Commission approves resident-only parking on Prospect and Reservoir avenues after residents report overnight spillover

The Revere City Traffic Commission voted June 18 to establish resident-sticker parking on Prospect Avenue and Reservoir Avenue after residents testified that nonresident and overnight parking has crowded out household parking.

Ward 4 Councilor Paul Attenzio introduced items 7 and 8 and read a letter from a longtime resident detailing decades of parking changes. Residents cited three recurring problems: commuter overflow from nearby Broadway businesses, people leaving cars for multi-day airport trips and nonresidents using sidewalks and curb space at night. Several speakers said the current midnight–6 a.m. window and digital-permit system make it harder for residents to identify nonpermitted vehicles in real time.

Parking Director Zachary Babo reported the department recorded 19 unpermitted-vehicle violations in that study area from June 1–14 and 160 residential-parking violations from March 1–June 14, which he said illustrated a pattern of nonresident parking and enforcement need. Commissioners said the data and resident testimony justified formalizing resident-only stickers; they approved the changes by voice vote and directed staff to post/replace signage and continue enforcement.

Implementation steps will include sign installation, continued rolling enforcement in the short term and outreach to neighbors about the new restrictions. The commission did not set a sunset date for the restriction; operational details and enforcement timelines will be handled by the Parking Department.