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Roslindale merchants blame outsiders for their own parking problems

The Rosalindale Transcript reports on a meeting at which Rozzie Square merchants complained about the lack of parking and blamed the problem on "too many people coming from outside of the area to park in Roslindale so they can take the commuter rail."

Excuse me? I'm having trouble imagining these vast hordes of displaced commuters driving in from West Roxbury, Mattapan and Dedham to park in the Taft Hill lot. And it's kind of funny to see people from the medical center complaining about parking given that their old facility had none and given that their new facility meant the elimination of another municipal parking lot. In any case, as Rachele Rosi-Kessel, who actually lives near the parking lot (I'm way the hell over on the other side of the neighborhood, so what do I know?), writes, the merchants could be part of the solution by taking public transit themselves (it's not like the Square isn't served by both commuter rail and about 7 million bus lines):

... People in Roslindale need to get real about parking. We live in the city, folks, not the suburbs. Good city living means accessible public transportation and pedestrian friendly neighborhoods. Cars need to take a back seat to people in Roslindale Village if we are ever to realize the revitalization that so many of us hope for. ...

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