PARKING

The City of Somerville has residential parking restrictions that affect all streets in the city including those around TBB. The City of Somerville works with us throughout the year to help keep resident parking restrictions from being an obstacle to synagogue worship and program attendance. Please read the following information carefully.

  • Residents of Somerville need a valid parking sticker in order to park on all Somerville streets.
  • Non-residents may park without a permit for two hours on Broadway and Medford Streets between the hours of 8am and 11pm. There are no parking restrictions on any streets in Somerville on Sundays.
  • All other neighborhood streets, including Central Street will require a resident sticker or "visitor" permit.
  • The synagogue provides one day passes for each Shabbat and for all special events and programs. You will need to come into the temple to pick one up. These passes will allow you to park on neighborhood streets near the synagogue for the day. We keep passes in a box in the front lobby.
  • For some holidays in the past the City of Somerville has waived parking restrictions on the streets around the Temple, but unless you know this is true, please use our parking passes.
Non-Somerville residents may purchase a one year religious organization pass for $25.00. This will allow you to park on streets near the synagogue at any time and would be valid for one year from date of issue. (Somerville residents purchase parking stickers at the cost of $15.00 per car per year in order to park on city streets.) TO OBTAIN A ONE YEAR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION PASS: The TBB Executive Director will purchase a pass and mail it to you. Please mail a check for $25.00 to the synagogue office. Make it out to: City of Somerville Traffic and Parking. You must include a note with your name, address, phone number, and license plate numbers for all cars in which you intend to use the pass. Your pass will be mailed to you. Please allow at least 2 weeks turn around time.

PARKING UPDATE FOR THE HIGH HOLIDAYS - 2011

The City of Somerville will not ticket on the streets surrounding the Temple on:

Rosh Hashanah:
Wednesday evening, September 28, 2011
All day Thursday and Friday September 29 and 30, 2011

Kol Nidre: Friday, evening, October 7, 2011
Yom Kippur: All day Saturday, October 8, 2911

Please try to park on Broadway before parking on side streets.

Tickets will still be issued for major violations such as blocking an intersection, blocking a crosswalk, blocking a driveway, obstructing a fire hydrant, etc. Beware of the “No Parking Here to Corner” sign on Central St., just before Broadway.

To have a ticket issued in error excused, please contact the Temple office by November 1st.

DIRECTIONS

We're located just off Broadway, in the Winter Hill section of Somerville, Massachusetts.

TBB is located on MBTA bus route 89. Route 80 also crosses Central Street nearby at Medford Street.

From Route 2 East
  • At Alewife Station, bear LEFT for Rte 16 East/Route 3, North Arlington/Medford, onto Alewife Brook Parkway.
  • In 0.8 mile, turn RIGHT turn onto Broadway at the Foodmaster.
  • In 1 mile, go halfway around Powder House Rotary to continue on Broadway for 1 mile.
  • Turn RIGHT onto Central Street. There is a stone and slate church on the corner of Broadway and Central Street.
  • Temple B'nai Brith is the first building on the left.
  • There is a small U shaped lot around the building. As this lot may not accomodate everyone, please read more about other parking options above.
From Interstate 93S
  • Take Exit 30 Mystic Ave/Somerville.
  • Bear LEFT on the exit ramp
  • Turn LEFT at the light at end of ramp onto Route 38S.
  • Turn RIGHT at the 2nd lights onto Temple Street (there is no sign).
  • Turn RIGHT at the 2nd lights (Temple St ends here) onto Broadway.
  • Go through two lights and turn LEFT onto Central Street. There is a stone and slate church on corner of Broadway and Central Street.
  • Temple B'nai Brith is the first building on the left.
  • There is a small U shaped lot around the building. As this lot may not accomodate everyone, please read more about other parking options above.
From Interstate 93N
  • Travel through Boston
  • Take Exit 29 Somerville (by Tage Inn)
  • Go under the highway and take right side of fork, but stay in left lane, following signs to Rtes 28/38N
  • Turn LEFT at the 1st set of lights onto Temple Street (there is no sign).
  • Turn RIGHT at the 2nd lights (Temple St ends here) onto Broadway.
  • Go through two lights and turn LEFT onto Central Street. There is a stone and slate church on corner of Broadway and Central Street.
  • Temple B'nai Brith is the first building on the left.
  • There is a small U shaped lot around the building. As this lot may not accomodate everyone, please read more about other parking options above.