Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Parking

Mission Boasts USA’s Largest Bike Corral; 55 Across SF Park 668 Bikes

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 28, 2014 | 37 Comments

Four years after the SFMTA started converting curbside car parking into bike parking with bike corrals, the city now has 55 corrals that can lock 668 bikes — and still more are on the way. Most bike corrals replace one car space with about five bike racks, each parking two bikes, and are requested by merchants who […]

Free Parking Forever: Motorhead Group Wants to “Restore Balance” in SF

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 24, 2014 | 53 Comments

The vast majority of San Francisco’s street space is devoted primarily to moving and storing cars, and most of that curbside parking for private automobiles is given away for free. Most of the city’s street infrastructure is not paid for by fees related to driving, so it is disproportionately bankrolled by those who don’t drive, […]

Warriors Arena Moving to Mission Bay: A Win for Transit Accessibility?

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 23, 2014 | 37 Comments

The Warriors announced this week that the site for the basketball team’s proposed arena would be moved from Piers 30-32 on the Embarcadero to Mission Bay, quelling opposition from waterfront development foes. Whether or not the new site will work out for better or worse in terms of accessibility to regional transit, however, is still […]

SFMTA Board Repeals Sunday Parking Meters

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 15, 2014 | 130 Comments

The SFMTA Board of Directors today caved to pressure from Mayor Ed Lee by removing Sunday parking meters, a move folded into its approval of the agency’s two-year budget. The Sunday meter reversal was supported by all but one of the SFMTA’s board members, who are appointed by the mayor. Board member Cristina Rubke said she […]

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 […]

How Google Busers Can Avoid Bus Backlash: Get a Car

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 4, 2014 | 64 Comments

Tech workers’ humdrum daily commutes in San Francisco have recently become anything but. An environmental appeal was filed (and later rejected) against the city, on the grounds that the “Google buses” are a direct cause of skyrocketing rents and housing displacement. Protestors blockading tech shuttles in bus stops have drawn a frenzy of international media attention. So what can […]

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