It's not Massachusetts at all.

How would Jesus feel about space saving? Hogging something for yourself while you're not even using it? For that matter, how would he feel about resident parking in general?

Alewife used to charge $15 overnight, but now the website only mentions the $9/$3 daily fee. Did they get rid of the overnight upcharge at some point, or is the website incorrect?

From upgradecambridge.org: "About the price of a new school in Cambridge"

Uh oh. A few months ago the Tobin Montessori project asked for $49 million. Which might seem like a lot, but it feels small compared to the $250 million already budgeted.

That's true. But vehicle sensors can still be useful. Shortening a left arrow based on a sensor will allow a pedestrian light to come on sooner. And a side street sensor can cause the pedestrian light to change to flashing don't walk once traffic has cleared and pedestrians have been given adequate time.

Has taxi customer service gotten worse due to dropoff in business from Uber/Lyft competition?

I have noticed that most cab companies went out of business and almost all cars are owned individually, which means there's no way to call a cab. You can only find them at taxi stands in the squares, or maybe get lucky and hail one driving by on Mass Ave.

Are there any callable companies left?

Thanks. The latest Street View shows a mess of construction, but before that there were 2 hour meters and street cleaning signs. So I doubt it's going to remain unrestricted.

How long ago was this?

And where was it? I don't know of any streets that don't even have street cleaning signs.

I don't agree with the city's recent widespread removals of on-street parking. But removing one space at corners with visibility problems is worth it in my opinion.

The storage regulation has an official exception for permit holders.

There's fewer and fewer spots where a nonresident can park for more than 2 hours, but does the city enforce the storage regulation at all these days?

They voted to have the City Manager investigate the issue, and start discussions with the DCR and MassDOT.

"ORDERED: That the City Manager is directed to work with the Law Department and the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to investigate how to ban turns on red Citywide; and be it further ORDERED: That the City Manager is directed to contact the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, to begin discussions of banning turns on red movements on roadways in Cambridge controlled by those state entities; and be it further ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on this matter in a timely manner."

I'm not sure if this text reflects the amendments they passed.

It's unclear if the city is going to post No Turn On Red at every intersection, or if they'll just pass the law and make it the driver's problem to do their legal research in advance.

It's only 20 where the city has posted "Safety Zone Speed Limit 20" signs. Everywhere else it's 25 unless otherwise posted. That's what state law allows.

Interesting. I'll have to check that out. I had thought Cambridge had a policy to have no sensors and have everything run on a fixed timer.

Why am I not surprised that they're wiping out every last one of the unrestricted parking spaces, and keeping 100% of the permit spaces?

The city is going to great lengths to make sure people who live within biking distance can keep commuting by car to Harvard Square, while everyone else can get lost.

Will this make it easier to add units in existing buildings? For example, if a single family or two family house has no yard space for additional parking, is this one less zoning hurdle to add a unit in the basement?

The same place people park in existing buildings without off-street parking: on the street, in a nearby rental space, or nowhere.

There are plenty of homes in Cambridge which have off-street parking if it's important to you. Or you can rent a space. Or you can decide to deal with street parking.

With this change, there will gradually be a little more competition for street parking in certain areas. If that's a problem for you, feel free to rent an off-street space.

Meanwhile, the city gets more housing for people who don't require off-street parking.

I don’t have personal experience with this garage, but the city is usually very empty of people and cars on Christmas.

The nicest parts of Cambridge are filled with buildings with no off-street parking. But they were all built before 1950 or so, because it’s no longer legal.

We should allow it once again. It’s the only way to provide more pedestrian-oriented neighborhoods.

I can’t think of any good reason why street parking should be forbidden for the people who don’t have off-street parking, and allowed for people with driveways and garage spaces. That seems totally backwards.

The only reasoning I can think of is selfishness by current residents, to preserve what they have at the expense of newcomers.