STL requests neighborhoods on hill routes to park on one side of the street
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Neighborhoods around the city are hoping for a better response to the incoming snowfall as crews begin pretreating roads.
Todd Lewis, who lives along a hill route in the Lafayette Square neighborhood, said that he felt his street was woefully overlooked in January’s winter blast that covered the city in ice for more than two weeks.
“I think the roads could have been treated before it was a disaster,” Lewis said. “Let’s do more planning as a neighborhood and as a city. We’ll find out if things are in place and we have better measures.
Mayor Tishaura Jones’ office said that the Streets Dept. would actively treat roads on Tuesday and Wednesday. While the forecasted amount will be less than the January storm, Conner Kerrigan said the city was trying to implement new procedures to improve treatment and removal for this event.
“We certainly learned some lessons from the last storm and we’re implementing them as we respond to this one,” Kerrigan said.
In addition to having city crews at the ready, Kerrigan said that private contractors had been ed in advance in case they are needed.
He also said that, in anticipation of proposing new ordinances on snow removal, the city was asking residents along hill routes to move their cars to the odd-numbered side of the street.
“It’s something we’re asking people to help with that so we can learn if that’s an effective way to get trucks down those street without hurting cars,” he explained.
Lewis was skeptical about the request, pointing out that his dense neighborhood may lack alternative parking.
“I think it’s great that they’re looking for solutions but I don’t see it as a viable option,” Lewis said.
Residents can expect to see City crews using trucks to pretreat the roads on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday, we will have full staff (50 on-call drivers) and other City staff plowing and salting as needed in 12-hour shifts.
The public can help us to ensure a successful response to this storm in the following ways:
- Do not park on snow routes when a storm is forecasted. Plows push snow to the side of the road. Vehicles parked on a snow route will get plowed in. If you must park on a snow route, make sure your vehicle is no more than 12 inches from the curb. Vehicles parked more than 12 inches from the curb will be towed.
- Please note that residential streets will not be plowed, as per the City’s plowing policy.
- Residents and businesses are responsible for shoveling their sidewalk.
- On hill routes, residents are asked to park on the odd-numbered side of the street (based on house address number) from 9am - 5pm on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The snow is expected to stop Wednesday evening. We do not anticipate the collection of refuse will be impacted by the storm. We will continue to monitor all available weather resources for updates, which may alter our response.
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