Party and Parking advice
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davis_squareHi All -
Not a rant, just looking for advice.
We live on a dead end street that is difficult to drive into because it is very narrow and difficult to turn around.
Our neighborhood used to be open parking, and there is plenty, but of course, this year it is different.
I talked to parking about purchasing 50 guest passes to accommodate my summer party. Essentially, registering my party. However, when I asked if a car owner could put their hazard lights on along with a sign on the dash saying that they were picking up a guest pass, I was told that this would not prevent a $50 ticket.
It takes about 3-4 minutes to walk from most of the neighborhood to the end of my dead end street, round trip.
Do you think, knowing that I will be having that many visitors, the city will be extra vigilant in patrolling my neighborhood that night? Has anyone experienced this?
Do you think it would be prudent for me to hire someone for the night to stand on a busy corner near my house to distribute the permits? Or perhaps I could tack them in an envelope onto a phone post near my house on the next street? Only I'm afraid the parking people, or someone else, may remove them?
Does anyone else have a practical idea around this issue? The traffic dept. suggested that I mail them to all my guests, but I feel that this is not practical as many people don't decide until the last minute if they are coming and it seems like a big hurdle on my end, especially since my invites go out the same week as the party.
I'd hate to cancel my annual party, but, covering everyone's tickets, which seems the right thing to do, could cost me several thousand dollars if parking enforcement is especially vigilant.
Thanks in advance for any ideas.
Not a rant, just looking for advice.
We live on a dead end street that is difficult to drive into because it is very narrow and difficult to turn around.
Our neighborhood used to be open parking, and there is plenty, but of course, this year it is different.
I talked to parking about purchasing 50 guest passes to accommodate my summer party. Essentially, registering my party. However, when I asked if a car owner could put their hazard lights on along with a sign on the dash saying that they were picking up a guest pass, I was told that this would not prevent a $50 ticket.
It takes about 3-4 minutes to walk from most of the neighborhood to the end of my dead end street, round trip.
Do you think, knowing that I will be having that many visitors, the city will be extra vigilant in patrolling my neighborhood that night? Has anyone experienced this?
Do you think it would be prudent for me to hire someone for the night to stand on a busy corner near my house to distribute the permits? Or perhaps I could tack them in an envelope onto a phone post near my house on the next street? Only I'm afraid the parking people, or someone else, may remove them?
Does anyone else have a practical idea around this issue? The traffic dept. suggested that I mail them to all my guests, but I feel that this is not practical as many people don't decide until the last minute if they are coming and it seems like a big hurdle on my end, especially since my invites go out the same week as the party.
I'd hate to cancel my annual party, but, covering everyone's tickets, which seems the right thing to do, could cost me several thousand dollars if parking enforcement is especially vigilant.
Thanks in advance for any ideas.
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Date: 2010-04-13 06:28 pm (UTC)