Winnipeg sees massive jump in vehicles towed for violating winter parking ban – Winnipeg | 24CA News
Thousands of Winnipeggers had autos towed for violating the town’s winter parking ban in a large improve in enforcement this winter, in response to metropolis knowledge.
According to numbers from the town, 4,888 autos have been towed between Nov. 26 and March 1.
That’s up from two autos that have been towed for violating the parking ban all through the earlier winter.
The improve in tows comes after the town made modifications to its annual snow route parking ban this winter, transferring to a extra versatile format that may see the ban begin earlier and finish later, relying on the climate.
Previously, the annual ban was put into place from Dec. 1 to the final day of February.
“The new Annual Winter Route Parking Ban is more responsive and can come into effect anytime between November 1 and April 30, based on forecasted weather, snow clearing and ice control requirements,” City spokesperson Adam Campbell mentioned in an electronic mail to Global News.
“The towing effort on winter routes has been increased this winter to support a more effective and efficient snow clearing and ice control program city-wide, and to enhance public education about the ban in order to achieve higher compliance when the ban is in effect.”
As effectively as tows, the town says there have been 9,128 annual winter route parking ban tickets points between the top of November and March 1.
That’s up from 8,952 tickets issued in the course of the 2020-2021 winter season, in response to the town’s knowledge.
The metropolis says in the course of the 202-2021 winter season 7,775 annual snow route parking ban tickets have been issued and 18 autos have been towed.
Under the brand new winter parking ban guidelines, parking is prohibited on designated streets between 2 a.m. and seven a.m. every day, when in impact.
The metropolis has mentioned it can give seven days’ discover earlier than the ban comes into impact, which implies phrase of an impending ban might come as early as Oct. 24.
The new guidelines imply the ban shall be lifted within the spring when it’s now not wanted operationally, although it will possibly stay in place till the top of April if required.
Winnipeggers can discover out if the winter route parking ban applies to a particular location by checking the town’s on-line handle lookup software, the Know Your Zone cellular app, the interactive Winter Route map, or by contacting 311.
–With recordsdata from Global’s Gabrielle Marchand
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