Here’s the snow emergency info and the email telling downtown alders that they plan to tow if you get a ticket tonight and for the next few days.
TOWING
From: Johnson, Bryan
Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2020 3:25 PM
To: Rummel, Marsha; Evers, Tag; Verveer, Michael; Bidar, Shiva; Heck, Patrick
Cc: Romines, Charles; Niesen, Stefanie; Obeng, Kwasi; Kapusta-Pofahl, Karen; Bottari, Mary; Crawley, Katie
Subject: Towing Tonight
Hi, all
Tow trucks will be out tonight towing alternate side parking violators after they had been ticketed.
Also, since we are towing, the Clean Streets Clean Lakes violators are also likely to be ticketed and towed through the week.
Of course, any time a parking rule is not followed, the vehicle could be towed.
Bryan Johnson
City of Madison Streets Division
Recycling Coordinator/Public Information Officer
Office: 608-267-2626
SNOW PLOWING EMAIL
The City of Madison has declared a snow emergency. Citywide plowing operations will begin at 10:00pm tonight. Alternate side parking restrictions will be in effect throughout the entire City of Madison.
For more information about the rules for winter parking, visit the City of Madison Winter website, www.cityofmadison.com/winter.
Thirty-four Streets Division crews have been out since early this morning when the snow began treating the salt routes and applying sand to residential areas.
When the citywide plowing begins, approximately 150 pieces of plowing equipment will be deployed to plow every street in Madison. The equipment comes from the Streets, Parks, and Engineering Divisions and heavy equipment contractors.
Plowing takes 12 to 16 hours to complete. Madison has nearly 1,800 miles of traffic lanes that need to be plowed, and it just takes a long time to get to them all.
When on the roads during a plowing operation, be sure to give the trucks out working on the roads the space they need. Also, it is common to encounter temporary mounds of snow blocking side streets, or see plows drive up and down residential streets a few times. This is all part of the process of looping through neighborhood streets to push all of the snow from the roads to the curb.
All roadway users should expect to encounter snowy, slippery roads tonight.
Monday may be snowy and slippery, too. Plowing operations may not be complete by the time the morning commute is underway, and there are cold temperatures forecast to arrive as the storm winds down. When temperatures dip below 20 degrees, salt at the rate spread by the Streets Division becomes less effective. This could result in some snowy patches along salt routes.
When on the roads this evening and planning your Monday morning commute, be sure to plan for extra travel time. Be slow. Be patient. Be alert. In general, make good choices.
Streets Division staff will continue monitoring the roads and the weather. Plowing, sanding, and other clean-up operations from the storm will continue throughout the day on Monday as well as the second night of the snow emergency.
Future updates will be provided as operations change.
SNOW EMERGENCY DECLARATION EMAIL
Parking will be available in the cashiered sections of city-owned ramps in the downtown area. During a declared snow emergency you can park for no charge at the City ramps from 9 p.m. until 7 a.m. If you enter before 9 p.m. or leave after 7 a.m. you are liable for any parking charges before 9 p.m. and from 7 a.m. until the time you leave.
