http://www.parkingban.org/blog ParkingBan: Taking Worcester by Storm Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:40:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Back from quite a hiatus: winter does not even begin until early tomorrow morning, but there have already been two declared parking bans this year as a result of three significant- to major-snow events. Last year the first declared parking ban was not until January 30, and that one ... http://www.parkingban.org/blog/?p=31 During times when snow is on the streets of Worcester, it is not uncommon for objects to be placed on the street for the purpose of saving a parking space for the person who shoveled it and considers it as their personal parking space. Some cities have started to ... http://www.parkingban.org/blog/?p=30 Although spring begins today at 8:07 p.m., the parking ban season lasts six more weeks: until April 30.  That means that streets with permanent ban status still have no parking from 2 – 6 a.m. through the end of April.  Yes, even if there is no snow in sight, the ... http://www.parkingban.org/blog/?p=29 Another progression of events; Monday, February 26, 2007: 7:30 a.m.: declared parking ban goes into effect 7:39 a.m.: ParkingBan first learns of the declared parking ban 7:55 a.m.: ParkingBan's e-mail notification of parking ban declaration sent/received 9:32 a.m.: WPI Police e-mail notification of parking ban declaration received by WPI staff and faculty 3:21 p.m.: WPI ... http://www.parkingban.org/blog/?p=28 I did expect that the parking ban would be declared this week, and it was. I didn't expect, however, that ParkingBan would get a mention in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. I had had some conversations recently about more involvement with the city. From the February 27, ... http://www.parkingban.org/blog/?p=27 I am not sure why there was a parking ban declared this morning at 5 a.m.  By then the snow had already stopped, and there was no snow cover on emergency arteries. A sequence of events, February 23: 5 a.m.: declared parking ban goes into effect 6 a.m.: nightly permanent parking ban ends 6:07 ... http://www.parkingban.org/blog/?p=26 The Worcester parking ban was lifted this afternoon following the Valentine's Day storm that left eight to ten inches of snow and ice. A few items of note: A parking ticket fiasco in New York City follows this storm: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/16/nyregion/16cnd-parking.html Some independent praise for ParkingBan: http://radioball.net/index.php/2007/01/30/parkingban More coverage in Worcester Magazine blog ... http://www.parkingban.org/blog/?p=25 The largest winter storm of the season is working its way toward New England this afternoon, and as a result the DPW&P has declared a parking ban which will go into effect tonight at 11:45 p.m.  Reports are calling for anywhere between 6 and 16 inches.  As with any storm, ... http://www.parkingban.org/blog/?p=24 The National Weather Service maintains a map of the United States displaying current weather watches and warnings.  Individual counties across the country are highlighted in various colors during various weather events.  During a major weather event, these highlighted counties can stretch multiple states.  The result is what I like to ... http://www.parkingban.org/blog/?p=23 What happened on January 29?  That was the only day thus far this winter that ParkingBan did not receive a message.  I hope there are not many more days like that. http://www.parkingban.org/blog/?p=22