Thanks to work of activists, we can now park our motorcycles legally in Boston the way teachers like me instruct students in State MSF classes

Let's look forward to a more progressive Boston for all of the Right Reasons.

http://christopher-king.blogspot.com/2009/08/kingcast-and-tom-tinlin-announce-end-of.html

29 August 2009
KingCast and Tom Tinlin announce: The end of "No Angle Parking" tickets for Boston motorcyclists; more revisions to follow.

In the YouTube video above Mr. Tinlin made certain representations about his committment to reform on Motorcycle parking. In this post a couple of days ago I applauded the emergence of Cambridge-style bicycle lanes in Boston and asked whether "no angle parking" bans and other parking arrangements would be coming for motorcyclists soon.

In an after-hours telephone call yesterday evening (5:37 to be exact) Boston Transportation Commissioner Tom Tinline unequivocally answered:

"Yes."

He is going to order all ticket writing to cease on the no angle parking and told me that there will be designated motorcycle parking areas as well. That is a wonderful response from an earnest guy -- he's one of the only bureaucrats who can shoot you a peace sign when you ride past him and it doesn't come off like Nixon -- you know he really means it. I like Tom and I'm glad he's honoring his commitment to reform on these issues. Let's look forward to a more progressive Boston for all of the Right Reasons.


Thanks to supporter Chris King and others for getting this done!