Canal District Resident Parking (Polar Park)

At a glance

• What: residents of the Canal District say parking around Polar Park leaves them with no legal overnight option.
• Where it stands: open. No Council item was before the body; the comment was made under item 11a (the parking-minimums order). No action recorded.
• Next: none recorded.

What residents said (2026-07-21)

• A resident of 153 Green St. (name in the minutes: Tia Christina Kuffour; the captions render it loosely) spoke at the July 21, 2026 Council meeting.
• Most nearby parking is limited to two hours.
• One neighbor has about $2,000 in tickets, and another had to pay $1,400 in a day after being booted. She and others have been towed.
• She asked for resident permit parking, designated parking and other long-term options.

Related

• This is a different matter from Worcester Common Safety, which also touches the Canal District.

Status and next steps

• No action recorded.

Log

• 2026-07-21 - City Council — Public participation comment from a Canal District resident asking for residential permit parking near Polar Park.