saving parking spots

[phpanda.livejournal.com]

What is Somerville etiquette about chairs set in a parking spot to save for the person who shoveled once in the intial storm and continues to hold the space for their individual use only?  Does the city have a policy about this or cars buried on the odd side that have never been shoveled or moved for the last month?  Do people honor the saved spots? Meanwhile, stay warm and safe as the next blizzard event begins!

Comments

[trysha.livejournal.com]

It's a war. No one has a legal right to a saved space.

Conflicts are interpersonal. Police will not help you.

If you put something in a space you shoveled out - people may or may not honor that. People might destroy or remove the item you placed there. You should also be prepared to have a conflict with those who disagree that spaces should be saved.

If you park in a space with something placed in it - you should be prepared to have some sort of conflict with the person who put the item in that space. Your car might end up damaged, scratched, or tires slashed.

Your car is the only legitimate space saver you can use.

Somerville you can only leave a car for 48 hours in any given spot, they can ticket you with a "snow bird" ticket if your car is buried there for days.

[ron_newman]

Feel free to remove these whenever you see them. Somerville's policy is that they are abandoned property and trash that the DPW will pick up and dispose of.

[beliyaal.livejournal.com]

I've definitely furnished apartments with other peoples' space savers.

On top of being illegal, a lot of streets around here don't have enough parking for everyone to park at once, even when large chunks of the street aren't unusable due to snow. If people are reserving their spots even when they're not there, the situation rapidly becomes untenable.

[koshmom.livejournal.com]

I think the saving-parking thing would work out better if, instead of threatening damage if someone uses "your" spot while away, the "digger-outter" put in a sign saying they'll return at X o'clock. This way someone only needing the spot for an hour or two won't worry about damage to the car or an angry spouse/neighbor protecting the spot of the non-present person