By Rigoberto Hernandez, Mission Local
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will not include the Mission and other eastern neighborhoods in its SFpark pilot program as originally planned, according to an announcement.
SFpark, funded through a federal grant, uses demand-responsive pricing to free up parking spaces. In December, the agency had proposed installing some 5,000 SFpark meters in the Mission and surrounding neighborhoods to offset the loss of parking caused by the construction of a park on 17th and Folsom streets.
“Many neighbors in the 12th & Folsom, 17th & Folsom, Dogpatch, and Potrero Hill areas have expressed uneasiness about being part of the SFpark pilot project until further evaluation of its success,” read the statement by SFpark. “Based on this feedback, the SFMTA will no longer propose for these areas to be included as SFpark pilot areas. As the SFMTA revises parking management proposals for each of these areas, they will reflect regular its [sic] policies and practices.”
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