§ 52.1134 Regulation limiting on-street parking by commuters.

(a) On-street parking means parking a motor vehicle on any street, highway, or roadway, except for legal stops within designated loading zones or areas defined for loading purposes, at or before intersections, as caution, safety and emergencies require, whether or not a person remains in the vehicle.

(b) Commencing on or before June 30, 1974, the Commonwealth, the City of Boston, the City of Cambridge, and administrative bodies of any of them having jurisdiction over any streets, highways, or roadways within the City of Cambridge or Boston proper, and the principal officials and administrative bodies thereof having responsibility over parking on such streets, highways, or roadways, shall adopt all necessary administrative and enforcement procedures and regulations to effect a prohibition of on-street parking within Boston proper between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., and within the City of Cambridge between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 a.m., except Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. The regulations shall state that violation of the prohibition shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $15. The City of Boston shall at a minimum eliminate 50 percent of on-street parking during the hours specified by January 1, 1976; 66 2⁄3 percent by September 1, 1976; and 100 percent by March 1, 1977. The City of Cambridge shall at a minimum eliminate 33 1⁄3 percent of on-street parking during the hours specified by September 30, 1974; 66 2⁄3 percent by July 1, 1975; and 100 percent by March 1, 1977. Any other affected entity shall at a minimum eliminate 33 1⁄3 percent of such parking during the hours of 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. by January 1, 1976; 66 2⁄3 percent by September 1, 1976, and 100 percent by March 1, 1977.