Sweep N Park – San Francisco 1.0

Sweep N' Park is a sophisticated visualization tool designed to assist users in locating available parking spots by highlighting areas where street sweeping and tow-away restrictions are ending. It also offers visual representations of meters and hourly parking options.

If you have flexibility with your arrival time, Sweep N' Park can be a valuable resource. It leverages the likelihood of finding parking on streets recently swept by street cleaners or where tow-away restrictions have just expired.

Sweep N' Park displays street sweep schedules, tow-away zones, meter locations, and time limits overlaid on a map of San Francisco. The time-select spinners at the map's bottom facilitate viewing parking regulation changes by enabling quick adjustments to the day and hour.

• Tips and Tricks

Sweep N' Park is particularly effective on weekdays when both street sweeping and tow-away rules are enforced.

1. Parking in the Financial District as Tow-Away Period Ends:
2. Utilize Sweep N' Park to your advantage on Financial District streets with tow-away restrictions typically in place Monday to Friday from 3pm or 4pm until 6pm or 7pm. Arriving around 6pm or 7pm increases your chances of finding parking with the app's assistance.
3. Taking Advantage of Street Sweeping by Neighborhood:
4. San Francisco neighborhoods primarily conduct street sweeping activities from Monday to Friday between 8am and 2pm. Arriving as street cleaning concludes or even during active sweeping times can make finding parking significantly easier.
5. Parking in an Active Street Sweeping Zone:
6. According to San Francisco Public Works regulations, it is permissible to park in areas undergoing active street sweeping once the cleaning has occurred.

Here are some AT YOUR OWN RISK suggestions for determining if one side of a particular block within an active street sweeping zone has been cleaned:

1. Observing the cleanliness of the street can indicate whether sweeping has taken place. For instance, a clean side while the opposite has debris suggests one side has been swept.
2. Locals, identified by vehicles with lettered residential parking permits, parking in an active sweep zone often indicate that cleaning has already happened on that side of the road.