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S.F. parking initiative headed for November ballot
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SAN FRANCISCO
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More than enough signatures to put the so-called Parking For Neighborhoods initiative on the November ballot were submitted Monday to the City’s Elections Department.Related Topics: SAN FRANCISCO
The initiative, which would permit the creation of more parking spaces citywide, needed signatures from at least 10,396 registered San Francisco voters to make it onto the ballot.
More than 18,000 voter signatures were collected.
The initiative is backed by business advocates who say there are not enough spots to park cars. The proposal includes allowing developers to build at least three parking spots for every four units in the downtown area, whereas now they are allowed to only build one parking spot for every four units.
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12:11 PM MST on Tue., Jul. 10, 2007 re: "S.F. parking initiative headed for November ballot"
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Jeffrey W. Baker said:
The article is incorrect. Today, builders have a right to build one space per four units, and they can negotiate with the city to get more. This is how the city enforces its policies: by compromising with the developer over the number of units, the number of parking spaces, street-level retail space, building height, and below-market-rate allocations. Under the new initiative, builders automatically get three times as many parking spaces by right, without negotiating with the city. This initiative is a colossal mistake. It will completely destroy the city's negotiating power with builders, increase traffic congestion, ruin Muni service, and decimate on-street parking. People will be able to park at their houses, but if they leave they'll be stuck in traffic and when they arrive at their destination they will find there's nowhere to park.
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