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davis_squareThis past Saturday I was feeding a meter in Davis Square when a parking officer approached me and told me that because I have a resident sticker, I can park in any of the metered lots in Davis Square without paying, on any Saturday. I was surprised because I feel like I stay pretty well-informed about stuff like that, and hadn't heard anything of the sort.
I took a look on somervillema.gov and parksomerville.com and could not find anything to corroborate this. Nor have I seen anything about it on the city's social media accounts -- although admittedly it's easy to miss things on Twitter and Facebook. I tweeted this morning to the official city Twitter account asking whether this is true, and they replied that it is. I replied back asking why it isn't mentioned anywhere on either of the aforementioned websites, but haven't received a response to that yet. (Update: Got a rather tepid response from @SomervilleCity on Twitter, saying that they will "ask Traffic and Parking" to put this info on their website.)
In any case, since this was news to me, I figure it might be news to others also, so I'm passing it along. Caveat: I'm not entirely clear on which lots are covered by this. The parking officer indicated the Rite Aid lot, as that was nearest where we were at the time, but he also said "or any of the other metered lots" with a sweeping arm motion that I interpreted to mean the Davis Square area, but maybe it meant all metered parking lots throughout the city for all I know.
I took a look on somervillema.gov and parksomerville.com and could not find anything to corroborate this. Nor have I seen anything about it on the city's social media accounts -- although admittedly it's easy to miss things on Twitter and Facebook. I tweeted this morning to the official city Twitter account asking whether this is true, and they replied that it is. I replied back asking why it isn't mentioned anywhere on either of the aforementioned websites, but haven't received a response to that yet. (Update: Got a rather tepid response from @SomervilleCity on Twitter, saying that they will "ask Traffic and Parking" to put this info on their website.)
In any case, since this was news to me, I figure it might be news to others also, so I'm passing it along. Caveat: I'm not entirely clear on which lots are covered by this. The parking officer indicated the Rite Aid lot, as that was nearest where we were at the time, but he also said "or any of the other metered lots" with a sweeping arm motion that I interpreted to mean the Davis Square area, but maybe it meant all metered parking lots throughout the city for all I know.
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Date: 2013-08-16 07:36 pm (UTC)I know the Somerville Traffic Commission and Department of Traffic and Parking aren't the most professional of regulatory bodies, but it would still be nice if traffic regulations were codified and available in print for public inspection, and not just spread by word of mouth.
What's the legal precedent in this country for laws, and their exceptions, having to be in writing?