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[kidsmokes.livejournal.com]

I have a parking question, and I tried 311 but it didn't work on my phone? I went down to the parking place this morning and the lady just kinda bitched me out.

Anyways, I don't have a car but two of my roommates do and 2 of my future roommates (starting 9/1) have cars too. I notice that other people have those signs that block off the space in front of their homes for a few days for "moving" so I wanted to do the same but the person at the P&T office said I have to pay $25 for a moving van pass despite the fact that we're not using a moving van, just a suburban and the like. Is this not kosher? She told me they don't block the street off 'just for moving' but I really don't want to have to park down the street and lug stuff back and forth and up the the two flights of stairs. Parking on our street is pretty sparse as it is.

Also, will they ticket an unpermitted car in our driveway?

Edit: You're all full of shit. (I say this half jokingly). Thnx for flooding my inbox while I was out for coffee.

Comments

[chenoameg.livejournal.com]

It's supposed to work from cell phones, but in practice it only works with some carriers.

[miraclaire.livejournal.com]

Really? I was under the impression (granted, probably a few years out of date at this point) that it only worked with Somerville landlines. It's neat if they've gotten it to work on cell phones -- even if it's just some :)

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

It certainly works from my cell phone. At one point it did not, and when the mayor found out about this he was livid and was making phone calls about it on the spot. It is supposed to work with all local carriers (and if it doesn't, Mayor Joe will start choppin' off heads until it does, apparently, so you should tell him if it doesn't work on yours).

[ron_newman]

Someday Cambridge and Medford will get 311 also, and how will the cellphone know which city to call if you're anywhere near the city lines?

[mattdm.livejournal.com]

Possibly they use the E-911 wireless info?

[ron_newman]

Does that require the cellphone to have a GPS, to localize itself? (I'm pretty ignorant in the ways of cellphone technology.)

[mattdm.livejournal.com]

It triangulates from the cell towers it can see. This'll get you within a few hundred meters. Usually.