHING 25 FEET OF ANY INTERSECTION CITYWIDE AND NO PARKING IN FRONT OF ANY BUS STOP CITYWIDE

Cars parking in violation of the parking ban may be ticketed and/or towed.

The Parking Ban will expire at 7:00 AM on Thursday, February 11, 2010.

Please listen to your local news stations or check the City’s web site at www.cityofnewhaven.com or call 946-7669 (946-SNOW) for updated information.

Please note: Parking garages and off-street parking lots downtown are still open during snow emergencies. Residents are encouraged to use these facilities as an alternative to parking on the street.

In residential areas, residents are encouraged NOT to park on the odd numbered side of the street (numbers ending in 1,3,5,7, or 9) so that snow plows can clear the street to the curb.

Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. urges the public’s cooperation in

complying with the parking ban in order to assist the City’s plowing operations.

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Contact Name: Jessica Mayorga

Contact Email: jmayorga@newhavenct.net

Contact Phone: 203-946-7660