Mpls Snow Emergency Rules
August 31, 2025
More About Mpls Snow Emergency Rules
• See if a Snow Emergency is in effect
• Search an address on the Snow Emergency parking map
• Look up Parking Rules
• Sign up for alerts
• Search the Impound Lot
• Learn the sidewalk shoveling rules
• Report a sidewalk snow & ice issue
• View Snow information in different languages
• Call the Snow Emergency Hotline
• Call 311
Avoid a ticket and tow, and help crews do a complete job by moving your car when the City declares a Snow Emergency. Use the Snow Emergency app to know when a Snow Emergency is in effect.
Latest Version
7.3.1
August 31, 2025
City of Minneapolis
IT Tools
Android
49,578
Free
gov.minneapolismn.snowrules
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User Reviews
Mark Benishek
4 years ago
This new version of the app works great! Much better than past versions.
A Google user
5 years ago
more difficult to navigate than previous version
A Google user
6 years ago
completely useless. doesn't show any useful information. although they claim it puts all information that you'll need in the app, it wants to send you to a website to get information. pointless.
A Google user
5 years ago
Graphics could be higher but this app gives me the exact informations I need visually
A Google user
6 years ago
This is a example of taking something that worked and improving it for us! Thanks Minneapolis
A Google user
5 years ago
Quickly allows me to find what side of the street I can park on. I don't need to keep track of odd/even streets/aves.
A Google user
5 years ago
Completely useless, doesn't work at all,. It's just an empty screen that says App Configuration Loading
Jennifer Noll
3 years ago
Seeing lots of poor reviews. Appears to have addressed the problems. Simple and clear. Does the job.
J UV
4 years ago
Always works and it is perfect, use this instead of having to navigate the MPLS website or call 311
Ken Cheever
2 years ago
It is nice to see if and when snow plowing is to take place also where parking is allowed when snow plowing is taking place.
marco oberg
2 years ago
I like the app. It helps figure out wich side to park. Still confused on what day 1, 2 or 3 it is. Wish the app tells which day of emergency parking rule it is as one opens it. Can it be fixed!!??
A Google user
5 years ago
Absolutely obscure and inaccurate - seems like it was written by the same folks who almost towed our family car on Thanksgiving, making my child cry, because, apparently, a snow emergency had occurred (I don't remember how long after the snowfall they decided it was an emergency, but it was long after we had to deal with streets not ploughed and it had been hard to get anywhere). I hope they're proud with what they achieved and I find it very interesting how only residents' vehicles are towed..
A Google user
6 years ago
Worthless. I came home, checked the app. It sats day one. Nothing else. It doesn't say where to park is restricted now and it cannot tell me which side to park on so I will be OK tomorrow. That is what it should do. Full of useless internet links. Now past midnight and it still says day one.
A Google user
5 years ago
Not much info on app, only links to the website. I will uninstall app, saving space on my phone, and go straight to the website when needed.
A Google user
6 years ago
The latest update is even clunker and slow. GPS is still missing. Why not just tell is what day of the emergency is currently in effect? Pretty sad considering the hundreds of thousands $$$$$$ mpls takes in every snow emergency. Take a fraction of that and hire an IA and UX designer.
A Google user
5 years ago
I've used this app in the past and it was rather reliable. But now I'm on my phone it defaults to a white screen. No updates as to what day it is or where to park. Only have the option to close the screen. I found out it works on my roommates phone, but I've said to see that it's not working this year for me.
A Google user
5 years ago
Useless blank screen. When you navigate away from the app, you get a message saying "their (spelling error) is no history to display". This app needs to be fixed as numerous people have said now....
A Google user
5 years ago
I've used this in the past to help ensure I park on the proper side of the road and don't get my car towed. But when I upgraded the app nothing shows up, just a white screen with only two options in the corner when you click on it to close or quite the app. It absolutely does nothing!! I hope to creators of this app for the city of Minneapolis reads all these reviews, and finds a solution to fix their broken app. Until then I'm uninstalling this useless application.
Stephen James
3 years ago
As of 12/10/2021 the app works as intended and thank God! The snow emergency rules are so confusing because it assumes you know the day 1 emergency streets. This app is a God send, you need this app. Only complaint is by default the map should start zoomed in on your location. Also maybe a feature to highlight nearest green streets. Otherwise great and simple app, it does what it needs to do.
A Google user
6 years ago
Although reliable in the past; now this app doesn't accurately update the parking restrictions. I called Minneapolis 311 and made a complaint about the app saying Day 1 when it should say Day 2 and it was fixed within 10 minutes. Do not rely on this app alone. Check with local news stations or it will cost you 150$. Same thing happened on 2/7/19 snow emergency. If you got towed because of this I have a screenshot.
