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Board of Supervisors Approves Bill Permitting Citywide Parking Rentals

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 26, 2012 | 9 Comments

A bill allowing many residential parking spaces to be rented to residents citywide was passed unanimously by the SF Board of Supervisors yesterday despite criticisms that it could encourage car commuting and discourage property owners from converting garages to housing units. At a board meeting last week, D5 Supervisor Christina Olague proposed postponing approval of […]

Livable City: Expect More Traffic If Parking Rental Rule Is Changed

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 13, 2012 | 22 Comments

A proposal to allow residential car parking spaces to be rented out to anyone living in San Francisco has drawn fire from livable streets advocates who say it would encourage more car commuting and discourage property owners from converting parking spaces to housing units. The proposal is part of legislation [PDF] headed to the Board […]

Planning Commission OKs Parking-Saturated Condo Project at Embarcadero

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 23, 2012 | 15 Comments

A luxury waterfront condo and parking garage development is on its way to the central Embarcadero, even though it would add three times the number of residential parking spaces allowed by law, plus 255 public spaces, to one of San Francisco’s most transit-rich destinations. The SF Planning Commission approved the environmental impact report for the […]

Growing Momentum for a Car-Free Market Street Ahead of 2015 Repaving

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 14, 2011 | 15 Comments

An unprecedented planning effort is currently underway to redesign Market Street, and transform it into a grand car-free thoroughfare in 2015, when it’s scheduled to be repaved. But why should we have to wait that long for a car-free Market Street? There is a growing momentum to do more aggressive trials that would inform the […]

Will New Trader Joe’s in Nob Hill Bring More Car Traffic?

By Bryan Goebel | Jul 6, 2011 | 28 Comments

Trader Joe’s announced last week that it is moving into a new location on Nob Hill, at the southwest corner of California and Hyde streets, where the lease for Cala Foods expires in late December. It’s a dense, transit-rich neighborhood that sits along the California cable car line. Given the popularity of TJ’s four other […]

Supes Committee Approves Lower Car Parking Maximums in SoMa

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 7, 2011 | 3 Comments

As developers bring more residents and employees to the South of Market (SoMa) district, the number of parking lots and garages they build for automobiles will largely determine how much the new tenants and commuters will drive. But even in a downtown area like SoMa, developers are bound by antiquated planning codes to provide a […]

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