When time does towing end on street cleaning days?

Submitted by TheManNotOnTheMoon t3_zdfn3q in CambridgeMA

Parking signs near me say that their streets turn into tow zones on street cleaning days from 8am-2pm. I take this at face value, but I notice a lot of my neighbors moving their cars back into street sweeping spaces by noon. I also notice that the street sweepers are finished with these streets by 11am or so.

Is there an unwritten rule that tow zones are no longer enforced after the street has been cleaned, or after a certain time? Or are my neighbors just rolling the dice?

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AmnesiaInnocent t1_iz1gipu wrote

The ticket/tow people precede the street sweepers (so that the street is empty for sweeping). If they've already swept your streets, the ticket/tow people are off staying ahead of the sweepers...

...but having said that, the normal ticket people are still out there...

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Rosabelle334 t1_iz1uf0b wrote

The official answer is that they sometimes come back for a second sweep, if the roads are particularly dirty.

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Rosabelle334 t1_iz1uoo1 wrote

From the website:

Can I park on the street after the sweeper goes by?

You should only park on the street after the posted time on the street sweeping sign.  Even though you may have seen the sweeper go by once, it may need to go by for a second pass.  Also, the City's catch basin cleaning program is closely coordinated with monthly street sweeping in order to reduce additional parking disruptions, and that equipment may be scheduled during the same posted time period.

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shyjenny t1_iz1e7yj wrote

Rolling the dice that the parking enforcement doesn't issue a ticket. Usually the tow people are only on standby at 8am

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devmac1221 t1_iz1l1if wrote

Once the sweeping is done you're good to go. They aren't coming back. I do it all the time and have never had an issue

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SoulSentry t1_iz1n6d5 wrote

Aren't they done with street cleaning by November? Doesn't it stop over winter?

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SpyCats t1_iz1xgv1 wrote

December is the last month. It used to be November years ago. Climate change?

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fun_guy02142 t1_iz24sis wrote

As soon as they are done sweeping you can move back onto that side with very little risk.

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