Snow Emergency, Plow & Sidewalk Rule Watch

Why this is recommended

A parking ban that starts at 9pm with a $150 tow, a sidewalk deadline of 24 hours with a $100 fine, a plow schedule that tells the member when the street gets done, a free senior shoveling program, or a roof load warning after three storms are each worth the membership in one winter.

What the Tab covers

Who it is for

The 100 million Americans in the snow belt, and the ones who woke up to a towed car and a $300 fee.

When it runs

Cities declare snow emergencies hours before a storm and the tow trucks follow

Scope

Snow emergency and parking ban declarations in the 50 largest snow-belt cities including Chicago, Minneapolis, Boston, Denver, Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York, Salt Lake City, Anchorage and others; plow priority maps and trackers; sidewalk ordinances, deadlines and fines; snow routes and odd-even rules; closures; salt and brine supply; private plow licensing and scams; senior and disability shoveling programs; roof load and ice dam warnings; impound rules and fees

Suggested task

The objective your Tab starts with. You can edit every line of it once the Tab is yours.

Snow emergency declarations and parking bans by city with the start time and the towing rule, plow priority maps and schedules, sidewalk shoveling deadlines and fines, snow route and odd-even parking rules, school and government closure decisions, salt and brine shortages and road treatment changes, private plow contractor rules and scams, snow removal assistance programs for seniors and people with disabilities, roof snow load and ice dam warnings and towed car recovery rules and fees, with the city first and the time and fine in the title.

Track winter storm rules for US cities. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days, or same-day for declared snow emergencies: snow emergency declarations and parking bans in the 50 largest snow-belt cities with the start time, the streets covered and the towing rule; plow priority maps, schedules and tracker launches; sidewalk shoveling deadlines, fines and enforcement changes; snow route and odd-even parking rule changes; school and government closure decisions; salt and brine shortages and road treatment changes; private plow contractor licensing rules and scam alerts; snow removal assistance program openings for seniors and people with disabilities; roof snow load and ice dam warnings from building departments or the NWS; and towed car recovery rules and fees. Prefer city announcements and alert systems, public works departments, school districts, the NWS and established local reporting; ignore unverified posts. Put the city first in the title with the time and the fine. Use high severity for a declared snow emergency with towing, a sidewalk fine increase, or a roof load warning. Return no more than 8 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what is in effect, who it affects, what to do, the timing, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.