rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/re-envision-residential-curb-space?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-re-envision-residential-curb-space' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Retired - Urban Environmentalists https://actionnetwork.org/groups/urban-environmentalists https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/245/010/normal/Alfred_logo_-__walkable_communities.jpg There were 29 traffic deaths in SF in 2020. SFMTA has a $68 million deficit, on track to grow to $168 million next year. The climate crisis is real. The city will never solve these problems as long as it continues to use public space to subsidize cars. SF charges only $13 per month for residential parking – or nothing at all, in areas without permit requirements. Meanwhile, a driveway in the Outer Richmond goes for $180 per month on Craigslist. If the city charged that much for residential street parking, it would bring in over $400 million a year. Car ownership skews wealthy and white. In effect, the city is short-changing transit, which is used more by people of color, to offer a $2,000 per car annual subsidy to drivers. Is this what we stand for in San Francisco? What if we stopped giving away public land for one-tenth to one-thirtieth its market value? Perhaps more folks might decide that a car is not worth it and opt for a Zipcar, Muni pass, motorcycle, or bicycle. We could use permit revenues to expand bus service, or to support other local priorities. And if we moved beyond costs to acknowledge the value of curb space, maybe we would even allow other uses–hyper-local playgrounds, secure bicycle parking, pop-up small businesses, or even tiny houses for students and seniors. Sign this petition to support Urban Environmentalists' six-point plan to re-envision residential street parking by charging equitable prices and reallocating some of this precious public land to uses that better serve society: Put specious legal arguments to rest Enforce existing parking laws Extend permit zones to all residential areas Expand pay-or-permit parking Experiment with equitable pricing for street parking Think beyond cars Read the petition below for more details on each point! https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/re-envision-residential-curb-space