Whilst Ubering about town, roving UHub photographer Frank K. spotted this Public Works pickup full from a de-space-savering run through South Boston today.
The city also replied to this complaint about a space-saver-laden Princeton Street in East Boston with a cheery:
Space savers on Princeton St were reported to Public Works and they were out collecting this morning. Thank you.
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Almost
By perruptor
Wed, 02/15/2017 - 4:56pm
When I first read the post, I thought it said "a deep-space-savering run," which would have been cool.
Was he roving, or Übering?
By anon
Wed, 02/15/2017 - 5:02pm
Was he roving, or Übering? You can't do both at the same time.
I demand an investigation
By anon
Wed, 02/15/2017 - 5:18pm
Which tire shops paid this truck to go through Southie?
Cone trucks were busy today
By adamg
Wed, 02/15/2017 - 5:56pm
In an unrelated story...
By dmcboston
Thu, 02/16/2017 - 8:30am
...Boston DPW cancelled their request for bids for construction cones for this summer.
Hopefully there was more than one truck
By El Danimal
Wed, 02/15/2017 - 6:01pm
because based on my walk to the bus this morning there is no way all of the space savers in Southie will fit in the back of one pickup truck
They chase down the trucks
By SwirlyGrrl
Wed, 02/15/2017 - 6:49pm
And write newspaper articles about it!
At least they did that a few years ago ... reported as if it were the crime of the century!
The local Southie Uberalles newspaper isn't written by newcomers, either.
South Boston Online
By MattyC
Wed, 02/15/2017 - 8:58pm
The Brietbart for the Pall Mall and Doc McGillicuddy set.
What are the rules?
By BGM617
Wed, 02/15/2017 - 6:49pm
I've had a car for all of 3 weeks so I am pretty clueless, but I thought space savers were allowed 48 hours after the end of a snow emergency, which would have been 8pm tonight?
Rules? We dont need no steenkin' rules!
By Bob Leponge
Wed, 02/15/2017 - 8:03pm
Space-saving was outlawed last year by the City Council. (http://www.universalhub.com/2014/council-votes-ban...).
The very same Mayor Walsh who spoke in favor of the ordinance, also says that the city isn't going to enforce it for the first 48 hours after a snow storm.
So the rules are whatever we say they are, until such time as we say they are something else.
Oh Bob
By Waquiot
Wed, 02/15/2017 - 8:16pm
Do we really need to keep on going over this?
The ordinance to which you refer covers the general rental of public spaces by private parties. The snow rule, or properly the Menino Rule, only covers spaces shoveled out after snowstorms, and only for 48 hours.
The ordinance is quite clear
By Bob Leponge
Wed, 02/15/2017 - 11:01pm
I don't know how it could be any more clear: reserving spaces is illegal.
The Mayor has announced that he's not going to enforce the law under certain condition. Whether that is or is not within his rights is above my pay grade.
You know the intent of the law
By Waquiot
Wed, 02/15/2017 - 11:25pm
And that's what matters. And it has nothing to do with chairs out after a snow storm.
And the mayor stated that he would continue the policy of his predecessor, which was 48 hours after a snow emergency for a shoveled out space.
I know the text of the law.
By Bob Leponge
Fri, 02/17/2017 - 9:34am
Let's give the authors of the law enough respect to assume that they meant the law to say exactly what it says.
You have a lot of respect for
By Waquiot
Fri, 02/17/2017 - 9:59am
The Boston City Council.
Baker was aware of the space
By anon
Sat, 02/18/2017 - 11:54am
Baker was aware of the space saver situation when the Haystack ordinance was being deliberated. There was a reference to that in the Globe coverage.
This isn't like using a law from the 1700's to compel people to reveal their encryption keys.
Oh, hey, thanks for the ammo
By Waquiot
Sat, 02/18/2017 - 1:10pm
Boston Globe, August 14, 2014
Going by that background, Bob would have a point if people were shoveling out spaces and "renting" them to drivers, but they are not, so again, while I do understand that we are in the era of alternative facts, they wouldn't hold up in court.
The parking ban was lifted at
By Felicity
Wed, 02/15/2017 - 8:09pm
The parking ban was lifted at 8 AM on Monday.
You can sign up for weather alerts by phone/text/email here
https://public.coderedweb.com/cne/en-US/BFB5F355FAB8
Here's their snow page. https://www.boston.gov/departments/311/snow-emerge...
Emergency ended at 8am on
By anon
Wed, 02/15/2017 - 8:14pm
Emergency ended at 8am on Monday.
It is 48 hours after the end.
By Jeanie
Wed, 02/15/2017 - 8:40pm
It is 48 hours after the end...which was 8AM on Monday...so 8AM this morning.
In The Truck, Behind The Lawn Chair — Is That A Purple Box?
By Elmer
Wed, 02/15/2017 - 7:05pm
Nope. The purple box was
By carfare
Thu, 02/16/2017 - 6:45am
Nope. The purple box was still sitting pretty on a snowbank around 7 pm.
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By Jason
Wed, 02/15/2017 - 7:14pm
I can edit, but can I delete? Posted my comment on the wrong post.
It's simple
By roadman
Wed, 02/15/2017 - 7:59pm
Just edit your comment to read (comment deleted). In the handful of times I've had to do this over the years, Adam is usually pretty good about deleting the revised comment in short order.
Recycling Bins
By anon
Wed, 02/15/2017 - 7:49pm
A lot of people in East Boston are using the big recycling bins supplied by the city as space savers. Is Public Works collecting those too?
Using a trash can or
By R Hookup
Thu, 02/16/2017 - 8:51am
Using a trash can or recycling bin is always one that leaves the workers scratching their heads. I'm guessing they don't collect them unless it's obvious they are only being used as a space saver.
Good job
By Not clean harbors
Wed, 02/15/2017 - 7:55pm
Looks like I finally got rid of that barrel of asbestos.
Thats how I've gotten ride of
By anon
Thu, 02/16/2017 - 5:38am
Thats how I've gotten ride of all of my CRT monitors.
Hey
By dmcboston
Thu, 02/16/2017 - 8:34am
"Looks like I finally got rid of that barrel of asbestos."
Some folks know that you do as best as you can.
This Mayor
By anon
Wed, 02/15/2017 - 9:28pm
needs to go! Nothing but a huge disappointment!
The real working class Mayor
By anon
Thu, 02/16/2017 - 4:09pm
Ray Flynn could give two shits if you put out a space saver. He even rdrove around with the plow drivers.
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