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Residential Permit Parking

Maximum Cost.

Minimum Value.

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Dave Wang, on behalf of Keep Glen Parking Free!, 2015

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Absolute cost, no guaranteed gains

With ever increasing permit and violation costs

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Enforcement hours don’t work for you

- The intersection of the two circles represents the hours of RPP benefit for the typical car commuter

- Enforced during BUSINESS HOURS, 9am-5pm, +/- 1hr WEEKDAYS typically.

- RPP typically does not benefit your parking during evenings & weekends, when you need it most

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You work and park during evenings & weekends

RPP enforced during business hours

Hours of potential RPP benefit

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RPP pricing through the years

The pricing trendline predicts RPP will cost ~$160/permit soon

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Historical prices ascertained through archive.org.

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Costly for the community

Hospital workers, senior citizen aids, teachers, parents taking their kids to the park - people that enrich and contribute to a our community - do you want to make their lives harder?

30th St. Senior Center

Noe Valley Rec Center

St. Luke’s hospital

Fairmont School

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Costs & Benefits

  • Costs
    • Time, bureaucracy, paperwork,
    • Justify residency, submit paperwork, get reviewed
    • Challenging for renters, community workers
    • Pricey - $127/car/year
    • Visit/Contact MTA in case of visitors (who’d want to do this?)
      • ~$10/day for guest permits
    • Apply via mail, or at MTA office
    • Long term visitors ???
    • $81/violation
    • Limits your areas for parking.
  • Benefits
    • Buy the privilege of parking in the neighborhood area during business hours
    • $127/year buys you a permit, not a parking spot
    • Participate in lottery of parking
    • There’s zero guarantee of improved parking

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Keep Glen Parking Free!

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Proposed Blocks in North Glen Park