“We understand the green issue, and we don’t want to prohibit that. But want to make sure it’s done in a safe way,” says BTD spokesman Jim Mansfield. He may not have a solution, but he knows one thing, "they do not belong on the sidewalk."

*Behind the scenes at a Boston Transportation Department conference*
Wow! How to solve this dilemma!? Let's see here... Less people are driving cars, um kay. City congestion is down a bit, all right. Scooter riders are looking for easy access parking, I see. Didn't Piaggio Vespa have a little thing they were doing with scooter parking? Was that successful? (yes). Hrm, I have NO idea.

Come on Boston! You got a bunch of bright guys/gals there in the city. Isn't Boston where schools like MIT, Cambridge and Harvard are located? You've got The Boston Theological Institute, why don't you ask for some divine intervention here!?

Of course, I'm not there in the thick of it, so I'm not sure what sort of "act of congress" it would take to get some regular car parking spots converted into scooter spots, but I hope they figure it out soon. Big cities all across the nation are going to have to figure out a way to cope with this in the next couple of years (unless GM invents they flying, solar powered SUV first).

Thanks to Tim for the scoop! Click the title link to read the whole story.

(I know a consultant that can offer Boston some proven brainstorming techniques!)