Summertime in Minneapolis on the water or just out and about there are so many ways to enjoy the great weather fast-forward six months and it's a much different scene. One good snowfall can slow everything to a crawl. There are about 1500 miles of streets, parkways and alleys in Minneapolis. In fact, that's the equivalent of 3,200 Lane miles of streets that need to be plowed enough to plow a Lane from Minneapolis to Anchorage, Alaska keeping streets. Clear. Not only makes it easier for you to get around. It also makes our city safer in case of emergency.

Ambulances, squad cars and fire trucks need to be able to reach every home and business in town. To do that, streets need to be plowed. The city does the plowing, but drivers need to help out when it snows a snow. Emergency can be declared to allow crews to plow areas where cars are parked.

When you park on city streets, parking rules, change during a snow emergency, so stay informed, so you'll park out of the way of the plows and remember even when there's no snow emergency city crews are out working to make the streets as safe as possible for more information check out the city of Minneapolis website.