Cleveland Parking Ban In Effect Because Of Snow

CLEVELAND, OH -- Michael McGrath, Director of Public Safety for the City of Cleveland, has declared a Snow Emergency Parking Ban for all of Cleveland from now until further notice. As a result, stopping, standing, and parking of vehicles will be restricted and prohibited on city streets with posted red and white signs.

Parking is prohibited on designated Snow Emergency streets, which are identified as necessary for transportation, the movement of food and fuel supplies, medical care, fire, health and police protection and other vital facilities of the city.

Significant snowfall can cause streets to become congested and un-passable.

Vehicles left parked in the roadway prevent snowplows from clearing streets, which can make driving down these streets impossible. The resultant bottlenecks and gridlock can hamper response by emergency vehicles.

Citizens are asked to avoid parking vehicles on all city streets to allow snow plows sufficient time to remove snow and ice from the roadways.

Many schools across Northeast Ohio are closed or have class delays due to the poor road conditions, according to cleveland.com.

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