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Dante1141 t1_jeapc2t wrote

I know nothing about Shawmut, but I generally agree that people tend to... well, abandon their cars in the roads and call it "parking".

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Alan_Stanwyk t1_jebrr1d wrote

Charge more for parking permits and this will end

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Emperor-Awesome t1_jef3o1g wrote

Honestly, for the impact they make in the city, parking permits should cost at least $10,000 per year. Ride a fuckin' bike, moron.

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sawbones84 t1_jeayklt wrote

It's wild to me that double parking is still a thing that is generally tolerated in the South End after all these decades.

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psychout7 t1_jeb2kp3 wrote

Tolerated across the whole city. Certain places definitely get a worse case of it. Boylston going through Fenway always feels like a 1 lane road rather than 2

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sawbones84 t1_jeb58hl wrote

The South End is historically famous for it and is the only place you'll see cars fully parked (not just hazards on) blocking in the row of vehicles by the curb with the driver nowhere in sight, as shown in OP's pic.

Boylston in Fenway is a hellish stretch of road for sure, but the cars "parked" in the right lane are always just food delivery people running in and out of Cava or whatever.

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HungryGoku14 t1_jec3nh2 wrote

Yea - as a resident there... its maddening. Wish there were a better way for infrastructure 1.0 to accommodate for the food delivery services 2.0.

Dont love to generalize, but generally speaking the quality of character of these food delivery peeps is just no where to be found.

Access to parking constantly blocked by some Nissan Versa w their hazards on.

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NotSoSecretMissives t1_jec92m4 wrote

It's pretty simple. Delivery apps and ride share services should have to share their drivers vehicle information with the states motor vehicle registry. If they receive a ticket while operating for the service, the company is responsible for paying the ticket.

Regardless of how much those companies want to fight the classification, there's not a good argument that they aren't employees.

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macdiesel412 t1_jebly96 wrote

I've stopped going down Boylston in the Fenway, just so hard to get down the street now between double parkers and people turning left... just not worth it anymore. Faster to go beacon if you are headed to Storrow if you are coming from JP/Brookline/etc...

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_jeapzju wrote

are we sure this guy didn't get thanos snapped out of existence while waiting for the car in front of him to turn?

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Emperor-Awesome t1_jef3bvp wrote

Oh hey! That's my block. I have no problem with the double-parking by the church/mosque, as the street is plenty wide, but since we're complaining about use of space, my dog was almost murdered by a driver when we tried to cross Dedham St. That crossing is a nightmare and we should ban cars from it.

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RockHockey t1_jee3r2p wrote

Why don’t we take wide minor roads and make then head in parking? Looking at you warren

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Icy-Neck-2422 t1_jebyc7l wrote

They contribute a shit ton to local taxes. I'm OK with it.

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-DirtyWater t1_jebcd31 wrote

It’s just parents picking up their kids from the youth center. This line is here every day and its not even a busy road, relax.

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