The mayor's office announced today that restaurants that offer outdoor dining outside of the North End - now with heating elements - can keep doing so for an extra four weeks.
In the North End, where residents had been screaming bloody murder for months about those extended sidewalk patios depriving them of their parking spaces, restaurants had to pack up their tables and barriers by Nov. 1.
Permission for the pandemic-inspired temporary patios was set to expire Dec. 1 outside the North End.
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Thank you, Adam
By David Cronin
Wed, 11/24/2021 - 11:45am
As I take some time today to prep for Thanksgiving tomorrow at my house (all vaccinated with third shots within the last 15 days at my request) I want to thank you for doing so much to manage Universal Hub. I enjoy the posts and even the comments since I almost always learn something. I think I would be called a Libertarian by most and appreciate the many articles and many different interpretations of the articles. I do not comment a lot but want to let you know that I appreciate your work.
Anyway, happy Thanksgiving to you and thank you!
This is terrific.
By anon
Wed, 11/24/2021 - 12:08pm
Boston has cold weather, and I love that we are taking steps to make being outside more comfortable later in the year. Cold air is good for your lung! Bundle up and enjoy.
These heating elements run on
By Notfromboston
Wed, 11/24/2021 - 2:09pm
These heating elements run on renewables, right?
Wouldn't that be nice?
By brianjdamico
Wed, 11/24/2021 - 2:47pm
But no, or not yet. Should we sacrifices our restaurants until that exists?
Lol!
By Lee
Wed, 11/24/2021 - 2:57pm
Restaurants are not what keeps people from hunger. Genuine hunger.
Huh?
By brianjdamico
Wed, 11/24/2021 - 4:33pm
What does hunger have to do this with? Yours is the first mention of the word.
Does this mean...
By Friartuck
Wed, 11/24/2021 - 2:30pm
That restaurants with blockades up on the street that haven't been used ever, will be able to continue to occupy residential parking places just because they feel like it?
Talking about you Street Bistro/Tangerino in Charlestown...
Do you feel the same about
By Kinopio
Wed, 11/24/2021 - 4:01pm
Do you feel the same about people who keep their cars in the streets for months on end without using them? Parking is a privilege, not a right. The streets belong to everyone.
A privilege not a right?
By Hank
Wed, 11/24/2021 - 4:41pm
How do you figure that? A public space can and will be used within the confines of the cities limits. In many cases at no cost and with no limit for residents. It is a defacto right until things are different, which they won't be.
The street belongs to restaurants not utilizing space?
By Friartuck
Wed, 11/24/2021 - 6:59pm
Sure, Jan.
Ah the North End, where
By cden4
Wed, 11/24/2021 - 4:11pm
Ah the North End, where people would sacrifice their local businesses for a slightly greater chance of finding a free public parking space. Don't most of the restaurants usually have valet zones where the outdoor dining is anyway?
The public discussion was
By RWC
Wed, 11/24/2021 - 6:35pm
The public discussion was less about the parking and more about multiple instances of impeded emergency vehicle access.
And what, exactly, was impeding emergency vehicles?
By anon
Fri, 11/26/2021 - 1:53pm
Let me guess: entitled motorists ditching their cars in the travel lanes.
How do outdoor dining areas
By fungwah
Sat, 11/27/2021 - 9:46am
impede emergency access if they're using parking spaces to do so? If anything, restaurant tables/chairs are easier to move than parked cars if need be.
The ones I’ve seen in the North End ….
By Lee
Sun, 11/28/2021 - 12:06pm
…. and many elsewhere, take wider spaces than average cars would. They also create sight hazards.
You can’t move anything fast enough in an emergency. Not even moving cars in traffic.
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