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

thank you thank you thank you

[marie-fnp.livejournal.com]

First of all - WOW! What a fabulous and genuinely helpful outpouring of information and suggestions regarding my parking dilemma- in less than 12hours!!!

While I will continue to look for a permanent/semi permanent long term solution, I now know that I can take the job at the family practice & I will actually be able to *get there.

I am really excited about working in the square and becoming a part of the community. Thank you so much to everyone who responded. I hope that someday soon I will be able to return the favor in some way. Perhaps I will see some of you at the practice :) and be able to help *you have a better day.

namaste,

Marie

Re: thank you thank you thank you

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

While I can't recall offhand which streets close to Davis are non-permit (I know some of the ones that were are no longer so I don't want to send you down the wrong path), I do recommend, driving around around to find the secret non-permit streets. Willow used to be, I know, but may have changed. Several of the streets in Teele are safe as well, including Endicott and Farragut.

Good luck!