[imkindafkedup]

any good places to park around here? or recommendations as to what I should do if I plan on leaving it for a few hours?

[l3uddha]

massachusetts college of arts boston ma - Google Maps

see the 'A' tag? the two streets above it and just below the park, surround a small park lined with meters. it's a great spot & where i park overnight on the weekends when meters are free. you cant miss it because the park is right at the huge mass art building.

or there are other random metered spots right around NEU.

[OreoGitorio]

you talkin about the streets goin around the Back Bay Fens, right? that's where I usually park.

[l3uddha]

Originally Posted by OreoGitorio

you talkin about the streets goin around the Back Bay Fens, right? that's where I usually park.

yea that's right. there are meters practically everywhere. those two small streets practically touching that red 'A' tag is a great spot that I like a lot.

[schleppy]

Most garages I've been to in the city don't charge bikes. Park at the Haymarket Garage (with the bicycles) and then take the T...

[Bhavesh]

bike or car?

[imkindafkedup]

thanks guys, my gf just started school there so I'm going to be taking frequent visits.

[KillBill]

Maybe her roommate will let you park your "bike" in her "garage"

[Pappy]

We used to park on the sidewalk along the wall of the Ruggles train station. But then there got to be too many bikes and the police started to ticket us.

Aside from over by fenway, there's another spot that I used fairly often. At the end of Saint Stephen St, there's a little road called Opera Pl that usually has a couple spots available for bikes. Puts you right on Huntington in the middle of things too.

[johnnybob]

I graduated from there in 1991, admittedly a long time ago. Back then there were a couple of areas that the police "allowed" bikes to park.

I'm sure the whole scene has changed, but go down one day and scout it out, my guess is that you'll find someplace near campus that looks safe enough, where other bikes are parking without incident. I'd stay on the campus side of the train tracks the other side get dicey real fast.

As for other precautions, I'd bring a disk lock, NU isn't in Boston's best neighborhood.

What school at NU is she going to?

Best,

John

[DucDave]

Originally Posted by johnnybob

I graduated from there in 1991, admittedly a long time ago. Back then there were a couple of areas that the police "allowed" bikes to park.

I'm sure the whole scene has changed, but go down one day and scout it out, my guess is that you'll find someplace near campus that looks safe enough, where other bikes are parking without incident. I'd stay on the campus side of the train tracks the other side get dicey real fast.

As for other precautions, I'd bring a disk lock, NU isn't in Boston's best neighborhood.

What school at NU is she going to?

Best,

John

Hey JB....How ya doin'!?

Are you home? Update man update!!!

Glad to see this post in an 'unrelated' area!

Dave

[l3uddha]

yea things have changed there. the few times i've seen bikes on campus and parked in front of ruggles, they've had tickets on them.

[imkindafkedup]

thanks for the response everyone, her dorm is right is right on the opposite side of the fenz on fenway. I parked next to another bike with a cover just before all the parallel parking spots for residents started. No ticket, no vandalism. Hopefully it will always be like that.

[neuthunder]

Originally Posted by imkindafkedup

thanks for the response everyone, her dorm is right is right on the opposite side of the fenz on fenway. I parked next to another bike with a cover just before all the parallel parking spots for residents started. No ticket, no vandalism. Hopefully it will always be like that.

is she a freshman? I was living at west A when I still had my bike and parked at ruggles.. but they started ticketing everyone there. you can try the fens but keep it locked, NU's parking garages are not bike friendly, they have a bike area in columbus garage but i'm fairly sure they lock that place up at night, I'm not sure what parking is like for bikes at renaissance garage.

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[hessogood]

Originally Posted by neuthunder

is she a freshman? I was living at west A when I still had my bike and parked at ruggles.. but they started ticketing everyone there. you can try the fens but keep it locked, NU's parking garages are not bike friendly, they have a bike area in columbus garage but i'm fairly sure they lock that place up at night, I'm not sure what parking is like for bikes at renaissance garage.

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That bike parking is also for students. Maybe your roommate could buy you a bike parking pass. I think they're $50 but that might be in addition to a standard permit. Not sure.

[l3uddha]

last i checked a bike pass was $90 per quarter and you can only park it in the basement of the Renaissance garage. complete rip-off if you ask me...

i was told they USED to give u a bike sticker for like $10 if you already had another pass, but they've since stopped.