Is it safe to have guests park at Wholefood parking lot?

[TAM88]

Originally Posted by zoo_x

most parking around my building are resident-only parking spots, where do you use for non-resident parking?

and thank Miu too, I've rated you guys up for the help!

On Washington Street right where the Whole Foods is are some spots. Up the street on Cummings are some more. And also on the Comm Ave feeder road (whatever you want to call it) there are some more near the Best Western, Gas station and that international school.

Those are the areas I used to park in when I live over there.

I would take a walk or drive around the area to pick out non-resident spots. It may be tough to find one right outside your apartment, but a short walk, say less than half a mile, is not too bad either.

[MikePRU]

Even a ticket for parking in a resident only area isn't so bad. Tickets are one thing, the hassle of getting your car from a tow yard and the 100's of dollars it will cost to get it back are a totally different thing.

Honestly though, one of my best friends used to live in Brookline and when he was there I would visit him all the time because it was easy to find someplace to park. Now that he lives in the South End, I don't see him anywhere near as much because he's further away and finding a space down there is such a major hassle. In my pre-suburbs days, I would always take into account availability of guest parking when picking a place to live. I wanted it to be easy for people to visit me so that they would actually come by from time to time.

[keekski]

Originally Posted by TAM88

Which Whole Foods? The one on the Brighton/Brookline line near Washington Square?

I personally would advise against a guest parking in their lot. Why risk getting towed?

My friends lived on Melvin, between Comm & Allston and I HAVE been towed from that lot. You're OK if Whole Foods is OPEN, but once it closes, all bets are off.