Commentary: Stop Subsidizing Car Ownership
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If the city stops giving public land away for free to drivers, it can close its deficit and then some
Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Parking
Funds for San Diego “Park” Go Mostly to Free Parking for County Employees
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Nobody’s going to give San Diego County an award for park planning — we hope! — on its “Waterfront Park project,” which is more accurately described as the “subsidized garage project.” Grinning county officials recently cut the ribbon on a $36 million parking garage that will be free for county employees. With 640 spaces, the […]
The Top 5 Times Mayor Lee “Traded Safety for Convenience” on SF’s Streets
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Mayor Ed Lee says he’ll veto the Bike Yield Law because he’s “not willing to trade away safety for convenience.” The mayor is just being modest here. Of course he’s willing to trade safety for convenience! In fact, he’s elevated convenience to a core value. Here are our top five moments when Mayor Lee traded […]
Aaron Peskin Consulted With Polk Street Bike Lane Opponents on Lawsuit
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District 3 supervisor candidate Aaron Peskin provided consultation for Polk Street bike lane opponents earlier this year on filing a lawsuit over the street’s redesign. Despite his recently-declared support for full bike lanes along Polk, Peskin confirmed his one-time involvement with Save Polk Street, a group of merchants which has fiercely opposed protected bike lanes to preserve […]
Drivers Lose a 27-Cent Parking Subsidy – KPIX and KTVU Lose Their Sh*t
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The sky is falling! San Francisco drivers paying parking meters with credit cards will no longer get their 27-cent credit card transaction fees bankrolled by the SFMTA. For KPIX and KTVU, this was the scandal du jour. “It’s already pricey to park,” said KPIX anchor Elizabeth Cook. “How bad is it really going to get?” “We’re talking 27 more […]
Someone Finally Figured Out How to Fix Parking Forever. Blame Canada!
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Car owners in Hayes Valley will not stand by as “their” parking spaces are usurped by safe streets measures and “foreign” car-share “corporations” from places like “Delaware” and “Canada.” That’s according a couple of bizarre anonymous flyers spotted recently around the neighborhood that appear to take aim at the arrival of on-street car-share parking spaces and plans to make crosswalks safer […]