Somerville officials propose permit program to ease crowding at Somerville Station
Borough staff presented a parking-permit program for the Somerville Station development after a 79% resident survey response showed most units have two or more vehicles; the plan would use license-plate-recognition enforcement, 2-hour weekday/4-hour weekend guest limits and civilian parking officers, and was met with mixed public comment about equity and snow removal.
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Mayor Brian Gallagher and borough staff opened a public presentation of the Somerville Station Parking Program after staff said the borough is preparing to accept streets at the development and to take on enforcement responsibilities. Project coordinator William Snow said the borough surveyed 124 of 156 townhome units, reporting 217 vehicles and projecting that about 61.3% of units would have two or more vehicles under a full-response scenario.
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