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Committee splits on residential parking fixes: Somerset moves to 24/7 permits; Indian Hill held for study
Summary
The committee approved a request to convert a Somerset Street zone to round‑the‑clock residential permits, held a petition on Indian Hill Road for further study, filed a Berkman Street petition and approved reversing the Windsor Street winter parking side.
The Worcester City Transportation & Mobility Standing Committee on Oct. 12 approved a set of actions altering residential parking rules in several neighborhoods: it approved converting an existing time‑limited residential permit zone on Somerset Street to a full‑time residential permit zone, held a petition on Indian Hill Road for additional study and outreach, filed a Berkman Street no‑parking proposal after neighborhood pushback, and approved reversing a winter parking ban across Windsor Street.
Somerset Street: staff recommended and the committee approved removing the 5 p.m.–6 a.m. restriction and making residential permit parking effective at all times for the affected block. Multiple residents, including Catherine Monopoly and Donald Carollo, said student parking near WPI and event parking at nearby Elm Park had overwhelmed available curb…
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