Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Parking Meters

Sunday Parking Meter Enforcement to Begin January 6

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 17, 2012 | 54 Comments

Parking meters in San Francisco will be enforced on Sundays starting January 6, 2013, confirms SF Municipal Transportation Agency spokesperson Paul Rose. The meters will be in effect from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. As the SF Chronicle reported today, the SFMTA will also pilot an extension of meter hours in the evening around the Giants ballpark […]

To the Chron: Streets Work Better for All When Parking Laws Are Enforced

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 25, 2012 | 29 Comments

As you may have heard, there’s a proposal on the table to increase parking enforcement and fines as the SFMTA grapples with a $14 million budget hole. Like clockwork, the San Francisco Chronicle came out with another windshield-perspective editorial bemoaning the city’s determination to uphold parking laws. As Streetsblog readers occasionally note, the SFMTA’s budgeting process […]

Supe Wiener’s Misguided Opposition to Sunday Parking Meters

By Aaron Bialick | May 29, 2012 | 45 Comments

Since Scott Wiener took office as District 8 supervisor, he’s stood out as a progressive transportation advocate at City Hall, holding the SFMTA accountable for improving service for Muni riders, making the streets safer for pedestrians, and more. So it was disappointing to hear him say he’s against the SFMTA’s long-overdue proposal to enforce parking meters […]

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More From Yesterday’s Hearing on Sunday Meters and Free Muni for Youth

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 18, 2012 | 45 Comments

The SFMTA Board of Directors yesterday approved a two-year budget that calls for parking meter enforcement on Sundays and free Muni passes for low-income youth. The budget must still be approved by the Board of Supervisors before it goes into effect on July 1. As Streetsblog reported yesterday, the SFMTA Board approved a free youth […]

SFMTA Board Passes Budget: Sunday Meters, Free Muni for Low-Income Youth

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 17, 2012 | 4 Comments

The SFMTA Board of Directors today approved a two-year budget that calls for parking meter enforcement on Sundays and free Muni passes for low-income youth. The budget must next be finally approved by the Board of Supervisors before it goes into effect on July 1. The board favored a free youth pass program for low-income […]

SFMTA Abandons SFPark Expansion in Favor of Conventional Meters

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 4, 2012 | 84 Comments

The SFMTA announced yesterday that it would no longer include areas of the Dogpatch, Potrero Hill, and Mission neighborhoods in its pilot expansion of SFPark after pushback from a vocal group of opponents. However, SFMTA spokesperson Paul Rose said the agency is still proposing to install conventional parking meters, which lack the technology that allows […]

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