Winter Parking Bans

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A parking ban can be declared during the winter season with 8 hours notice.

To achieve safe travel conditions as quickly as possible, we must work together. Edmontonians play a key role in supporting City staff and contractors as they deliver high-quality service more efficiently.

The primary benefit of a ban is clearer roads that are easier and safer to navigate. Look for parking ban signage in your neighbourhood, sign up for notifications and follow the City's social media channels to learn when a parking ban is in effect.

Parking Ban Notices

Subscribe to receive parking ban, snow clearing and street sweeping notifications.

Roadways Snow Clearing Map

See where the plows and snow clearing equipment are during and after snow events.

Where To Park

There are several parking options depending on which ban is underway.

During a Major Roads Phase 1 Parking Ban, the City clears major roads, core business areas and bus routes such as busy roads like Jasper Avenue or 124 Street. A Residential and Industrial Roads Phase 2 Parking Ban is sometimes called after a Major Roads Parking Ban. These are the quieter roads, like the one in front of your house. It is dependent on many factors, such as the amount of snowfall.

Parking Ban	You Can Park	Do Not Park
Major Roads including core business areas & Bus Routes (Phase 1)	On residential roads that *do not* have 'Seasonal No Parking' signs In parking garages and public parking lots	On arterial and collector roads until these roads have been cleared On bus routes and all roads with 'Seasonal No Parking' signs Within the City’s 13 Business Improvement Areas (7.52 MB)
Residential & Industrial Areas (Phase 2)	On any road that has been cleared if parking is allowed there normally, including 'Seasonal No Parking' areas In designated snow and ice alternative parking stalls and lots With permission, on surplus parking in a neighbour’s property, for example, a parking space	On residential or industrial area roads until these roads have been cleared In residential alleyways

Note: For each phase, parking will be allowed on roads once they are cleared. You do not have to wait for the City to end the ban before parking on a cleared road.

Residential Snow Clearing Schedule

Find out when your neighbourhood road is scheduled for snow clearing during a Phase 2 residential parking ban.

When a Phase 2 parking ban is in effect, Edmontonians can use this tool to find out when their residential street is scheduled to be cleared. Once a user enters their address, the results will display a scheduled clearing date, a rescheduled clearing date or have no clearing scheduled at that time. Please note that not all areas will be scheduled immediately when a parking ban is called.

To see what week your area is scheduled for, enter your address:

Do not use hyphens. Only use spaces. Ensure you choose an address from the drop down menu.

Please note we do not collect addresses that have been entered using this tool.

Important Notice

Status: Rescheduled Rescheduled for:

Accessible Parking Spaces

Vehicles in accessible parking spaces with visible accessible parking placards or vehicles permitted to be parked in accessible parking spaces will not be subject to the ban. Any vehicles parked without proper authorization in those zones will be fined.

Apartments and Condos

Developers may provide parking for residents of apartment buildings and condominiums. Guests or residents with vehicles which exceed the designated number of parking lot spots will have to be parked on public roads or in private parking lots.

Alleys

Alleys are completed as part of the same priority as their adjacent roadway. Alleys will be cleared during both phases of the parking ban. There will be no parking in these areas during each ban phase until they are cleared.

Alternative Parking Options

Snow and ice alternative parking options provide parking options for Edmontonians in select stalls or lots during Phase 2 of the citywide parking ban.

Approximately 115 individual stalls and 20 full lots are currently available.

Alternative parking locations include select City facilities, parks and Edmonton Public Library (EPL) locations with excess parking whose use does not impact daily operations. A full list of current locations is available on the Snow and Ice Control map. Locations will be expanded over time.

Stalls participating in this program are cleared by City of Edmonton crews (or contractors) during Phase 1 of a parking ban (these lots are a higher priority for clearing). If snowfall continues or restarts, the stalls will continue to be maintained by crews, with spot checks occurring as needed.

Parking Enforcement Paused
When stalls are in use, parking enforcement activities (warnings, tickets, tows), will be paused. This pause only applies to the marked stalls, and only for the duration that parking is restricted in the neighbourhood around the facility.

Snow and Ice Alternative Parking Options

Key program points:

Stalls are first-come, first-served
Stalls are not exclusively reserved for participants of the program; facility users can park in these spaces, if desired
Vehicles and contents are left at own risk; no liability is assumed by the facility or the City
Powered stalls are not provided
Only stalls marked with a Green P and snowflake icon, can be used during this time, vehicles parked in other stalls may be subject to enforcement

Learn more about winter parking bans and how you can help.

Related Information

Parking Ban Notifications

Parking Enforcement

Snow and Ice Control Policy

Snow and Ice Control Procedure

Contact Us

Winter Maintenance

Telephone	In Edmonton: 311 Outside Edmonton: 780-442-5311

TTY	780-944-5555