Boston's Mysterious 'Parking Zone'

Boston has a mysterious 'parking zone', where you can get cited -- for no apparent reason.

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April 8, 2002, 6:00 AM PDT

Welcome to the ''parking zone,'' a little known provision of Boston's parking statutes which, to many, is a citywide mystery. First of all, there are no signs whatsoever that mention that the two-hour parking limit at metered or unmetered spaces applies to the entire block. Nothing. Not anywhere in the city... Boston Transportation Department officials admit the signage is horrible."

Thanks to Tom Collins

FULL STORY: Beware of Boston's 'parking zone' law

Monday, April 8, 2002 in The Boston Globe

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