Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Parking

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Eyes on the Street: Bike Lane Replaces Car Parking at Fort Mason

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 21, 2013 | 25 Comments

A new contra-flow bike lane separated by paint and plastic posts has appeared at the northern end of Van Ness Avenue, providing a safer link between the ped/bike paths that run through Fort Mason and Fisherman’s Wharf. The bike lane apparently replaced a lane of car parking on that stretch. I spotted the bike lane […]

SFMTA Board Greenlights Push to End Free Disabled Placard Parking

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 21, 2013 | 8 Comments

The SFMTA and the Mayor’s Office on Disability produced this video explaining why free parking for disabled placard holders is bad policy.Looking to end the dysfunction caused by California’s failed policy of giving free parking to disabled placard holders, the SFMTA Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday giving agency staff the green light […]

Supervisor Farrell Ramps Up Misguided Campaign Against Parking Meters

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 14, 2013 | 30 Comments

Supervisor Mark Farrell is apparently so repulsed by the idea that people should pay for the parking spots they use, he’s lashing out in increasingly irrational ways. In his most recent stunt, Farrell delayed approval of a $54 million contract that would replace 25,000 worn-out, coin-fed parking meters with modern ones that accept credit cards, […]

Potrero Ave. Safety Redesign Limps Toward the Finish Line

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 13, 2013 | 36 Comments

Updated 11/14, 2:34 p.m. with response from Supervisor David Campos below. Design options for the embattled plan to improve safety Potrero Avenue have come down to the two blocks between 22nd and 24th Streets in front of SF General Hospital. According to a vote via stickers placed on a board, most attendees at a public […]

Supes Narrowly Reject EIR Appeal Against Car-Free Condos at 1050 Valencia

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 7, 2013 | 134 Comments

The proposed parking-free, 12-unit condo and retail development at 1050 Valencia Street narrowly cleared a hurdle Tuesday after a 6-5 vote by the Board of Supervisors, which rejected an appeal that contended the project should be required to have a full environmental impact report. The project, approved by the Planning Commission more than a year […]

ENUF Delays Mission Parking Meters by Protesting the Wrong Ordinance

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 6, 2013 | 7 Comments

The Eastern Neighborhoods United Front, a group publicly represented by resident Mari Eliza, apparently turned out enough speakers and letters to postpone the approval of parking meters requested by merchants in the Mission at a hearing Friday. But in what appears to be a misinterpretation of the hearing notice, Eliza called on residents to protest […]

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