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Subject: RE: Unfair motorcycle price increase
Date: October 20, 2009 10:07:05 AM PDT
To: "Sasha Pave"
The SFMTA has raised its rates for metered motorcycle parking throughout the City. These rates were raised in
correspondence to the increase in rates for automobile parking. The rates for motorcycle parking are intended to be
pegged at 1/5 th the rate for automobile parking, reflecting the proportional amount of curb space used by motorcycles in
comparison to automobiles. In the downtown area, the rate for automobile parking is $3.50 per hour. This therefore
corresponds to a motorcycle parking meter rate of $0.70 per hour. The rates vary depending upon where the parking
meters are located in the City. The following table shows the various new rates, along with the old rates.
One of the other exclusive advantages that the City of San Francisco provides to motorcycle commuters is the benefit of
using on-street parking for all-day parking. Automobile drivers--without disabled placards—can only use on-street
spaces for short-term parking.
Thank you for contacting the Traffic Engineering Division of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
Please visit our website at www.sfmta.com
Dear DPT,
This photo is a reflection of the new parking rate, it was take last
friday at 2pm. Previous to the rate increase you'd have to arrive at
6:30am to find a spot here, and they were all occupied all day. Now
I'm seeing 20-70% vacancy.
http://i.imgur.com/KP2cB.jpg
Thank you for listening. If the fare were reduced to .50/hr, I'm
convinced that every spot would be full all day. That's still a 100%
increase over the previous rate.