[BLU/Officers] MIT parking DEFCON has changed

[Kurt Keville]

We could look at some of the similarly laid out rooms at say, Bldg 56...
http://student.mit.edu/roominv/roominv.cgi#56-114  this doesn't solve the
(free) parking problem but will be closer to street parking. Feel like
moving swapfest to Sundays?

On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 10:49 PM, Bill Ricker <bill.n1vux at gmail.com> wrote:

> ​Regarding Rich's warning ...​
>
> On Fri, Jun 2, 2017 at 11:38 AM, Richard Pieri <richard.pieri at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> >          Plenty of free parking in the parking lot in front of E-51.
>>
>> This may be going away later this year. Due to construction the parking
>> lots around that part of campus are being overloaded which is
>> interfering with the daily occupants of the associated buildings.
>> Because of this, the MIT parking office is considering plans to ticket
>> at all times anyone and everyone who does not have a valid permit for
>> those lots. I am unaware of any plans to provide alternative parking
>> capacity for east campus visitors.
>
>
> Bingo.
>
> Updates to Parking web pages make it appear that this has already
> triggered.
>
> ​The visitor parking pages no longer say ok for anyone after 3 or 5 ...
>
> http://web.mit.edu/facilities/*construction*/updates.shtml
> http://web.mit.edu/facilities/transportation/*parking*/index.html
> http://web.mit.edu/facilities/transportation/parking/*visitors*/index.html
> http://web.mit.edu/facilities/transportation/parking/visitors/*public*_parking.html
>
>
>
> "Visitors who are not hosted by an  MIT department may pay to park at an
>> MIT lot located on the corner of Mass Ave  and Vassar Street (139 Mass
>> Ave). You may call 617-258-6510 <(617)%20258-6510> for current rates
>> and availability."
>>
>
> (Reading in context, Hosted => given a paid voucher that hosting Dept buys
> from Parking Dept, so i don't think how we get our rooms counts as "hosted"
> with Parking.)
>
> *Parking at MIT without a Permit*
>> MIT parking permits are required for all vehicles on MIT property.
>> Vehicles without MIT parking permits parked in any MIT parking area will
>> be subject to ticketing or towing. ​
>>
>
> *After Hours*
>> Anyone with a valid MIT parking permit can park his/her vehicle in any
>> parking facility on campus after 2:30 PM, Monday through Friday, and all
>> day on weekends and MIT holidays. Please note that parking is only allowed
>> in spots that are not otherwise reserved.
>>
>
> *​Change* here is that permits for *any* lot now valid in *all* lots
> after 2:30; *previously* permits were not required per website after 5
> and in reality after 3, but now no. Parking is at risk. Cambridge meters
> and the pay lots and garages are the only safe options.
>
> E51 ceases to be extra awesome, now merely great (T) and A/V.  ​
>
>
> --
> Bill Ricker
> bill.n1vux at gmail.com
> https://www.linkedin.com/in/n1vux
>
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