Recent Streetsblog SF posts about SFPark

Jay Primus: Too Early to Evaluate Results of SFPark

By Aaron Bialick | | 24 Comments
It’s too soon in the development of SFPark to draw any conclusions about the effectiveness of demand-responsive pricing on parking habits, says the SFMTA’s Jay Primus, who manages the SFPark program. Primus got in touch yesterday when the Streetsblog Network highlighted a blog post from Michael Perkins at Greater Greater Washington which claimed that the results of the […]

SFMTA to Test On-Street Car-Share Parking Spaces

By Aaron Bialick | | 14 Comments
Car share members in San Francisco could soon be picking up their vehicles from exclusive curbside parking spaces. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is launching a pilot program in mid-August to test at least ten on-street car share “pods” as part of its SFPark program. “On-street car sharing pods (i.e., locations where users […]

SFMTA Proposes SFPark Tour Bus Parking Management Plan

By Aaron Bialick | | 5 Comments
The hundreds of tour buses that roam San Francisco’s streets would be managed under the SF Park program as part of a proposal introduced today by Board of Supervisors President David Chiu and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). “As one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, tour buses often congest San Francisco’s […]

SFMTA Launches SFPark to Much Fanfare and Political Support

By Bryan Goebel | | 14 Comments
San Francisco launched the world’s most innovative parking pilot today, a federally-funded trial that promises to revolutionize the way cities manage and price metered curb parking. SFPark will make it easier for motorists to find spaces in busy commercial districts, while reducing congestion, speeding Muni, and improving air quality and safety for bicyclists and pedestrians. […]
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