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Planning Commission OKs Parking-Saturated Condo Project at Embarcadero
A luxury waterfront condo and parking garage development is on its way to the central Embarcadero, even though it would add three times the number of residential parking spaces allowed by law, plus 255 public spaces, to one of San Francisco's most transit-rich destinations.
March 23, 2012
The Gap in SFPark’s Captivating Data Set
Speaking of extending parking meter hours...
March 15, 2012
Will City Hall Get on Board With Extending Parking Meter Hours?
Giving away free curbside car parking when it's in demand on Sundays and evenings just doesn't make any sense.
March 15, 2012
SFMTA Leaning Toward Extended Meter Hours, Away From Fare Hikes
A picture is forming of how the SFMTA might address its budget shortfalls over the next two years. The SFMTA Board of Directors and an advisory panel of community leaders seem to oppose any further fare hikes or service cuts for Muni riders while mostly favoring extending parking meter hours to nights and Sundays -- a politically challenging yet long-overdue measure.
March 7, 2012
New NYC Research Confirms: Parking Requirements Make More Car Traffic
Evidence continues to mount that New York City’s mandatory parking minimums encourage people to drive.
February 29, 2012
Community Planner Cindy Wu to Join the Planning Commission Today
The San Francisco Planning Commission has a new member today -- Cindy Wu, a community planner at the Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC) who received high praise at a recent Board of Supervisors committee hearing before being unanimously appointed.
February 16, 2012
Chinatown Businesses Thrive During a Week Without Car Parking
What would happen if, one day, the city decided to make better use of the car parking on a commercial corridor like Stockton Street in Chinatown?
January 24, 2012
SFPark Mission Bay Plan Sees Backlash from Potrero Hill Residents
An SFMTA plan to put a rational price on car parking around the developing Mission Bay area has run into fierce backlash from residents and merchants from the Potrero Hill, Dogpatch and northeastern Mission neighborhoods.
January 13, 2012
Transit Incentives Can’t Make Up for Parking Glut at Cathedral Hill CPMC
Nearly 10,000 additional cars [PDF] are predicted to travel every day to the gigantic Cathedral Hill California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) at Van Ness and Geary after it opens in 2016. While the city is negotiating how much the institution will pay to help mitigate the impacts those cars will have on Muni and pedestrian and bicycle safety, some advocates argue that won't make up for a fundamental flaw: The medical center will include too much parking.
December 22, 2011