The big day you’ve been waiting for with the excitement of a child all year is almost here — the day that Santa Claus the Department of Public Works suspends residential mechanical street cleaning for the winter.

Residents will be able to park freely without fear of being ticketed for being on the wrong side of the road after this Friday, Nov. 30, when “No parking/street cleaning” restrictions will be lifted.

A date has not yet been set when street sweeping will resume in the spring. This year the parking restrictions went back into effect on March 26.

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