Boston Marathon Parking Regulations

By: Isaiah Baril-Dore

 Please see Parking and Traffic Regulations relative to the

Boston Marathon weekend below:

Traffic Advisory for Monday, April 16, 2012

Boston Marathon and Patriot’s Day Activities

Drivers are cautioned that vehicle traffic will be prohibited and parking will be restricted on many streets in the City of Boston on Monday, April 16, 2012 , due to the running of the Boston Marathon as well as other Patriot’s Day activities taking place in the City. The Boston Transportation Department is strongly recommending that the public use the MBTA to travel to and from Boston on this day.

TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS

A number of streets will be closed to vehicular traffic in the days leading up to the Marathon for related purposes. These restrictions are as follows.

Friday, April 13 to Tuesday, April 17

Dartmouth Street , St. James Avenue to Boylston Street

Saturday, April 14 to Tuesday, April 17

Boylston Street , Clarendon Street to Exeter Street (intermittent closings)

Saturday, April 14 to Sunday, April 15

St. James Avenue , Arlington Street to Clarendon Street (intermittent closings)

Sunday, April 15, 8 AM - 9 AM

Tremont Street, Park Street, Beacon Street, Arlington Street, Commonwealth Avenue (inbound side), Berkeley Street, Clarendon Street, Hereford Street will be closed intermittently for the BAA5K Run

Sunday, April 15, 7:30 AM - 11 AM

Boylston Street , Dartmouth Street, Newbury Street and Exeter Street will be closed intermittently for the BAA Invitational Mile

Sunday, April 15, 9:30 AM to 7 PM

Berkeley Street , from Columbus Avenue to Newbury Street

The following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic on Monday, April 16, 2012. Streets around Copley Square will close at 6 AM , streets inside Massachusetts Avenue will close at 9:30 AM and streets outside of Massachusetts Avenue will close at 10 AM .

Beacon Street

From Chestnut Hill Avenue to the Brookline Town Line

From the Brookline Town Line to Commonwealth Avenue

Berkeley Street

From Columbus Avenue to Newbury Street

Boylston Street

From Massachusetts Avenue to Arlington Street

Commonwealth Avenue

From the Newton Town Line to Chestnut Hill Avenue

From Beacon Street to Gloucester Street

Chestnut Hill Avenue

From Commonwealth Avenue to the Brookline Town Line

Clarendon Street

From Commonwealth Avenue to Stuart Street

Dalton Street

From Belvidere Street to Boylston Street

Dartmouth Street

From Stuart Street to Newbury Street

From Columbus Avenue to Stuart Street (northbound)

Exeter Street

From Commonwealth Avenue to Huntington Avenue

Fairfield Street

From Boylston Street to Newbury Street

Gloucester Street

From Commonwealth Avenue to Boylston Street

Hereford Street

From Commonwealth Avenue to Boylston Street

Kenmore Street

From Newbury Street to Commonwealth Avenue

Kenmore Square

From Beacon Street to Commonwealth Avenue (inbound)

Newbury Street

From Fairfield Street to Massachusetts Avenue

St. James Avenue

From Arlington Street to Dartmouth Street

Stuart Street

From Dartmouth Street to Arlington Street

Trinity Place

From Saint James Avenue to Mass Turnpike On-Ramp

Providence Street

From Arlington Street to Berkeley Street

Public Alley #440

From Exeter Street to Dartmouth Street

PARKING RESTRICTIONS

No Parking will be allowed on the following streets on Monday, April 16, 2012. Drivers should also be aware that parking will be restricted on a number of these streets several days in advance of Marathon Monday to allow preparations to take place. Back Bay drivers are urged to pay close attention to posted signs.

Arlington Street

Both sides, from Commonwealth Avenue to Stuart Street

Beacon Street

Both sides, from Arlington Street to Charles Street

Both sides, from Chestnut Hill Avenue to the Brookline Town Line

Inbound side, from the Brookline Line to Kenmore Square

Belvidere Street

North side Huntington Avenue to Dalton Street

Berkeley Street

Both sides, Columbus Avenue to Newbury Street

Blagden Street

Both sides, Huntington Avenue to Exeter Street

Boylston Street

Both sides, Arlington Street to Exeter Street

Cambridge Street

Both sides, Bowdoin Street to Tremont Street

Charles Street

Public Garden side, Boylston Street to Beacon Street

Chestnut Hill Avenue

Both sides, Commonwealth Avenue to Beacon Street

Clarendon Street

Both sides, Newbury Street to Stuart Street

Commonwealth Avenue

Inbound side, Lake Street to Chestnut Hill Avenue

Inbound side, Kenmore Square to 200 feet beyond Hereford Street

Dalton Street

Both sides, Belvidere Street to Boylston Street

Dartmouth Street

Both sides, Boylston Street to Newbury Street

Exeter Street

East side, Boylston Street to Blagden Street

West side, Alley 441 to Boylston Street

Both sides, Newbury Street to Huntington Avenue

Fairfield Street

Both sides, Commonwealth Avenue to Newbury Street

Huntington Avenue

Odd side, Blagden Street to Exeter Street

Gloucester Street

Both sides, Newbury Street to Boylston Street

Hereford Street

Both sides, Commonwealth Avenue to Boylston Street

Kenmore Square

Inbound, Beacon Street to Commonwealth Avenue

Newbury Street

Both sides, Gloucester Street to Hereford Street

New Chardon Street

North side, Merrimac Street to Cambridge Street

Providence Street

Both sides, Arlington Street to Berkeley Street

St. James Avenue

Both sides, Arlington Street to Dartmouth Street

Stuart Street

Both sides, Dartmouth Street to Arlington Street

Tremont Street

Both sides, Cambridge Street to Stuart Street

Trinity Place

Both sides, St. James Avenue to Stuart Street

In addition, No Parking will be allowed on Sunday, April 15, 2012 , from 12:01 AM through Noon on the following streets.

Newbury Street

Both sides, from Dartmouth Street to Exeter Street

Park Street

Boston Common side, Tremont Street to Beacon Street

Tremont Street

Boston Common side, from Boylston Street to Park Street

In the interest of public safety, the Boston Police Department reserves the right to change these restrictions at any time.