Residents find new ways to save parking spots

Many residents are using items to save parking spots after snowstorms.

A chair saves a spot on Bellflower Street in Dorchester.

In a snow emergency, parking is only allowed on the odd-numbered side of the street.

Klara Seiger [Left] and Nat Bala [Right] dig out their car in Somerville

In some towns, residents are asked to remove items from the street that could get in the way of snow plows. Saving parking spots may get in the way of that.

Tony Grieco [pictured] of Somerville, shovels out a relative’s car, which is covered by more than five feet of snow. Finding parking after a snowstorm can start right after plowing.