Somerville to Change Snow Emergency Parking Policy

[pearlythebunny.livejournal.com]

From the City's website:
Alternating odd- and even-side parking takes effect for winter 2015, with switch to even-side parking beginning during 2016-17 season.

So nothing is different this winter, but next winter people will park during snow emergencies on the even side of the street.

See more at: http://www.somervillema.gov/news/somerville-change-snow-emergency-parking-policy#sthash.B3IUPVgi.dpuf

Comments

[macthud]

Uh, they *are* rolling it out this year.

This winter starts in an ODD year, so you park on the ODD side.

Doesn't matter that this is the same side you parked on last year...

[jbsegal.livejournal.com]

Simultaneously I say:
A) Fair enough
B) Tying it to the start of the winter, and not to the actual current year, will cause issues
and
C) Doesn't matter TO YOU. :P

[macthud]

B) Any issues caused by tying the parking side to the start of winter are well understood thanks to all those other communities who've been conducting live experiments for years or decades. I know of no community using such odd/even side rules that changes side with the New Year, as this could require instantaneous city-wide snow berm removal. Mostly, if you follow the lead of the other people who've parked nearby, you'll find you're on the correct side.

C) I visit Somerville often enough that getting it right does matter to me.

[craigindaville.livejournal.com]

RE: B

That was my thought, exactly. Heck, even *I* was confused at first. Because, frankly, most of our winter storms come after the new year, not before. So most of the snow in the "winter of 2015" will actually come in 2016. Which I also predict will lead to confusion and angry posts. Could you even imagine what "SpeakOut" would be like next winter if the Journal was still running it?