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WHAT IS SnOasis?
It’s a service provided by University of Minnesota Parking and Transportation Services to help students and residents in need of a place to park their vehicle overnight on the first day of a declared Minneapolis Snow Emergency.

WHO CAN USE SnOasis?
Students and neighborhood residents looking for off-street parking on the first day of a snow emergency.

WHEN CAN YOU PARK AT A SnOasis?
SnOasis parking is only available on the first day of a declared Snow Emergency ( 9 pm to 8 am ). Guests can enter SnOasis parking ramps after 8 pm and MUST exit before 8 am the following morning. Vehicles left past 8 am will pay the maximum daily rate including overnight hours.

WHICH PARKING RAMPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SnOasis?

  • 4th Street Ramp (Dinkytown) 1625 4th Street SE. Enter on 17th Avenue.
  • Oak Street Ramp (Stadium Village) 401 Oak Street Southeast. Enter on Oak Street or Ontario Street.
  • 21st Avenue Ramp (Riverside/West Bank) 400 21st Avenue. Enter on 21st Avenue South.
  • Gortner Avenue Ramp (St. Paul) 1395 Gortner Avenue. Enter on Gortner Avenue.

HOW DO I PARK AT A UNIVERSITY SnOasis?
Guests must enter the parking ramp after 8 p.m. on the first day of a declared Snow Emergency. Simply take a ticket when you enter the parking ramp (this will trigger the arm to raise). You MUST exit the ramp before 8 am the following morning or you'll be charged the maximum daily rate, including overnight hours. Please avoid the top of ramps and other areas where snow has yet to be cleared or could continue to accumulate so our snow removal staff can access those areas.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO PARK DURING SnOasis?
Nothing. It’s absolutely free!

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE?
Additional information is available online at (www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/snow/SnOasis-home.asp).

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