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Snow Route Parking Ban in Effect
The City is declaring a snow route parking ban for tonight. No parking in snow routes from 11 PM to 6 AM. More details and map for snow routes. We have had little over three and a half inches snow today. Not enough to declare snow emergency. We are expecting more snow later tonight starting around 8 PM. Unclear on accumulation. Stay tuned.…
Snow Route Parking Ban in Effect Tonight, Feb. 10th
The City of Evanston has declared a Snow Route Parking Ban for tonight, Wednesday, February 10th focusing on snow removal in the retail and metered parking areas. Community members are requested to park according to the red, white and blue signs on their streets to allow the City to effectively clear the snow. Emergency sirens will sound to alert community members to move their cars at 8:15 p.m. on nights snow route parking bans are in effect after an accumulation…
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Snow Route Parking Ban Feb 9 and Snow Emergency Feb 10 & 11
Snow Route Parking Ban in Effect Tonight, Feb. 9th The City of Evanston has declared a Snow Route Parking Ban for tonight, Tuesday, February, 9. Community members are requested to park according to the red, white and blue signs on their streets to allow the City to effectively clear the snow. Emergency sirens will sound to alert community members to move their cars at 8:15 p.m. on nights snow route parking bans are in effect after an accumulation of two inches…
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Snow Watch
The City is watching developments carefully this evening for a large snowfall expected in the next 24 hours. See our website for information on snow emergencies and follow us on this blog, our website, Twitter , Facebook and Comcast Channel 16 in Evanston for more information as the storm progresses. Feel free to comment here as well on any issues that may arise during the storm that the City needs to address. UPDATE 02/09: I did not add phone numbers: Snow…
Snow Route Parking Ban for Tonight & Snow Emergency for Sat. Jan 9
Snow Route Parking Ban in Effect Tonight Jan. 8, 2010 The City of Evanston has declared a Snow Route Parking Ban for tonight, Friday, January 8, 2010 and a Snow Emergency for Saturday, January 9, 2010. Community members are requested to park according to the red, white and blue signs on their streets to allow the City to effectively clear the snow. Emergency sirens will sound to alert community members to move their cars at 8:15 p.m. on nights snow route…
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Snow Emergency Friday January 8, 2010
Snow Emergency in Effect Friday January 8, 2010 The City of Evanston has declared a Snow Emergency between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. for Friday January 8, 2010. Snow Emergencies apply to streets with parking on both sides which are not posted as Snow Routes. Parking is NOT allowed on the even-numbered sides of the street on Friday January 8, 2010; vehicles must be parked on the odd number sides of the streets. The City’s emergency sirens will sound at…
Snow Emergency Declared
The City of Evanston has declared a snow emergency this morning. This impacts streets with parking on both sides which are NOT posted as snow routes. So there is no parking between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on the even numbered side of the street on even days (today is even, Friday January 8, 2010). No parking between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on the odd numbered side of the street on odd days (tomorrow is odd, Saturday January 9,…
Emergency Siren to Sound at 8:15 PM Thursday Night
With the Snow Route Parking Ban tonight comes an Evanston tradition: the sounding of the City's emergency siren. This siren is another way the City lets residents know about the snow route parking ban. See our snow parking regulations website for more details.…
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Snow Route Parking Ban January 7, 2010
Snow Route Parking Ban in Effect 1/7/10 The City of Evanston has declared a Snow Route Parking Ban for tonight, Thursday, January 7, 2010. Community members are requested to park according to the red, white and blue signs on their streets to allow the City to effectively clear the snow. Emergency sirens will sound to alert community members to move their cars at 8:15 p.m. on nights snow route parking bans are in effect after an accumulation of two inches…
Snow Watch 2010
The first major snow event of the season appears to be on the way to Evanston. See our website for information on snow emergencies and follow us on this blog, our website, Twitter and Facebook for more information as the storm progresses. Feel free to comment here as well on any issues that may arise during the storm that the City needs to address. A local blog I have discovered to help follow the progress of severe weather locally is the…