Parking Districts?

[firstfrost.livejournal.com]

A guest of mine got a ticket marked "out of area" for parking half a block from my house. So, I'm writing to contest the ticket, and one thing I note is that I can't find documentation anywhere about what area a guest permit marked "district C" actually covers. My google fu has failed me. Any suggestions?

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[xjustquietx.livejournal.com]

This is a longshot.

Is it a Somerville or Cambridge ticket? Because I too have "C" Visitor passes, and I live right on the edge of the city line, and I've often wondered what would happen if my friends parked a little further down the street.

[firstfrost.livejournal.com]

It's a Somerville ticket. I wouldn't assume that a Somerville guest permit would let you park in Cambridge even if it's nearby, unless Cambridge is much nicer about parking than Somerville is. :)

(Though when we were house-hunting and looked at a house that was directly on the line between the two, the owners did say something about being able to park in both cities, so it's possible some locations have special deals worked out with the parking offices of both.)

[ron_newman]

There are a couple of places with special arrangements like that. One of them is on Line Street, which parallels Beacon Street in Somerville. As its name implies, the city line runs down the middle of it. People who live there get both city permits, though I think one of them has a special marking limiting its use only to Line Street itself.

I think something similar exists for Russell Street, near Davis Square.