Overnight Parking Ban From December 1 Until March 31 In City Of Newton

Press release from the City of Newton:

December 1, 2021

The citywide Overnight Parking Ban will go back into effect this winter on Wednesday, Dec. 1 through Thursday, March 31, 2022. During this period, parking on City streets is prohibited from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.

I was able to lift the ban last winter to ease the burden on college students and family members home during the pandemic under the COVID-19 State of Emergency declared by Gov. Baker. The State of Emergency was lifted in June so that isn’t an option for this winter. Any permanent changes to the parking ban need to go through the City Council.

Are you looking for a place to park your vehicles from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. from Dec. 1 through March 31? Free Municipal Parking Lot stickers are available to residents from the Newton Police Department. You need a valid driver’s license and vehicle registration (proof of residency is required if your car is not registered in Newton). Parking permits are given out on a first-come first-serve basis. Get more information here.

Where are the municipal parking lots? Lexington/Melrose Streets (same lot - two entrances); Cherry/Elm Streets (same lot - two entrances); Chapel Street; Adams Street; Austin Street; Cypress Street; Langley Road; Pearl Street; Richardson Street; Pelham Street; Hartford Street; and Chestnut Street (angled spots at end of Chestnut St in Pettee Square).

Please know that if we have to declare a Snow Emergency, the municipal parking lots become unavailable. For most nights in the winter, though, they are an option.

Feel free to let me and the City Council know your thoughts about the Overnight Parking Ban. Keep it? Shorten it? Eliminate it? What do you think? You can respond to me via this email and add on the City Councilors at citycouncil@newtonma.gov.

This press release was produced by the City of Newton. The views expressed here are the author’s own.