The city council finally voted to move toward a weather-based parking system that ditches these outdated restrictions. I am worn out from this fight but incredibly grateful to the 484 people who pushed for this change when it felt like we were shouting into the void. Stay alert to make …
April 15, 2021
Final supporters
Friendly Streets
We ask our Rochester city council to make a few tweaks to our current overbearing and “unfriendly” seasonal parking requirements to make our streets “friendly” again. We can accommodate snow plowing and street cleaning in Rochester by applying some common sense and showing respect for residents and guests!
The current Rochester ordinance requires alternate side parking 2AM to 3PM from October 1 through May 1. In addition to being confusing, the restrictions make no sense when there is no snow to plow.
This year, for example, we have gone nearly three months without the need to plow snow. Even in the heart of winter, most days are without any need for snow plowing. Residents and guests become criminals for no good reason.
The fact that tickets apparently were not being issued during October through December is an indication that we have an ordinance that is out of sync with reality.
Rochester’s ordinance is one of the most restrictive in the state. Most other cities invoke parking restrictions only when there is snow for plowing or when a snow emergency is proclaimed. Pretty simple commonsense and “friendly” concepts.
Surely our city council and public works can find better, more “friendly” solutions. Here are a few suggestions:
- Apply parking (even/odd or otherwise) restrictions only when there is enough snow to require plowing.
- Apply parking (even/odd or otherwise) restrictions only when a snow emergency has been announced.
- Declare street sweeping parking restrictions only when actually needed.
- Get creative.
Please sign this petition and pass it around among your friends and neighbors.
THANK YOU!
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
January 31, 2021
January 30, 2021
The grind is heavy and the city council still refuses to acknowledge how absurd these rules are. We are nearing 250 signatures and hitting that mark provides the leverage needed to force their hands. Please keep pushing this forward because I am not prepared to let our streets remain this restrictive.
January 20, 2021
We hit one hundred signatures today. It is exhausting to keep pushing against an ordinance that clearly ignores our reality but seeing this many people agree gives me the strength to keep going.
Reached 100 supporters
January 19, 2021
186 Comments
I live in NE by Silver Lake. A snow plow driver asked my next door neighbor to "Please stop parking on the west side of the street b/c it makes plowing very challenging." "Talk to the city council," Neighbor replied. We got tickets in my neighborhood when another neighbor called and complained. In November.
The street restrictions are ridiculous. Do it like Mpls does. Only on snow days some of us have short driveways and can only park one car. We need to park on street. We can follow snow emergency rules when it snow. But oct - apr? To much. Change the law.
I support parking restrictions to keep the roads maintained. But moving cars every day from October to May is too much. Restrictions should be in place if snowfall exceeds one inch.
This ordinance makes life very difficult for young people and those with low income who do not have off street parking. Please reconsider this. Ordinances are not supposed to be a "got ya."
4626 13th Ave NW This weekend, my wife fell while outside moving the cars around, and the only reason she was even outside was because of this ill-informed and poorly executed ordinance and our "neighbors" who love to call the police on us and our other neighbors.
1937 3rd ave ne rochester
2015 41st St. NW J37
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The city council finally voted to move toward a weather-based parking system that ditches these outdated restrictions. I am worn out from this fight but incredibly grateful to the 484 people who pushed for this change when it felt like we were shouting into the void. Stay alert to make …
April 15, 2021
Final supporters
Friendly Streets
We ask our Rochester city council to make a few tweaks to our current overbearing and “unfriendly” seasonal parking requirements to make our streets “friendly” again. We can accommodate snow plowing and street cleaning in Rochester by applying some common sense and showing respect for residents and guests!
The current Rochester ordinance requires alternate side parking 2AM to 3PM from October 1 through May 1. In addition to being confusing, the restrictions make no sense when there is no snow to plow.
This year, for example, we have gone nearly three months without the need to plow snow. Even in the heart of winter, most days are without any need for snow plowing. Residents and guests become criminals for no good reason.
The fact that tickets apparently were not being issued during October through December is an indication that we have an ordinance that is out of sync with reality.
Rochester’s ordinance is one of the most restrictive in the state. Most other cities invoke parking restrictions only when there is snow for plowing or when a snow emergency is proclaimed. Pretty simple commonsense and “friendly” concepts.
Surely our city council and public works can find better, more “friendly” solutions. Here are a few suggestions:
- Apply parking (even/odd or otherwise) restrictions only when there is enough snow to require plowing.
- Apply parking (even/odd or otherwise) restrictions only when a snow emergency has been announced.
- Declare street sweeping parking restrictions only when actually needed.
- Get creative.
Please sign this petition and pass it around among your friends and neighbors.
THANK YOU!
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
January 31, 2021
January 30, 2021
The grind is heavy and the city council still refuses to acknowledge how absurd these rules are. We are nearing 250 signatures and hitting that mark provides the leverage needed to force their hands. Please keep pushing this forward because I am not prepared to let our streets remain this restrictive.
January 20, 2021
We hit one hundred signatures today. It is exhausting to keep pushing against an ordinance that clearly ignores our reality but seeing this many people agree gives me the strength to keep going.
Reached 100 supporters
January 19, 2021
186 Comments
Those living on cul-de-sacs this has been a very difficult ordinance to follow. You go to bed parking on the correct side, you wake up on parking on the wrong side. Visitors to our city, must think we are crazy, most come from cities that have snow ordinance only when there is snow.
I live in NE by Silver Lake. A snow plow driver asked my next door neighbor to "Please stop parking on the west side of the street b/c it makes plowing very challenging." "Talk to the city council," Neighbor replied. We got tickets in my neighborhood when another neighbor called and complained. In November.
The street restrictions are ridiculous. Do it like Mpls does. Only on snow days some of us have short driveways and can only park one car. We need to park on street. We can follow snow emergency rules when it snow. But oct - apr? To much. Change the law.
I support parking restrictions to keep the roads maintained. But moving cars every day from October to May is too much. Restrictions should be in place if snowfall exceeds one inch.
This ordinance makes life very difficult for young people and those with low income who do not have off street parking. Please reconsider this. Ordinances are not supposed to be a "got ya."
4626 13th Ave NW This weekend, my wife fell while outside moving the cars around, and the only reason she was even outside was because of this ill-informed and poorly executed ordinance and our "neighbors" who love to call the police on us and our other neighbors.
1937 3rd ave ne rochester
2015 41st St. NW J37
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Those living on cul-de-sacs this has been a very difficult ordinance to follow. You go to bed parking on the correct side, you wake up on parking on the wrong side. Visitors to our city, must think we are crazy, most come from cities that have snow ordinance only when there is snow.