Rutherford worst hit as Edmontonians get over 8,400 tickets during spring sweeping as residential parking ban ends tonight

Street sweeping vehicles in Edmonton (Laura Krause, CityNews)

Posted May 29, 2026 11:03 am.

Last Updated May 29, 2026 3:16 pm.

Edmontonians received 8,483 tickets during this year’s spring street sweeping residential parking ban as the restriction is set to end Friday night at 7 p.m.

Residents in the city’s Rutherford neighbourhood got the highest number of citations with 202 tickets, as of May 27, according to Alan Le, Edmonton’s manager of parking enforcement.

The City of Edmonton says sweeping on major roadways is expected to be completed this weekend, while cleaning of the alleyways will continue through the summer.

The annual street clean-up began on April 8 this year.

The City said its crews cleaned debris and dust over 12,500 kilometres of residential streets, bike lanes and pathways amid challenges due to above-average snowfall and late-season weather events.

Residents can report significant debris by calling 311.

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