SFMTA Engineering Hearing: 76 On-Street Car-Share Parking Spaces
Includes 76 on-street car-share spaces, 11 bus zone extensions, and more.
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50 More On-Street Car-Share Spaces Proposed — Support One Near You
By Aaron Bialick |
About 50 on-street car-share parking spaces could be approved at an SFMTA engineering hearing tomorrow. That’s your chance to write in, or show up at City Hall, to support a smart move by the SFMTA: placing car-share vehicles in convenient locations citywide, and putting everyone within easy reach of this alternative to car ownership. The […]
SFMTA Engineering Hearing: On-Street Car-Share Spaces
By Aaron Bialick |
Agenda [PDF] Comments can be emailed to sustainable.streets@sfmta.com. Of note: 14. ESTABLISH – TOW-AWAY NO STOPPING EXCEPT PERMITTED CAR SHARE VEHICLES A. 9th Avenue, west side, from 11 feet to 33 feet north of Geary Boulevard (22-foot zone removes Post ID #109-03970, for 1 car share parking permit space–C078) B. Clement Street, north side, from 73 feet […]
Parking Shared Cars Instead of Private Cars Isn’t Exactly “Privatization”
By Aaron Bialick |
The SFMTA’s endeavor to reserve on-street car parking spaces for car-share vehicles has yielded complaints from some car owners who, ironically, decry the “privatization” of space currently used to store private cars. These folks don’t seem to acknowledge the extensive research showing that each car-share vehicle replaces, on average, nine to 13 privately-owned cars. They should […]
Study Quantifies How Unbalanced SF’s Car-Centric Streets Are
By Aaron Bialick |
Any doubts that most of San Francisco’s public space is consumed by private automobiles, whether moving or stored, could probably be put to rest with a quick glance at the city’s car-dominated streets. But a new study pulls together some eye-opening numbers about just how unbalanced SF’s priorities have been in allocating street space, prioritizing […]
San Francisco Will Explore Bringing Car-Share to the Curbside
By Michael Rhodes |
Car-sharing vehicles could eventually "live" in on-street parking spaces. Flickr photo: Jeff Hester San Francisco could eventually see car-sharing come to the curbside after the Planning Commission voted yesterday to urge the city to explore the idea of allowing on-street car-share pods. The commission also voted to start a process of updating the city’s guidelines […]
Street Parking in SF: Fees for Car-Share, Free for Car Owners
By Aaron Bialick |
With hundreds of on-street parking spaces around San Francisco set to become available for car-share vehicles, the SFMTA plans to charge companies monthly fees for the conversion of curbside spots that are normally free. So while companies like City Car-Share, Zipcar, and Getaround — which offer services that make it easier for residents to go […]