Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Parking Meters

Speak Out: SFMTA Board Could Scrap Sunday Parking Meters Tomorrow

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 14, 2014 | 22 Comments

Correction: The SFMTA Board meeting begins at 2 p.m., not 1 p.m. as previously stated. Depending on the number of speakers, the meeting could last hours. You can view the meeting live on SFGovTV 2. Tomorrow is your chance to speak out about the SFMTA’s proposal to repeal Sunday parking metering, as the agency’s Board […]

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The Case for Evening Parking Meters, Graphed

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 3, 2014 | 6 Comments

Every day at 6 p.m., San Francisco’s parking meters shut down. But in many neighborhoods, motorists continue to seek parking, and without the turnover brought by meters, the streets become clogged with drivers circling around for a spot. The big mismatch between meter hours and actual demand for curbside parking spaces in SF was demonstrated […]

Reiskin: Let’s Keep Sunday Parking Meters, But Not Enforce Them

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 1, 2014 | 19 Comments

SFMTA Director Ed Reiskin said today that he thinks the agency should keep Sunday parking meters but back off on actually enforcing them. At an SFMTA Board of Directors meeting, Reiskin said he recommends “that we significantly re-deploy our resources away from Sunday meter enforcement. We have a lot more higher-pressing needs, particularly during the week during the […]

Will SFMTA’s Board Buck Mayor Lee, Keep Sunday Parking Meters?

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 31, 2014 | 38 Comments

It’s hard to believe that San Francisco officials are seriously considering repealing Sunday parking metering, and thus abandoning the entire basis of its lauded parking management program. But next month, the SFMTA Board of Directors could send us back to 1947 — the last time parking meter hours were changed, before they were updated last year […]

Contrary to Ed Lee, Records Show No Popular Revolt Against Sunday Meters

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 20, 2014 | 32 Comments

Contrary to Mayor Ed Lee’s assertions that the public has revolted against Sunday parking meters, records indicate that hardly anyone has complained to City Hall about the policy via email or 311 calls. When Lee announced his push to undo Sunday parking meters, disregarding the increased turnover and reduced traffic that metering has brought to commercial […]

Rock Star or Comedian? Donald Shoup Takes His Parking Show to Berkeley

By Melanie Curry | Mar 20, 2014 | No Comments

“Parking is the single biggest land use in any city,” said UCLA Professor Donald Shoup to a packed house in Berkeley last night, “and it’s almost completely unmanaged.” At the same time, “zoning requires a space for every car but ignores the homeless. In our cities, free parking is more important than affordable housing.” Shoup […]

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