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Aside from all those cars competing for the limited Harvard space, Burns says that there are "plenty of people coming into the Square who just pull into a spot, not realizing it's a Harvard space." He adds, however, that signs are posted near all spaces identifying them as "parking by permit only...
...main trouble spots lie around the River Houses, where students often leave their cars, rather than bringing them across the River to the Business School lot. Whether they are visiting a friend, packing to leave, or grabbing a meal, students often return to find an empty space, their car now in the possession of Pat's. (Burns says, however, that under the agreement between Harvard and Pat's, the tow truck should drop the car without charge if a student comes out to claim his car before the truck has pulled away...
Some get lucky and receive only a ticket, but Burns says that those who pull into a Master's space or other reserved space, or block a fire lane, will be towed immediately. In the case of other violations, Burns says his office and the police try to work together to "be fair about it;" however, he adds that after the third ticketing, a car will be automatically towed...
Complaints from people who have reserved spaces around the University rose during the winter, Garner said, as did the incidence of cars blocking fire lanes and parking outside of their assigned lots. Buns says the fire lane violations "really infuriate the fire chief when he drives around" and when the heavy snows of February limited parking space, many of the fire lanes became jammed with cars...
Visitors can obtain a parking permit from Grays Hall which entitles them to an on-campus space for a one-dollar-a-day charge. "We try to assign them to lots closest to where they are visiting," Burns says, but adds that this is not always possible because of space restrictions...