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Parking bargain lures efficient vehicles

Scooters get 25-cent slots in the Back Bay

Al Brown of the Boston Transportation Department installed a new metered parking sign for scooters on Boylston Street. Al Brown of the Boston Transportation Department installed a new metered parking sign for scooters on Boylston Street. (David L. Ryan/Globe Staff)
By Peter DeMarco
Globe Correspondent / July 29, 2010

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Newbury Street, of all places, now offers the best parking deal in town, 25 cents an hour. But there is a catch: You have to ride a scooter or motorcycle to fit in the parking space. (Full article: 562 words)

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