Street sweeping in San Jose.
Residential streets with no parking signs: once a month, on the weekday and hours on the sign, both sides the same day. Downtown and major streets with signs: the night or morning on the sign, often a different day for each side.
The rules, in plain words.
How does street sweeping work in San Jose?
Residential streets with no parking signs: once a month, on the weekday and hours on the sign, both sides the same day. Downtown and major streets with signs: the night or morning on the sign, often a different day for each side.
When does it apply?
All year · residential sweeps in the weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day move one day later · $65 ticket, no tow
What does a ticket cost?
A ticket is $65, with no tow. The City's page ↗
Can CURB remind me?
Yes. Tap your curb on the map, then Sweep alerts: a push the evening before and 30 minutes before it starts, on San Jose time, or put it in your calendar. An overnight sweep gets one alert around 9 PM the evening before. On iPhone, add the map to your Home Screen first.
Is CURB free?
Yes. Free, with no account and no ads, and open source on GitHub. CURB started in San Francisco; the San Jose map is built on the City's open data.
The City's holidays.
Street sweeping stops on these holidays, and CURB's colors and alerts skip them.
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Thursday, January 1, 2026 |
| New Year's week (Friday sweeps move to Saturday) | Friday, January 2, 2026 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 26, 2026 |
| Thanksgiving week (Friday sweeps move to Saturday) | Friday, November 27, 2026 |
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 25, 2026 |
| New Year's Day | Friday, January 1, 2027 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 25, 2027 |
| Thanksgiving week (Friday sweeps move to Saturday) | Friday, November 26, 2027 |
From the City's list: City of San Jose Department of Transportation ↗
Where the data comes from
The City's street sweeping routes (Department of Transportation, data.sanjoseca.gov, CC BY 4.0): only the routes with no parking signs, where tickets are written; streets without signs are swept monthly too but get no tickets. Residential hours are the sign's two windows around a lunch break; the major road windows come from the City's posted text for each side, placed by compass. The posted sign always wins: temporary signs and holidays override everything here.
Open the source ↗License: CC BY · fetched Oct 18, 2026
Open the source ↗License: CC BY · fetched Oct 18, 2026
Open the source ↗License: CC BY · fetched Oct 18, 2026
Open the source ↗License: CC BY · fetched Oct 18, 2026
The City's own page on it: City of San Jose Department of Transportation ↗
Maps © OpenStreetMap contributors, © Protomaps.