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TwoforFlinching613 t1_j29f2t2 wrote

They do this every new years, from (iirc) 8-830pm to 2am.

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Neither_Problem9086 OP t1_j29kv4w wrote

Most don't know

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AboyNamedBort t1_j29rhe4 wrote

Then on St Patrick’s day parking in Boston is free but the T isn’t. I guess they want to reward drunk drivers? Pretty dumb.

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Coolbreeze_coys t1_j29un5b wrote

Relax. Your takeaway from this is really to spin into a negative because they don't do it for every holiday involving drinking?

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MoreRandomWords t1_j2aedtf wrote

To give a different takeaway: prioritizing free parking over free alternative forms of transit definitely gives the signal that they'd rather you drive. Maybe we should subsidize safer modes of transit than driving?

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Left_Squash74 t1_j2bjacg wrote

Good! Make it every friday and saturday and dozens of lives will be saved a year at least.

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spyda24 t1_j2acyv1 wrote

They say 9PM in their announcements but most drivers or operators start it around 8 PM

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