When a Snow Emergency is declared, residents are asked to follow specific parking guidelines to allow for efficient snow removal operations. Vehicles in violation of parking restrictions will be ticketed and towed.
Starting Sunday, February 2, 2025, Saint Paul Public Works will be piloting a new weekly alternating one-sided parking cycle on residential streets. This weekly alternating parking cycle will be in effect for the two small pilot areas until April 12, 2025.
During the pilot, Public Works crews will be treating and plowing all streets in the pilot area for any winter weather related event. Residents should anticipate seeing plows on their street. Please note these plows may only be doing work in the pilot area and not on surrounding streets.
The two neighborhood pilot areas will be signed with temporary signs (see image below) and are located:
On-street parking in these designated areas will be one-side parking that will alternate weekly between the EVEN and ODD numbered sides of the streets.
Parking is permitted on both sides of the streets on Sundays between 3-9 p.m. when people should be moving vehicles to the other side of the street where permitted.
| Week | Dates | Parking Rules |
| EVEN-ADDRESS WEEK | 2/2; 2/16; 3/2; 3/16; 3/30 | No parking on the side of the street with odd-numbered addresses |
| ODD-ADDRESS WEEK | 2/9; 2/23; 3/9; 3/23; 4/6 | No parking on the side of the street with even-numbered addresses |
The City of Saint Paul will send a voicemail message when a Snow Emergency has been declared to phone numbers publicly registered in Saint Paul. This is NOT using the Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS).
Downtown streets are all Night Plow Routes. Do not park on downtown streets after 9 p.m. on the first night of when a Snow Emergency is declared.
Sign up to receive Saint Paul Snow Emergency text or email alerts (available in English, Spanish, Hmong and Somali).
Follow updates on social media or call 651-266-PLOW for recorded status messages.
Do you park your car on the street in Saint Paul? Watch this video to learn about the City's Snow Emergency parking rules. Know when and where you need to move your car when a Snow Emergency is declared so you don't get ticketed or towed.
The Snow Emergency brochure is also available in 7 different languages.
This brochure is a PDF, if you would like copies mailed to you, please email publicworksinfo@stpaul.gov.
Watch a fun video with Saint Paul Mayor Carter and Minneapolis Mayor Frey as they remind people – on both sides of the Mississippi River – to download the cities free winter snow parking apps.
Last Edited: March 9, 2025