Davis Square Parking assistance, please!- thanks!

[marie-fnp.livejournal.com]

Hello all!

I have been hours & hours online & joined this community after reading many, many other posts about parking & tickets & street sweeping & snow emergencies... Hopefully someone out there can help me.

I am a nurse practitioner and I just got offered a new job in Davis Square (at the family practice) (yeah!) but I may not be able to take it because I am having a very tough time finding parking (I know, I know, "take the T!"- but I have 2 very small kids to get to/from daycare and I am in Melrose, and there is no easy/quick way to make the T work after factoring in a regular work day plus commute time and the time constraints of the daycare- but I digress.)

I am looking for somewhere close to the square to put my car on Mondays and Tuesdays, from about 7:45 am to about 5 pm.

I know parking is scarce in these parts but I am hoping to find someone who has (or knows someone who might have) a space that they vacate during the work day, or any business that might rent a spot for a reasonable fee.

Failing that, does anyone know the latest time I could arrive at Alewife and still (reliably) get a spot there?

I do appreciate any assistance anyone can give me, including suggestions as to where else I might post this request.

Thank you so much!

Comments

[tt02144.livejournal.com]

Just as a heads up.....Albion does not go all the way to Willow. If you cross Cedar at the end of Albion, at a bit of an angle, you'll be on Lexington Ave. Lexington Ave. is permit parking. The closer you get to Davis Sq, Porter Sq, anyplace in the city where parking is at a premium and the T is there attracting parkers who take the T, the more prevalant permit parking is. Drive around, though, there are still a few small side streets without it. However, if residents begin to find a hard time finding a spot and notice people leaving their car on the street all day every day, they often begin the process to request permit parking on their street. Just a heads up. I'm sure you can find someone with a garage or driveway which sits empty during the day. Good luck!

[dani-namaste.livejournal.com]

You know you're right - it goes to Cedar, not Willow. It's still two solid long blocks that usually have plenty of parking during working hours, and it's not that insane of a walk.

[miraclaire.livejournal.com]

And the end near Cedar is certainly not more than a 10 minute walk to Davis.

[dani-namaste.livejournal.com]

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