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I am vehemently against this and feel this action on the part of the City and its transportation agency, the SFMTA will only serve to heighten San Francisco's already rapidly growing status as a city unfriendly to small businesses, citizens and visitors.
Sunday is the one day where we should not have to pay for street parking. Many of our leisurely activities like brunch with family and friends and a Sunday matinee would be direly impacted upon. Many businesses would lose customers to other Bay Area cities that have a friendlier stance with their citizens and visitors.
The SFMTA says that by forcing people to pay meters on Sunday between the hours of 12:00 Noon and 6:00 pm, there would be more of a turn over of customers for businesses. On paper this may make sense, but most eating at a restaurant spend more than one hour to complete their meal and visit. Are we to stop everything to run out and feed the meter? And what about attending a matinee? Again, we would be forced to leave the film to pay the meter. Also, residential neighborhoods will face an increase of parking traffic.
Now SFMTA says MUNI and parking lots are viable options; but they aren't for many people. MUNI does not run on a steady and reliable schedule to make this mode of transportation appealing to most people. Parking lots are pricey. It seems that San Francisco and the SFMTA, once again do not care about middle- or low-income people who live and visit here. This is a shame.
Please join me in letting San Francisco and the SFMTA know that we will fight their imposition of expanding Sunday meter parking charges; and hopefully we can revoke all Sunday parking meter charges. This is a bad idea all around.
Please sign my petition.
Thank you,
ayana baltrip
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December 30, 2012
I honestly never thought this would gain this much steam but it just keeps growing and honestly my head is spinning a bit because it really shows people are just as fed up with these meter hikes as I am. It is wild to see so many people agreeing that brunch should be about relaxing instead of running out to feed the meter. I have so much to organize now but thank you for keeping this moving.
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SFMTA fiscal irresponsibility has led to revenue desperation, these changes on meter and Sunday parking will impact everyday people that get off work and are looking for space to park their car, usually these are the working class folks that move their car in the morning to go to work. Now you want them to park and pay 4 hours SF parking ($8-16 per day 7 days a week). Also this policy change has not even gone through a neighbourhood review. City leaders are ineffective and lack vision for city and residence that pay property taxes are paying for it.
Seriously? The city is becoming impossible to live in. Its like they want to drive everyone out to the suburbs.
Enough with the reach into our pockets every weekend. This is just a cash grab plain and simple.
Sunday is my only day off to hit up my favorite cafe. If I have to stress about a 2 hour limit while grabbing coffee I just wont bother going. Bad for business.
SFMTA is out of control. They run the buses like garbage and now want us to pay for parking when we just want a nice brunch? Ridiculous.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
I am vehemently against this and feel this action on the part of the City and its transportation agency, the SFMTA will only serve to heighten San Francisco's already rapidly growing status as a city unfriendly to small businesses, citizens and visitors.
Sunday is the one day where we should not have to pay for street parking. Many of our leisurely activities like brunch with family and friends and a Sunday matinee would be direly impacted upon. Many businesses would lose customers to other Bay Area cities that have a friendlier stance with their citizens and visitors.
The SFMTA says that by forcing people to pay meters on Sunday between the hours of 12:00 Noon and 6:00 pm, there would be more of a turn over of customers for businesses. On paper this may make sense, but most eating at a restaurant spend more than one hour to complete their meal and visit. Are we to stop everything to run out and feed the meter? And what about attending a matinee? Again, we would be forced to leave the film to pay the meter. Also, residential neighborhoods will face an increase of parking traffic.
Now SFMTA says MUNI and parking lots are viable options; but they aren't for many people. MUNI does not run on a steady and reliable schedule to make this mode of transportation appealing to most people. Parking lots are pricey. It seems that San Francisco and the SFMTA, once again do not care about middle- or low-income people who live and visit here. This is a shame.
Please join me in letting San Francisco and the SFMTA know that we will fight their imposition of expanding Sunday meter parking charges; and hopefully we can revoke all Sunday parking meter charges. This is a bad idea all around.
Please sign my petition.
Thank you,
ayana baltrip
Updates
December 30, 2012
I honestly never thought this would gain this much steam but it just keeps growing and honestly my head is spinning a bit because it really shows people are just as fed up with these meter hikes as I am. It is wild to see so many people agreeing that brunch should be about relaxing instead of running out to feed the meter. I have so much to organize now but thank you for keeping this moving.
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This is going to negatively affect all small business, restaurant and bar owners in San Francisco as well as a chilling effect to those who want to patronize them.
SFMTA fiscal irresponsibility has led to revenue desperation, these changes on meter and Sunday parking will impact everyday people that get off work and are looking for space to park their car, usually these are the working class folks that move their car in the morning to go to work. Now you want them to park and pay 4 hours SF parking ($8-16 per day 7 days a week). Also this policy change has not even gone through a neighbourhood review. City leaders are ineffective and lack vision for city and residence that pay property taxes are paying for it.
Seriously? The city is becoming impossible to live in. Its like they want to drive everyone out to the suburbs.
Enough with the reach into our pockets every weekend. This is just a cash grab plain and simple.
Sunday is my only day off to hit up my favorite cafe. If I have to stress about a 2 hour limit while grabbing coffee I just wont bother going. Bad for business.
SFMTA is out of control. They run the buses like garbage and now want us to pay for parking when we just want a nice brunch? Ridiculous.
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This is going to negatively affect all small business, restaurant and bar owners in San Francisco as well as a chilling effect to those who want to patronize them.