CITY OF DETROIT PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU EXPANDS ENFORCEMENT TO INCLUDE EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS

The City of Detroit Parking Violations Bureau will expand parking enforcement for the 2007 Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. Enforcement will include evenings and weekends beginning Friday, Aug. 31 through Sunday, Sept. 2.

Municipal Parking Department officials say the expanded enforcement of parking regulations will increase service to the public by maintaining public safety and reducing traffic congestion through rigorous enforcement of the parking violations during the holiday weekend event. These violations include but are not limited to the following:

� No Parking in Prohibited Areas (Park in no parking zones)

� Improper Parking (Park within 30 feet of stop sign or yield sign; park within 15 feet of intersection; park on sidewalk; park within 20 feet of driveway entrance or angle parking)

� Alley Violation (Park in public alley)

� Driveway Violation (Park within 5 feet of driveway)

� Crosswalk Violation (Park within 20 feet of a crosswalk)

� Double Parking (Park on street side of vehicle that is parked, standing or stopped)

� Double Stand (Stand on street side of vehicle that is parked, standing or stopped)

� Fire Hydrant Violation (Park within 15 feet of fire hydrant)

� No Standing Any Time (Stand or park in no standing zone)

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GRAND PRIX PARKING ENFORCEMENT � 2

� Coach Stop Violation (Stop in a bus stop � Interfere with a bus)

� Handicapped Violation (Park in a handicap space)

� No Stopping (Park [stand or stop] in a no stopping zone)

� Posted bus only lanes and �No Parking Police Order� zones

The Parking Violations Bureau will target areas in the Central Business District, Foxtown District, Belle Isle and surrounding areas.