Major arteries where parking is banned as of 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 2015.
Weather

Snow Emergency, Parking Ban End at 5 p.m. Wednesday

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Mayor Marty Walsh announced Tuesday evening that the most recent snow emergency and parking ban will expire at 5 p.m. Wednesday. That means you can park again on major arteries like Centre Street. Tuesday's warmish temps and lack of snow allowed the city to get the historic snowfall a bit better under control. Another storm is expected Thursday, but it might just give Boston a glancing blow and 1-3 inches of snow. City policy is that space savers should be removed no longer than 48 hours after a snow emergency ends.

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Tire Flattener Stalks Creighton Street

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The parking nightmare appears to have driven at least one resident to take the air out of his or her neighbor's tires (or possibly slash them.) And, according to social media chatter, at least three cars in the vicinity have gotten the same treatment. A thread on Reddit Boston titled "JP Residents Beware — Tire Slasher on the Loose!" outlines one resident's experience with having her tires slashed twice in a week. Vehicle seen slashing multiple cars on Creighton St in JP. My car was one of them this morning, all 4 tires.

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Major arteries where parking is banned as of 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 2015.
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Snow Emergency, Parking Ban Begins at 4 p.m. Sunday

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Mayor Marty Walsh declared a snow emergency and parking ban starting at 4 p.m. Sunday. Ticketing for cars left on emergency arteries begins at 6 p.m.

A snow emergency and parking ban will go into effect at 4pm today. Ticketing and towing will begin at 6pm. #BOSnow #alert

— City of Boston (@NotifyBoston) February 8, 2015

The parking ban applies to many of Jamaica Plain's larger streets. Walsh admitted in a Sunday press conference that it's hard to find a place to park once you do move your car.

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Boldly Going Past Old Boundaries, Someone Put a Space Saver in a City Lot

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@universalhub @02130News Space saver in a municipal parking lot...now that's a new one. pic.twitter.com/sR5KZAvWLH

— hillary (@_hillary) February 4, 2015

JP's Hillary Corbett saw something she'd never seen before (and I've never seen before) — a space saver in a city-owned lot spot. The deck chair was laying claim to a spot in the city's 490-498 Centre St. lot across the street from the Curley School. It's one of the lots the city (theoretically) makes available during snow emergencies.

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A space saver on Paul Gore Street in February 2014.
Neighborhood Life

Countdown is on For Space Savers

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The rule for space savers, established by former Mayor Tom Menino, is they can be used for up to 48 hours after the end of a snow emergency. Since the most recent snow emergency lifted at 6 p.m. Tuesday, that means space savers need to be gone from your street by 6 p.m. Thursday. We've installed a nifty little countdown clock on the right sidebar of this website as a reminder. Of course, there are streets in JP where space savers seem to stay in use year round (my old street, Weld Hill, was among them.)

Some neighborhoods have banned the Boston tradition. For instance, a civic group in the South End is trying to kibosh this piece of local culture.

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Parking Ban to be Lifted at 6 p.m. Tuesday

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Major arteries where parking is banned until 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3 2015. Credit: City of Boston

As the city enjoys a day of sun and no additional snow, Mayor Marty Walsh announced the parking ban would be lifted at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The parking ban applies to major arteries to keep them clear for emergency vehicles. JP is home to several of these stretches.

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Snow Emergency Begins at 6 a.m. Monday

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Major arteries where parking is banned as of 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 2 2015. Credit: City of Boston

With the second major winter storm in a week set to hit the city, Mayor Marty Walsh has declared a snow emergency starting at 6 a.m. Monday. This means you can't park on major arteries to keep them clear for emergency vehicles. JP is home to several of these stretches.

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City Declares Snow Emergency, Parking Ban Effective 6 p.m. Monday

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Major arteries where parking is banned as of 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. Credit: City of Boston

As a blizzard approaches, the city declared a snow emergency and on-street parking ban effective 6 p.m. Monday. That means no parking on major arteries. You can use this city widget to find out if your street is considered a major artery.

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Letter to the Editor: Parking Rules Hurt Local Business

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I want to comment on Amanda Lapham’s recent article on keeping our shopping local. I have lived in Jamaica Plain over 55 years. I am a homeowner and also have a resident sticker. I have recently noticed how very unfriendly parking is. For years I have parked in Blanchards lot with no problems and last week got a ticket for $25 as I was 5 minutes over the two hour limit as I was shopping on Centre Street and honoring my merchants.

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The Hubway bike sharing station at the Monument was moved to Curtis Hall on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014.
Transportation

Monument Bike Sharing Station Moved to Curtis Hall

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Just in time for the end of the holiday rush, merchants in Centre/South regained a few parking spaces on Friday as the Hubway moved its bike-sharing station at the Monument. The new station is across South Street at Curtis Hall Community Center, where it's on the lawn and isn't taking up any car parking spaces. The new Curtis Hall site will shut down by the end of the month, as do most Hubway stations except for nearly all the ones in Cambridge. In addition to the one now at Curtis Hall, several other JP Hubway stations are among the 60 or so Boston ones staying open through the end of December:

Egleston and Columbus

Green Street Station

Jackson Square Station

JP's other Hubway station, the one at the Post Office, has already been closed for the season. Of course, as bike advocates would point out, the former location at the Monument was still parking -- it was just parking for bikes, not cars.

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