Traffic Control

We support community safety and smooth traffic flow.

What we do

Our work includes:

  • Parking enforcement
  • Complaint response
  • Traffic flow management
  • Education

We aim to:

  • Keep clear and usable streets for:
    • Residents
    • Visitors
    • Emergency vehicles
  • Ensure safe traffic flow, especially in busy areas
Person directing traffic at intersection by First Avenue

Our services

Traffic control

On-site traffic control improves traffic flow:

  • During rush hour
  • During large and special events
  • Around construction sites
  • During emergencies

 

Code compliance

We enforce regulations on public streets, such as:

  • Disability parking
  • Street use
  • Blocked driveways
  • Bike lines
  • Emergency lanes
  • Valet or no stopping zones

Community education and engagement

We educate the community about traffic and parking rules:

  • When we respond to parking complaints
  • At community events
  • During City events like snow emergencies and street cleaning
Parking ticket on car in Minneapolis

How to pay a parking ticket fee

If you get a parking ticket in Minneapolis, you pay the parking ticket fee to the Hennepin County Violations Bureau.

Contact us

Regulatory Services

Address

Public Service Building
505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 510
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Office hours

8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Monday – Friday

Closed on City holidays

See list of City holidays