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Broomsday

This service sends Denver residents email and SMS notifications the night before street sweeping parking restrictions take effect on their block(s), helping them move their cars and avoid tickets. Email notifications are free and SMS alerts come with a paid season pass; it is finished and in friends-and-family testing before marketing.

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01 / The problem

What it addresses

The block-by-block street sweeping schedule is easy to forget, so residents get ticketed frequently at $50 a pop; the city's free email-only notification service is poorly supported and has a bad interface.

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  1. Broomsday

    This service sends Denver residents email and SMS notifications the night before street sweeping parking restrictions take effect on their block(s), helping them move their cars and avoid tickets. Email notifications are free and SMS alerts come with a paid season pass; it is finished and in friends-and-family testing before marketing.

    Problem: The block-by-block street sweeping schedule is easy to forget, so residents get ticketed frequently at $50 a pop; the city's free email-only notification service is poorly supported and has a bad interface.

    Posted by @Arubis · Original comment ↗

    “Broomsday: https://broomsday.com sends folks emails and SMS the night before street sweeping parking restrictions for their block(s). Email notifications are free, SMS on a paid season pass.”