A time-honored tradition has returned to Boston as a major snowstorm brings back space savers. The city permits people in all but two neighborhoods to leave an object in a parking space that they shovel out. The question becomes, what happens when someone doesn’t follow these rules and takes the spot?
“If I came back in an hour, when I was done with this, and someone parked in my spot? I probably would fill their car up with snow, so they would have to dig it out,” said Allston resident Patrick Farrell.
When space savers are allowed
Space savers are allowed for 48 hours after the end of a snow emergency. Only the South End and Bay Village forbid savers due to neighborhood rules, nonetheless, someone attempted to use a space saver in that area with a note posted on the chair that threatened to smash the driver’s windows if they took the spot.
Kylie Furber is a nurse at a local hospital who lives in Allston. She thought her spot was saved, so she could get back to work…