Snow . . . some progress.

Hours changed for “free” parking in City Parking ramps. This is from the press release:

NEW “FREE” PARKING TIMES FOR CITY PARKING UTILITY GARAGES DURING DECLARED SNOW EMERGENCIES

Beginning Monday January 28, 2008 the Parking Utility will not charge for parking in cashiered sections of city garages between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. on declared snow emergency days. Parkers will need to pay for parking before 9 p.m. or after 7 a.m. on those days. These new times will take affect immediately at the following facilities: Government East, Overture Center, State Street Campus, State Street Capitol and Capitol Square North. It is not available at other Parking Utility facilities. By expanding these parking hours during snow emergencies, the City hopes that there will be fewer parked vehicles on public streets, which would help facilitate snow removal during heavy snowfalls.

Sometimes,we make progress.