http://missionlocal.org News From San Francisco's Mission District Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:30:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/new-northeast-mission-parking-plan-draws-heated-response/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/new-northeast-mission-parking-plan-draws-heated-response/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:49:49 +0000 Tay Wiles http://missionlocal.org/?p=228878 A plan to install parking meters in the northeast Mission, brought to a halt over a year ago by community opposition, has come back to life amid renewed skepticism from some residents and business owners. “Parking is the most controversial topic that any neighborhood ever takes on,” said Jeffrey Tumlin, a transportation consultant helping the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency present its proposal to a fractious community. In January of last year,...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/03/new-northeast-mission-parking-plan-draws-heated-response/feed/ 17 http://missionlocal.org/2012/12/locals-pack-oconnell-high-to-shape-parking-plan/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/12/locals-pack-oconnell-high-to-shape-parking-plan/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:45:56 +0000 Talal Ansari http://missionlocal.org/?p=218432 On a recent Wednesday night, more than 100 people packed into the auditorium at John O’Connell High School, angry about a contested plan to meter parking spaces in the northeast Mission. This meeting was the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s chance to rectify the situation, to let residents know that they wouldn’t go forward with a new parking plan without community input — that this time would be different. But...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/12/locals-pack-oconnell-high-to-shape-parking-plan/feed/ 45 http://missionlocal.org/2012/11/new-development-eradicating-mission-parking/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/11/new-development-eradicating-mission-parking/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:42:12 +0000 Talal Ansari http://missionlocal.org/?p=212890 Lack of parking is a leading gripe for San Franciscans, who live in a heavily commuted city with more than half as many registered vehicles as residents. The Mission District is no exception, and the opening of such large-capacity venues in the neighborhood as Preservation Hall West and the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema means that the tedious routine of circling the block looking for an open parking spot is here to...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/11/new-development-eradicating-mission-parking/feed/ 19 http://missionlocal.org/2012/08/the-mission-takes-lead-in-bike-corrals/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/08/the-mission-takes-lead-in-bike-corrals/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:00:52 +0000 Noah Arroyo http://missionlocal.org/?p=197162 Bike "corrals" -- on-street spaces in which multiple bike racks replace car parking spaces -- are cropping up throughout the city. But in the Mission, they're burning rubber.]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/08/the-mission-takes-lead-in-bike-corrals/feed/ 8 http://missionlocal.org/2012/07/your-fourth-of-july-parking-rules/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/07/your-fourth-of-july-parking-rules/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2012 17:45:30 +0000 Lisette Mejia http://missionlocal.org/?p=191971 The last thing you probably want today is a ticket. In order to avoid getting one, check out today’s parking rules: Monday-Friday street sweeping is not being enforced. But rules for streets with seven-day street sweeping, like Market Street, will be in full effect. Monday-Friday residential permit parking is not enforced. Parking meters are enforced. Posted 1-2 hour parking limits are enforced. For more parking rules, go here.]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/07/your-fourth-of-july-parking-rules/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2012/06/snap-sea-parking-not-allowed/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/06/snap-sea-parking-not-allowed/#comments Sat, 23 Jun 2012 17:00:09 +0000 Yoona Ha http://missionlocal.org/?p=190081 ]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/06/snap-sea-parking-not-allowed/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2011/12/longtime-biz-to-city-we-want-parking-not-meters/ http://missionlocal.org/2011/12/longtime-biz-to-city-we-want-parking-not-meters/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:30:22 +0000 Rigoberto Hernandez http://missionlocal.org/?p=159078 One business owner endured having a cadaver dumped in his lot, but wonders if he can survive the parking wars. ]]> http://missionlocal.org/2011/12/longtime-biz-to-city-we-want-parking-not-meters/feed/ 22 http://missionlocal.org/2011/10/mission-businesses-wheel-in-bicycle-parking/ http://missionlocal.org/2011/10/mission-businesses-wheel-in-bicycle-parking/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:00:46 +0000 C.K. Hickey http://missionlocal.org/?p=143466 For the most part, bikes are welcome here. ]]> http://missionlocal.org/2011/10/mission-businesses-wheel-in-bicycle-parking/feed/ 3 http://missionlocal.org/2011/06/transit-cuts-turn-one-bus-ride-into-three/ http://missionlocal.org/2011/06/transit-cuts-turn-one-bus-ride-into-three/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:45:31 +0000 Nick Sucharski http://missionlocal.org/?p=124206 Companies could collectively decide to create a shuttle service for their employees, said Gillian Gillette, chief of staff to city supervisor Scott Wiener.]]> http://missionlocal.org/2011/06/transit-cuts-turn-one-bus-ride-into-three/feed/ 9 http://missionlocal.org/2010/11/mission-and-valencia-are-getting-smarter/ http://missionlocal.org/2010/11/mission-and-valencia-are-getting-smarter/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:00:13 +0000 Lydia Chávez http://missionlocal.org/?p=95925 Meters going in through December. ]]> http://missionlocal.org/2010/11/mission-and-valencia-are-getting-smarter/feed/ 0