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Downtown Winter Parking Restrictions Go into Effect Downtown Overnight Parking Restrictions

By Karl Winter

KARL WINTER: Downtown residents might need to move their car to a certain side of the road tonight. Syracuse Chief Operating Officer Corey Driscoll Dunham says though there has not been snow yet, the City prefers to be prepared.

COREY DRISCOLL DUNHAM: So, you know, in terms of city operations, November 1st, for us, is really the beginning of winter. And so that’s when we convert over to our snow operations. And over the past few years, we’ve heard feedback from our snowplow drivers about the difficulty of navigating through downtown.

WINTER: Dunham says the snow plow drivers need more space on narrow one-way streets. Chyna Banks has lived downtown for four years, and wants to see the plowing improve.

CHYNA BANKS: I feel like that’s better. I feel like that’s a good idea — because the plowing really is terrible down here, so anything they can do to make it better, I think that’ll work.

WINTER: The City reserves the right to enforce the parking restrictions and ticket cars, starting tonight. The restrictions require parking on one side, depending on whether the date is odd or even.

DUNHAM: I mean, this is one of those short term pain, long term gain. It’s annoying to have to move your car, but ultimately, it’s a lot easier than trying to navigate a snowbank that might be in place for four or five days, if we’re not able to clear it.

WINTER: The restrictions affect 14 downtown blocks total, from the City Hall area to the OnCenter.

WINTER: Parking on both sides of the road, like you can see here near Hanover Square, will not be
allowed starting tonight at 10 P-M — and for every night from here on out, until April first.
Reporting in downtown Syracuse, Karl Winter, NCC News.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — The City of Syracuse’s downtown parking restrictions are back for the impending winter.

Fourteen downtown blocks are affected from 10 p.m. until 6 p.m. nightly for the next six months. The restrictions went into effect Tuesday, Nov. 1 and will last until April 1.

“In terms of city operations, November 1, for us is really the beginning of winter,” said Corey Driscoll Dunham, City Chief Operating Officer. “And so that’s when we convert over to our snow operations.”

The narrow, one-way roads of downtown provide challenges for snow plow drivers when the first major storm of the year comes, Dunham said.

“Although I understand that parking restrictions are something that’s never welcome, this really is in the best interest of those who are working and living downtown, to make sure that we can navigate safely,” Dunham said.

Residents and visitors will be required to park on one side of the road or the other, depending on whether the date is odd or even. The side will be delineated by posted road signs.

The full list of blocks affected by the restrictions:

  • 100 & 200 blocks of Erie Boulevard E.
  • 100 & 200 blocks of E. Water Street
  • 100 & 200 blocks of S. Warren Street
  • 300 & 400 blocks of S. Warren Street
  • 300 & 400 blocks of Montgomery Street
  • 100 & 200 blocks of Madison Street
  • 100 & 200 blocks of E. Jefferson Street
  • 100 block of W. Jefferson Street

The posted signs about overnight parking include light blue asterisks and are usually located above “2 HR Parking” signs on the blocks affected.

The Downtown Commission provides parking information on its website and notified residents and businesses about the implementation of the restrictions.

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