By Garrett Leahy : sfstandard – excerpt
The hours you get charged to park on San Francisco city streets were set to be changed this summer for the first time since 1947. But San Francisco supervisors passed a resolution last week urging the agency to delay the idea pending an “independent economic impact report.”
The San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency wants to extend meter hours from 6 to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and add Sunday metering hours in select parts of the city where parking charges previously did not exist.
The transit agency claims the plan will “expand parking availability and benefit all those who live, shop, worship and work in San Francisco.”
However, Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin said it seemed likely the agency would agree to postpone the changes until the city’s controller can do a study at some point in September. …(more)
This should be a no-brainer to every Supervisor & MTA board member. Seniors, the disabled & many families will face more economic oppression. We are on limited incomes. Our caregivers won’t be able to park. We will not be able to use local restaurants for dinner or Sunday meals. We are also your tax base & local electoral base. We need elected representatives to represent US & our issues.