Lancaster City resident creates street sweeping app to avoid fines
CRASH. IT’S 604 AND IF YOU’VE EVER GOTTEN A TICKET FOR PARKING IN A STREET SWEEPING ZONE, THAT’S NO FUN. RIGHT NOW. THERE IS AN APP TO HELP YOU TRY TO AVOID A FINE IN LANCASTER. A LITTLE EXTRA REMINDERS COULD NEVER HURT NEWS EIGHT’S GABRIELLE THOMAS JOINING US LIVE IN LANCASTER WITH HOW THIS COULD HELP YOU SAVE SOME MONEY. GABRIELLE. GOOD MORNING, MATT AND CAITLIN. WELL, I’M PRETTY SURE THAT THIS SIGN BEHIND ME LOOKS FAMILIAR. I’M HERE ON WALNUT STREET IN DOWNTOWN LANCASTER, AND THIS IS THE STREET CLEANING SIGN REMINDING YOU TO MOVE YOUR VEHICLE ON THE FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH FROM 11:30 A.M. TO 3:00 PM. PRETTY CONFUSING, BUT THERE IS NOW A NEW APP TO HELP YOU. NOW THE APP’S CREATOR MOVED TO LANCASTER FROM CHICAGO AND REALIZED THAT STREET SWEEPING HAPPENED OFTEN IN THE RED ROSE CITY BEAT. THE SWEEP ALLOWS DRIVERS TO DROP A PEN WHERE THEY ARE PARKED, AND THE APP WILL REMIND THEM OF THIS NEXT STREET SWEEPING DATE. BUT THIS APP IS NOT THROUGH THE CITY OF LANCASTER. ACCORDING TO THE CITY OF LANCASTER. CREWS COME THROUGH TO SWEEP THE STREET BIWEEKLY OR WEEKLY, DEPENDING ON THE ROUTE. AND IF YOU DON’T PAY ATTENTION TO THE STREET SIGNS OR MOVE YOUR CAR IN TIME, YOU WILL GET A TICKET. THE GOAL OF THE APP IS NOT ONLY TO HELP DRIVERS AVOID TICKETS, BUT TO RELEASE ANXIETY THAT YOU MAY HAVE OVER MOVING YOUR CAR CONSISTENTLY. IT’S REALLY NOT NORMAL, LIKE THE NUMBER OF SWEEPS AND THE CRAZINESS OF THE SCHEDULES. LIKE IT IS DIFFICULT TO KIND OF GET YOUR HEAD AROUND, BUT, YOU KNOW, DON’T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO JUST SUFFER THE NOT ONLY THE TICKETS, BUT YOU KNOW, HAVING TO CONSTANTLY BE ON TOP OF THE CAR AND LIKE IT CREATING LIKE SOME, SOME ANXIETY FOR YOU. NOW THE APP IS FREE AND YOU CAN ACCESS IT ONLINE. I ALREADY HAVE THAT ON MY FACEBOOK FOR RIGHT NOW. THE APP ONLY CATERS TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE OR TRAVEL OR DRIVE THROUGH THE CITY OF LANCASTER, OR PARK IN THE CITY OF LANCASTER. REPORTING LIVE HERE IN DOWNTOWN
Lancaster City resident creates street sweeping app to avoid fines
Updated: 3:40 PM EST Feb 11, 2025
If you’ve ever been caught by surprise with a street-sweeping ticket in downtown Lancaster, there is a new app to help you save time and money.The app creator moved to Lancaster from Chicago and realized that street sweeping happened often in the Red Rose City, so he wanted to help his neighbors.The “Beat the Sweep” app allows drivers to drop a pin where they are parked, and the app will remind users of the next street sweeping date.According to the city of Lancaster, crews come through to sweep the street biweekly or weekly depending on the route.If you park in a street sweeping zone on the days displayed on city signs, you will be fined. The goal of the app is not only to help drivers avoid tickets but relieve the anxiety that you may have over moving your car frequently.
If you’ve ever been caught by surprise with a street-sweeping ticket in downtown Lancaster, there is a new app to help you save time and money.
The app creator moved to Lancaster from Chicago and realized that street sweeping happened often in the Red Rose City, so he wanted to help his neighbors.
The “Beat the Sweep” app allows drivers to drop a pin where they are parked, and the app will remind users of the next street sweeping date.
According to the city of Lancaster, crews come through to sweep the street biweekly or weekly depending on the route.
If you park in a street sweeping zone on the days displayed on city signs, you will be fined.
The goal of the app is not only to help drivers avoid tickets but relieve the anxiety that you may have over moving your car frequently.
