SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — People in some San Francisco neighborhoods say they’re upset over proposed changes to parking.
But the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority says there’s a lot of “misinformation” about the plan.
It would convert parking in the Marina, Cow Hollow and Union Street Corridor from two-hour parking to “pay or permit” parking.
Michael Alaraj grew up in San Francisco’s Lower Haight.
He owns a business on Haight Street but says this is still a primarily residential area.
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“So, we have two-hour zones and no meters whatsoever, because, you know, people live here,” Alaraj said.
But that could soon be changing.
SFMTA is proposing a plan to convert some parking in Marina, Cow Hollow and the Union Street Corridor from “two-hour residential parking permit” zones to “pay or permit” parking.
That means parking will still be free for residents with permits, but visitors without a permit would now have to pay …