Comments on: Eyes on the Street: Cleaning the Curb, Fouling the Sidewalk http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/01/06/eyes-on-the-street-cleaning-the-curb-fouling-the-sidewalk/ Covering San Francisco's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter Malkin http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/01/06/eyes-on-the-street-cleaning-the-curb-fouling-the-sidewalk/comment-page-1/#comment-534497 Peter Malkin Thu, 24 Mar 2011 06:03:57 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1245#comment-534497 Also, there's a free android app that has access to the same data. You can download it on the market. Check the link Also, there’s a free android app that has access to the same data. You can download it on the market. Check the link

]]> By: Peter Malkin http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/01/06/eyes-on-the-street-cleaning-the-curb-fouling-the-sidewalk/comment-page-1/#comment-534494 Peter Malkin Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:59:11 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1245#comment-534494 I put together a website that contains the most info I could find about street parking. I hooked it up to the google map for the best browsing experience. I work hard on the updating the database, but please fill free to help me and submit data. I put together a website that contains the most info I could find about street parking. I hooked it up to the google map for the best browsing experience. I work hard on the updating the database, but please fill free to help me and submit data.

]]> By: Zeray http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/01/06/eyes-on-the-street-cleaning-the-curb-fouling-the-sidewalk/comment-page-1/#comment-3667 Zeray Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:04:40 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1245#comment-3667 Does anyone have a solution? I must say that I donate on average about $300.00 per year because of this issue. There really aren't any parking around during street cleaning days. Just like overhead has mentioned, you have to park on the non-street cleaning side a couple of days ahead in order to find a spot. Some of my neighbors have literally like 4-5 cars, with some of them being trucks and I really can't find a solution. The only thing that is left is to park on the side walk of my house and hope I don't get a bigger ticket. For a while I thought it was legal to park on the side walk during street cleaning because everyone was doing it. Does anyone have a solution? I must say that I donate on average about $300.00 per year because of this issue. There really aren’t any parking around during street cleaning days. Just like overhead has mentioned, you have to park on the non-street cleaning side a couple of days ahead in order to find a spot. Some of my neighbors have literally like 4-5 cars, with some of them being trucks and I really can’t find a solution. The only thing that is left is to park on the side walk of my house and hope I don’t get a bigger ticket. For a while I thought it was legal to park on the side walk during street cleaning because everyone was doing it.

]]> By: jon http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/01/06/eyes-on-the-street-cleaning-the-curb-fouling-the-sidewalk/comment-page-1/#comment-3124 jon Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:02:38 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1245#comment-3124 <> It will end overnight when the first ADA lawsuit happens. --jon w <>

It will end overnight when the first ADA lawsuit happens.

–jon w

]]> By: The Overhead Wire http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/01/06/eyes-on-the-street-cleaning-the-curb-fouling-the-sidewalk/comment-page-1/#comment-3114 The Overhead Wire Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:34:29 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1245#comment-3114 I must say that i've done it a few times on my street. Wake up at 8am to move my car because of the streetsweeper. But where does it go while I wait for it to pass? Do I park 10 blocks away because everyone is looking for a place to put their cars until the sweeper passes or do i park on the sidewalk so i can go back in the house and take a shower before work so that I can go back out and move it back into a place after the sweeper has gone by. A lot of people will plan ahead by parking in a non sweep space days before. But the night before they are all gone. It's an interesting dilemma. Sometimes I'll just leave my car and get a ticket figuring I'm paying for Muni and the MTA anyways, might as well pony up extra that i feel is deserved and save myself a lot of hassle. I've thought about this a lot though. There's a huge shortage of spaces every morning which makes parking more scarce (not a problem per say) but its not a pricing issue because a lot of those people have permits and might likely pay more for them but still have to move their car on streetsweep day. The streets most certainly need cleaning and unlike other places the sweepers on my street actually do help a lot with the leaves. Yes I know the issue here is ADA access. But I'm not sure if the street sweep shuffle is going away any time soon. I must say that i’ve done it a few times on my street. Wake up at 8am to move my car because of the streetsweeper. But where does it go while I wait for it to pass? Do I park 10 blocks away because everyone is looking for a place to put their cars until the sweeper passes or do i park on the sidewalk so i can go back in the house and take a shower before work so that I can go back out and move it back into a place after the sweeper has gone by. A lot of people will plan ahead by parking in a non sweep space days before. But the night before they are all gone.

It’s an interesting dilemma. Sometimes I’ll just leave my car and get a ticket figuring I’m paying for Muni and the MTA anyways, might as well pony up extra that i feel is deserved and save myself a lot of hassle.

I’ve thought about this a lot though. There’s a huge shortage of spaces every morning which makes parking more scarce (not a problem per say) but its not a pricing issue because a lot of those people have permits and might likely pay more for them but still have to move their car on streetsweep day. The streets most certainly need cleaning and unlike other places the sweepers on my street actually do help a lot with the leaves.

Yes I know the issue here is ADA access. But I’m not sure if the street sweep shuffle is going away any time soon.

]]> By: Scott http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/01/06/eyes-on-the-street-cleaning-the-curb-fouling-the-sidewalk/comment-page-1/#comment-3113 Scott Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:51:57 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1245#comment-3113 Ha! 10 minutes after reading this post I saw this on flicr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/merlin/3180292014/ Even the police are flaunting sidewalk law. Ha! 10 minutes after reading this post I saw this on flicr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/merlin/3180292014/

Even the police are flaunting sidewalk law.

]]> By: Eric http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/01/06/eyes-on-the-street-cleaning-the-curb-fouling-the-sidewalk/comment-page-1/#comment-3109 Eric Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:32:00 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1245#comment-3109 Well that sidewalk certainly is a mess. Luckily, my own sidewalk has only had Christmas trees and discarded sofas blocking it lately. Great to see that the SF site is finally up and running! Well that sidewalk certainly is a mess. Luckily, my own sidewalk has only had Christmas trees and discarded sofas blocking it lately.

Great to see that the SF site is finally up and running!

]]> By: JoshB http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/01/06/eyes-on-the-street-cleaning-the-curb-fouling-the-sidewalk/comment-page-1/#comment-3106 JoshB Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:54:46 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1245#comment-3106 Thanks for the link love! I see the same thing on my (much more residential) block, and I'm quite sure it happens all over town. I call every time I see a car blocking the sidewalk and yet I still see the same offenders every week. On a whim I checked out everyblock.com to see the results of my calls and noticed that while some reports were given the status "Result: Citation issued," my most recent calls got "Result: Assignment handled." According to everyblock, "This can occur when an officer provides a generic call disposition." Hardly comforting. Have you had any better results? Thanks for the link love! I see the same thing on my (much more residential) block, and I’m quite sure it happens all over town. I call every time I see a car blocking the sidewalk and yet I still see the same offenders every week.

On a whim I checked out everyblock.com to see the results of my calls and noticed that while some reports were given the status “Result: Citation issued,” my most recent calls got “Result: Assignment handled.”

According to everyblock, “This can occur when an officer provides a generic call disposition.” Hardly comforting.

Have you had any better results?

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