Framingham Has New Traffic, Parking Regulations In Effect

News release from City of Framingham.

FRAMINGHAM, MA — New City of Framingham traffic & parking regulations take effect on September 1, 2024.

The 11-member City Council voted unanimously this spring for the new traffic & parking regulations.

One of the major changes prohibits all vehicles with a commercial license plate from parking on City streets overnight and on Sundays.

The law specifically states, “No driver shall park or stand any commercial vehicle or trailer or semi-trailer (vehicles displaying a government-issued commercial license plate) between the hours of 11 p.m. of one day and 6 am. of the following day, Monday through Saturday or any time on Sunday.”

The new 72-page parking & traffic regulations were recommended to the City’s legislative division by the Framingham Traffic Commission.

“The latest published version of Framingham’s traffic regulations was last revised in December 1988. The Traffic Commission began working on a complete re-write in the fall of 2021,” said Framingham Traffic Commission Chair Brinsley Fuller.

The Commission’s intent with the updated regulations, said Fuller, was to:

• Reconcile traffic signage and pavement markings that currently exist throughout the city with the proposed regulations to the extent possible;
• Incorporate relevant transportation restrictions from other city documents where appropriate, including weather emergency parking, city-wide odd/even parking, and street sweeping prohibitions;
• Revise fee and fine amounts.

“The Traffic Commission is happy to have been a part of this process. We thank the City Council for its support. There have been many changes throughout the City since 1988 --- these regulations provide a current and reliable guide for the public and City Departments,” said Fuller.

The new regulations also increase the cost of a resident parking sticker from $20 to $25 per vehicle. Stickers are for calendar years; applicants must show proof of residency in the City of Framingham.

The new traffic & parking regulations also set a fee structure for violations ranging from $25 to $300.

The regulations prohibit residents from throwing “snow or ice in the area of the roadway, used by moving traffic. And no “person shall pile snow or ice in any roadway or any sidewalk near an intersection so as to obstruct the vision above a height of 4 feet within 20 feet of the intersection.”

The new traffic regulations apply only to the public right of way and not to publicly owned off-street areas, including municipal parking lots.

To view the 72-page parking regulations and the additional spreadsheets, visit City of Framingham, MA Parking (ecode360.com)

The information also can be found on the City of Framingham’s Traffic Commission webpage at Traffic Commission | City of Framingham, MA Official Website (framinghamma.gov)

Framingham Police are responsible for enforcing the City’s traffic and parking regulations.