http://fappyheet.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] fappyheet.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2008-09-18 01:31 am
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Copying Somerville sweeping policies to Cambridge?

I live just outside Davis on the Cambridge side of the line and have a lesser of two evils question. Somerville apparently adopted a policy to give $50 sweeping tickets, but not tow violating cars. How would people suggest promoting a similar change to the City of Cambridge?

Due to early focus on work Wed. morning, I missed moving my car for street sweeping and it's gone to a Cambridge tow yard. That means a trip to the yard, more than $100 to retrieve the car, AND pay a ticket that's $30 or so. (Old news to many previous "parking" posters.) A single $50 ticket would be SO much better than this. Are people familiar with what Somerville considered in making this change to the books, or what pushed them to make this decision?

[identity profile] sparkgrrl658.livejournal.com 2008-09-18 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
yep.

then the boot guys are given a list every day of the car and location and all the tickets and out they go. most cities have a limit, i think cambridge is 5.

[identity profile] boblothrope.livejournal.com 2008-09-22 06:18 pm (UTC)(link)
If they only update the list in the meter maids' computers once per day, I'd suggest people who have a few tickets drive around in circles for an entire day after they pay them off.