Community members also debated eliminating unregulated parking on residential streets. Many other residential communities in the greater Boston area, including Harvard Square, have implemented metered or resident-only parking.
“The community has got to take control of its streets sooner or later,” community member Anthony D’Isidoro said. He added that the only real solution was for the City of Boston to effect changes in Allston’s parking regulations.
In the short term, residents said that they expect the University to mitigate the impact of construction workers on residential parking.
“There’s clearly an opportunity for Harvard to resolve this,” task force member John A. Bruno said. “It’s a [public relations] fiasco if it continues on.”
—Staff writer Karl M. Aspelund can be reached at karl.aspelund@thecrimson.com. Follow him on Twitter @kma_crimson.
—Staff writer Marco J. Barber Grossi can be reached at mbarbergrossi@thecrimson.com. Follow him on Twitter @marco_jbg.