Can we get some actual enforcement on this street? There are space savers and cars parked on sidewalks

Sorry kid. That's where Phil's Towing is. It's good to be in bed with your local PD and be on the rotation for city-enforced towing.

City Hall – DR assigned this issue to Traffic - KC (Admin)

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Issue 5745015 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue.

Issue 5727308 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue.

These space savers (or new ones) are still there. Maybe a goal for the summer is to remove them and finally ticket trucks and cars that park on the sidewalk?

enforcement here is trash

Why is a private business allowed to do this on public streets?

This has obviously gone on way too long. I recommend discussing the problem directly with the Mayor's office, the City Manager's Office and a City Councilor. You could also call the nonemergency Police Line @ 617-349-3300 for ticketing Inform them that a complaint was first made in April 2019! Give them the Issue ID number 5764277. SeeClickFix is not going to solve this.

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Yes. That was your response in 4/2019! What happened? What will be different?

I still recommend that you contact the Mayor, City Manager & City Councilors if the problem still exists.

Can we at least hear back from the Traffic(Parking Dept).?

Has the problem been resolved?

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Hey, Bike Folks, good luck getting your packages if you block off all the streets. Thanks! Pedestrians and Drivers.

Lol bikes are a benefit to society (no pollution, bikes don’t harm streets).

Bikers enjoy no excise taxes, no registration, no licensing, they don't have to sweep sidewalks (homeowners do) - they can make amazon, grubhub, lyft, uber drivers cover that for them, nice!

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Well, bikes don't damage the road in the same way cars do. And it's not like private car owners pay anywhere close to what it costs to maintain our infrastructure in decent shape. It's about time we make the right long-term decisions to ensure sustainable infrastructure for our neighbors (most of whom don't drive regularly)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2019/12/13/metro/massachusetts-car-economy-is-costing-us-64-billion-year-we-barely-notice-it/

Anything you do that makes driving easier or more convenient creates greater incentive for people to use cars. This increases congestion and makes it harder for those who actually need cars to use them. It's called "induced demand" or "road-generated traffic", and it's extremely well studied. Conversely, if you aggressively encourage more efficient transportation by giving people every possible incentive to walk and bike and take public transit while discouraging car-based trips, you get the opposite: less congestion, less pollution, faster travel times for everyone, driving becomes more pleasant and more effective and available when you actually need it, in addition to drastic improvements to public health for a variety of reasons.

The City is fine with bikes vs everyone else - giving to one group and taking from another, there is no incentive for them to fix this very difficult problem. Bikes don’t pay for anything (excise, license, registration, insurance) - drivers and car owners pay and commercial vehicles even more. Ben - hope you live to an age where you can’t bike and have a reasonable way to live in Cambridge.

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Cambridge101: drivers and car owners cause enormous harm to the roads, the health of everyone around them, the people they run over, the neighbourhoods they drive through and store their cars in, and indeed all living things everywhere in the world. They pay vastly less than would be required to clean up the mess they're making. Who do you think pays those costs? Cyclists and pedestrians do essentially no harm to anyone, but currently heavily subsidise car owners and drivers: most of the car infrastructure (road and parking spot construction and maintenance, traffic law enforcement, costs of climate change mitigation, costs of treating the diseases caused by the 4 or so deadly kinds of pollution caused by cars) is not paid for by those who use cars, but by taxes that everyone pays. Who pays the costs of urban sprawl caused by cars? But even more important: please re-read my comment---I hoped I'd pretty clearly explained that *the only way* to make driving a reasonable option for those who need it is to actively make it less attractive than all the less destructive options. I hope we both live to an age where we can see how a well-thought-out city manages traffic and keeps everyone moving smoothly and cleanly.

(I mean... I've already seen how well-thought-out cities do this. It's an eye-opener for someone from around here. I hope we both live to an age where we can see that happen in the USA.)

Who do you think pays those costs? Mostly non-drivers: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2019/12/13/metro/massachusetts-car-economy-is-costing-us-64-billion-year-we-barely-notice-it/

I think it's it's about time we start asking car drivers to pay their fair share and remove the burden from pedestrians, transit-riders, and cyclists. We should add more taxes and tolls for non-commercial vehicle, it's a no-brainer, particularly in an area where most people don't driver and an area with many seniors (who often can't or dislike driving)

Yes! Also, as we prepare for the blizzard, I'm wondering if there's any place I can escape to in order to avoid what will be a night or two full of noise and diesel pollution from all the snow-moving vehicles that will be operating all night (at least in my neighbourhood, where there will be several intervals of an hour at a time filled with heavy earth-moving equipment, including those "I'm backing up, but I cannot do so safely, so get out of my way or die" beepers). With all due respect to the hardcore workers who are keeping various public and private parking lots clear for cars, this kind of policy---depriving many thousands of people of a good night's sleep (essential for human health), the ability to concentrate or relax or lower their anxiety levels, or breathe clean air, for the benefit of the handful of people who "require" something that is, frankly, a luxury for the few---does not strike me as reasonable. Asking them to use shovels as we do would be a great boon to public health, and would also create jobs and improve the economy.

Looking forward to seeing Ben shoveling the bike lanes out tomorrow afternoon while I'm out shoveling the sidewalk in front of my house.