Parking

[sonofabish.livejournal.com]

Here's a verbatim cut/paste of an email I received, updating the permit parking regs.

Hello, this is Jackie Rossetti from the City of Somerville with important information about changes in permit parking regulations. Effective on January 4, 2010, all streets not currently under permit parking rules will shift to permit parking. A City contractor will begin erecting signs on affected streets starting tomorrow, Monday November 16th. All new signs will be in place by Friday, December 18th, but enforcement of permit regulations at these new locations will not begin until January 4th. In the meantime, the City will flyer all vehicles parked on newly permitted streets to remind drivers of the change, and will issue additional phone and email messages as we approach the implementation date. Resident parking stickers, visitor permits and all other permits are available immediately from the Traffic and Parking offices at 133 Holland Street: residents can save time by not waiting until the last minute to obtain their permits. For more information about how to obtain permits, please visit the City’s website at www.somervillema.gov or call 311 during normal business hours. Thank you.

Comments

[bostonartist.livejournal.com]

I own a small business just outside Union Square. I have a few clients come by each day. In the past parking has not been a problem on my street because there are plenty of open spaces during the day. Now its all going to be resident parking except for a few spaces. The city is creating a problem where one did not exist. I will see how things go once this is implemented, if it becomes a huge hassle for my clients it will be one more BIG reason to leave Somerville.