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By adamg on Sun, 11/01/2015 - 11:40am

Absolute parking insanity at Ink Block right now. Backed to Harrison Avenue! @universalhub pic.twitter.com/xpeKVkp7vz

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Streetcartracks shows us the line to get into the parking lot at the South End Whole Foods this morning.

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eyeroll

By anon on Sun, 11/01/2015 - 12:51pm.

C'mon...that's not that bad. Although I'm sure the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association would be happy to oblige if WF requested a detail.

Interesting

By SwirlyGrrl on Sun, 11/01/2015 - 3:45pm.

Is the line here because they hadn't opened the garage yet? Otherwise, WF has taken over so many stores in the area that one would think a short drive to another store would take less time and burn less gas?

there is no garage here. just

By anonymousy on Sun, 11/01/2015 - 4:05pm.

there is no garage here. just a tiny parking lot and some on-street metered parking. there is a line like this at this location every weekend. despite its location, it is actually very walkable from south end, chinatown and south boston

Maybe they should close the

By anon on Mon, 11/02/2015 - 11:38am.

Maybe they should close the lot, or charge for parking. Having a small, free lot is causing problems for people who aren't even going to the store.

In many parts of NYC, supermarkets have no parking. People deal with it just fine.

Garage?

By anomoly on Mon, 11/02/2015 - 4:47pm.

Anyone remember all the losers who claimed that nobody would drive here because this is a transit friendly development? Ba ha!

Nobody claimed that. If you

By eherot on Tue, 11/03/2015 - 12:26am.

Nobody claimed that. If you build parking and you make it free, people will use it. The fact that it's near transit (sort of) makes very little difference when the barrier to driving there is so low most of the time.