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PapalStates t1_jad2dm9 wrote
When They’re so used to getting it free, it’s incomprehensible
DamonsBloodBank t1_jach53m wrote
Imagine thinking you can find free parking in a city that requires residents to pay for a parking place at their own home/apt. You’re not going to find free parking. Most hotels don’t offer that anymore either(even in other states and cities). You paid for a parking space. It’s just how it works.
sm4269a t1_jad4fw0 wrote
Commuters, Brookline residents, and student car dumpers have been using city streets for free for decades and the city won't do anything about it.
technicolourful t1_jacf25u wrote
That’s a neat want.
[deleted] OP t1_jacf6cq wrote
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wobwobwob42 t1_jacgje5 wrote
You get to choose two:
Hotel [ ]
Subway access [ ]
Free parking [ ]
jacobrossner t1_jad30x6 wrote
Hello yes I would like Subway access & free parking
josephkambourakis t1_jacfklr wrote
Cheaper to pay for it than get it for free. You can spend $40 on parking and spend 2 hours less on the subway.
takes12KNOW t1_jacfav7 wrote
Park at Riverside and take the green line in. It's super cheap and safe. Definitely cheaper than getting towed
Forsaken-Garlic4818 t1_jacqdwu wrote
God, your friend is cheap as shit.
nonades t1_jactiep wrote
> driving us to Boston and really does not want to pay parking
Lol lmao
VoteCamacho2508 t1_jactc9s wrote
Tell your friend, George Costanza, that land in Boston is expensive and it's ok to pay to rent it.
moxie-maniac t1_jad1ovn wrote
He (Jason Alexander) attended BU, so knows about the cost to park.
michums_ t1_jacgef3 wrote
It’s not exactly free, but most T stations have small parking lots that charge ~$5 to park all day. And, depending on which one you park at (I used to to do this at Eliot station on the green line a lot), you can often skip paying and no one will ticket you. And if they do, it only costs $1 over the original rate (at least it used to).
polandspring200mL t1_jaciu82 wrote
T station as in train station? Is it for sure $5? Where do I find that?
bobby_j_canada t1_jacpwsx wrote
Here's the list, just make sure you only park in the garages that are listed as "Yes" for Overnight Parking: https://www.mbta.com/parking/stations-and-rates
michums_ t1_jacqwvq wrote
Yes, “the T” is what people call the subway :) (and occasionally other transit within the MBTA)
According to the link bobby_j_canada posted below, at Eliot station it’s $9 on weekdays now, and $3 on weekends.
charons-voyage t1_jacf8pm wrote
Drive in on Sunday and park for free. Otherwise you’re gonna have to pay lol.
Pinwurm t1_jacoh3z wrote
I’m pretty sure the Bunker Hill Holiday Inn has free parking. It’s a 15 minute walk to Union Square Green Line Station (and that’s a fun and safe area), or 10 minutes to Sullivan Square Orange Line Station (there’s a bus terminal there too, so it’s a little more ‘charactery’ at night).
Each get you downtown pretty fast.
Jetseven t1_jacg1c8 wrote
Check out assembly square area
Tiny-firefly t1_jachd9d wrote
Park at a T station with a parking lot. Parking can be paid by mobile app at most now. 9 dollars a day, better peace of mind.
eldritch1001 t1_jacid7m wrote
Check out Station Landing in Medford, there are two hotels, 5 min walk to Wellington Station across that sky bridge, and at worst, only $5 to park in the T garage.
CraigInDaVille t1_jacp98r wrote
How long would you need to park? An hour? A day? A week?
polandspring200mL t1_jad2kpa wrote
Like at a hotel for a whole day.
CraigInDaVille t1_jadanls wrote
You keep mentioning a hotel: do you also need a place to stay for the night? Or are you just assuming that anyone can park at a hotel even if they aren't guests? The Longwood Inn you keep mentioning only has free parking for guests; starting at $129 a day (without taxes) for a room is not a cheap way to get parking.
Assuming you are just day-tripping into town, your best balance of cost to convenience is going to be parking at a T station itself. I don't recommend parking at one of the further out ones; the rates aren't cheaper and you'll just be sitting on the T for up to an hour. I think Wellington, as mentioned above, is the right fit of cost to proximity to downtown.
bobby_j_canada t1_jacpqt3 wrote
Park the car in the Riverside lot on the Green Line, then take the subway to and from the hotel. $6 per day. You could also use the covered garages at Alewife or Quincy Adams for $9 per day.
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BackBae t1_jacgv1h wrote
It blows my mind that paying $2-$10 for garage parking at a station is a dealbreaker for people.