Phase 2 parking ban in effect for Edmonton residential streets
Posted January 12, 2026 9:49 am.
Last Updated January 12, 2026 10:02 am.
Yellow parking ban signs are up in some of Edmonton’s neighbourhoods – a signal snowplows are on their way.
The second phase of Edmonton’s parking ban began Monday morning. Crews will work to clear the residential roads for approximately 72 hours in each neighbourhood.
The city is asking residents to move their vehicles so the snow-clearing operation can get underway.
“Thank God,” said Wild Rose neighbourhood resident Raj Basra. “After what, two months? The cars are being stuck.”
Those not respecting the signs could get a hefty fine, or see their vehicle towed.
Edmontonian Harold Fitz is skeptical his neighbours will follow the rules and move their vehicles.
“Not in this neighbourhood,” he told CityNews.
“They have to have notice. But if they don’t obey the notice, it’s simple: tow them away.”
The snowy, slushy and icy roads of Edmonton’s residential areas will be bladed down to about a five-centimetre snowpack.
“What I don’t agree with is if they don’t take the snow away from these residential areas, because if they just put it over… because we’re going to get plus five, plus seven, plus four, it’s just going to make a mess and the little cars are going to get stuck,” said Fitz.
The ban is in effect for up to two weeks; drivers can park on the street again after their block is cleared. The ban will be paused on weekends from Friday at 7 p.m. to Monday at 7 a.m.
Snow-clearing schedules and maps are on the City of Edmonton’s website.
When it comes to clearing snow in Alberta’s capital, major roads and business areas are prioritized first. Unless it has a bus route, residential neighbourhood roads are cleared last.
The City of Edmonton says several back-to-back snowfalls this winter is the reason crews delayed clearing residential roads.
Some Edmontonians do not believe snow will actually be cleared from their streets, after some neighbourhoods were skipped in the past.
“We joke about it around here,” said George Witt. “Every year we have a new plan and a new snow chief, and you can have the best snow removal we’ll ever have, and we never get it.”
Others are equally unhappy with the city’s previous efforts.
“Let’s face it. It was brutal,” said Fitz.
“Hopefully this administration will do better. Plus, they raised their taxes again, and they raised the taxes last year, so we should get an improvement on the streets. And so far, they’re trying.”
There are more than 12,000 kilometres of roads and 500 active pathways, including bike lanes, in Edmonton.
The base budget for city snow removal has remained about the same for the last three years, despite inflation and an influx of both new homes and people.
