Some Parking Sanity

[bettyw.livejournal.com]

Somerville News article posted this afternoon about Traffic Commission scaling back on permit requirements on certain streets at night before 2am in order to allow visitors to park for shopping, dining, etc.

Comments

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Thanks, everyone who was part of protesting this. Glad some headway's being made.

[sonofabish.livejournal.com]

Thumbs up!

[hefox.livejournal.com]

cool =)

still problematic for those watching epic movies though?

[aquaflame16.livejournal.com]

This is definitely an improvement. I'm very glad to see the task force actually able to make changes and not just fake appeasement to those who had objections to the original plan.

here's what I want to know:
How far away would one have to move to be considered not parking longer than 2 hours in any one spot?

I remember reading something in the Globe about in Boston it has to be a different block (which of course is problematic in places where there are few cross streets). I wonder if Somerville has any kind of rule defining this?

[rethcir.livejournal.com]

So luckily it seems like not a whole lot will be changing after all. I don't really see the need for any changes to be made at this point in time, but if the worst aspect is going to be permit 2-8am, I cam live with that. Though it still sucks if you host guests a lot.

[boblothrope.livejournal.com]

A lot will be changing. Many of these streets are currently unrestricted, and some are currently 2 hour parking except by permit from 8 AM - 6 PM.

With this change, they'll be 2 hour parking except by permit from 8 AM - 2:30 AM, and permit only from 2:30 AM - 8 AM.

So there's still no provision for staying longer than 2 hours, even in the evening, even if you're willing to pay for it. And it will be illegal to drive to a business that's open before 8 AM.

Then there's all the other streets that are going from unrestricted to permit-only at all times.