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How Boston keeps the winter parking peace | Spacesavers

1,831 views · Published 17 December 2018 · 3:30 · Indexed 1 October 2026

Channel: Aeon Video · 2018 · Education

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The peculiar Boston tradition that (mostly) keeps the winter parking peace. 

Directed by Sarah Ginsburg (www.sarahginsburg.com)

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After snowstorms in Boston, street parking tensions tend to rise, especially when car owners clear out spaces near their residences only to later find another driver has swiped their hard-earned spot. But walk the city’s streets in the wake of a blizzard, and you’ll notice a uniquely Bostonian visual language that aims to keep the parking peace – even if it isn’t always successful. In a decades-old winter tradition codified by a former mayor, residents in most Boston neighbourhoods are allowed to hold their spaces for up to 48 hours using everyday objects. The formerly Boston-based director Sarah Ginsburg explores the peculiar practice in her film Spacesavers. Shot during the winter of 2015 – a record-breaking season for snowfall – the wry observational short offers a distinctive vision of Boston’s winter streets where everything from lawn chairs to walkers and golf bags become ‘keep out’ signs.

Director: Sarah Ginsburg
Producer: Will Lennon

#boston  #cars  #documentary

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