A number of Cambridge houses front on Elm and Russell Streets. The houses and (most of?) the yards are in Cambridge, but the sidewalk and street are in Somerville. Congressman Tip O'Neill lived in one of these houses, and he had to pay some property tax to both cities.
I think residents of these houses have special arrangements to put both Cambridge and Somerville parking permits on their cars, with one city's permits restricted to just that one street. There are similar issues on Line Street, and I think also on Harris Street and White Street.
The city line runs for a few blocks along several streets west of Tufts University -- Curtis Street, Hillsdale Road, and North Streets. Houses on one side are in Somerville , houses on the other in Medford, and I'm not sure which city controls the street itself.
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Date: 2012-10-03 01:24 pm (UTC)I think residents of these houses have special arrangements to put both Cambridge and Somerville parking permits on their cars, with one city's permits restricted to just that one street. There are similar issues on Line Street, and I think also on Harris Street and White Street.
The city line runs for a few blocks along several streets west of Tufts University -- Curtis Street, Hillsdale Road, and North Streets. Houses on one side are in Somerville , houses on the other in Medford, and I'm not sure which city controls the street itself.