June 2006 - Transpo - list.sfgreens.org

construction and loss of parking meter revenue, fyi
by susan_e_vaughan＠juno.com 29 Jun '06

29 Jun '06

fyi only. Sue ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- John Holtzclaw 415-977-5534 John.Holtzclaw(a)SierraClub.org Sierra Club Building Healthy Communities Committee (stop Sprawl) Building Healthy Communities -- http://www.SierraClub.org/sprawl Healthy Growth Calculator -- density saves resources & reduces pollution -- http://www.sierraclub.org/sprawl/density/ also www.sflcv.org/density The City loses a great deal of potential parking revenue because parking meters are removed for construction projects and not re-installed in many cases for years. Part of the problem is that companies are apparently allowed to remove meters when they have construction projects, but there doesn't seem to be any requirement that they ensure they are replaced promptly and/or pay the city to make up for the lost revenue.... A couple of construction projects on Natoma between 1st and 2nd streets were completed years ago but the meters were only recently replaced. Construction permits should require payment to the city to make up for lost revenue from meters until they are replaced and allow the project sponsors to pay to have them replaced promptly. This would give them a strong incentive to minimize the number of meters removed and to replace them quickly. Doing so would help the budget with more revenue. It would also decrease the cost of more vehicles in the city, which increase wear and tear on roads and require emergency services because of the increased collisions. It would also help to reduce congestion, pollution, etc. On Natoma in the one block stretch between 1st and 2nd Streets there were 21 spaces with no meters for years. That’s on just one side of the street; there’s no parking on the other side. They were removed during building construction projects. When I last looked the meters charged $2 an hour. If all those spaces averaged 7 hours a day of payment on weekdays only, they would have raised more than $70,000 a year from just that one side of one block without even counting additional fees for parking violations. Update: there are still 3 meters missing in that block. The rate is now $3/hour, so the loss per meter just counting 7 hours a day on weekdays would be over $5,000. It’s almost certainly higher with weekend parking and fines. Mark C. Brucker 1740 Walnut St. #6 Berkeley, CA 94709 Phone: 510.843.7437 bridger(a)lupac.net

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Re: [Transpo] keep or cancel this month's meeting?
by susan_e_vaughan＠juno.com 29 Jun '06

29 Jun '06

I do think that while we are working on getting our own legislation passed, we should still be weighing on things that are coming up locally -- like congestion pricing to get off Treasure Island and the recent injunction on the BPU. Sue -- John-Marc Chandonia <jmc(a)sfgreens.org> wrote: Hi, If there's enough to discuss (considering the fate of the Bike Plan), we can hold our usual meeting tomorrow; otherwise, let's cancel it. Sue has already said she can't make either the June or July meetings. Is anybody else interested in attending? I still have no new data regarding the driveway permits; I need to get back on top of that issue. JMC -- John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) http://sfgreens.org/ _______________________________________________ Transpo mailing list Transpo(a)sfgreens.org https://list.sfgreens.org/mailman/listinfo/transpo

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keep or cancel this month's meeting?
by John-Marc Chandonia 27 Jun '06

27 Jun '06

Hi, If there's enough to discuss (considering the fate of the Bike Plan), we can hold our usual meeting tomorrow; otherwise, let's cancel it. Sue has already said she can't make either the June or July meetings. Is anybody else interested in attending? I still have no new data regarding the driveway permits; I need to get back on top of that issue. JMC -- John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) http://sfgreens.org/

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RE: [Transpo] keep or cancel this month's meeting?
by Jerry Path 27 Jun '06

27 Jun '06

Hi - I can't make it. Jerry > [Original Message] > From: John-Marc Chandonia <jmc(a)sfgreens.org> > To: <transpo(a)sfgreens.org> > Date: 6/26/2006 8:31:34 PM > Subject: [Transpo] keep or cancel this month's meeting? > > Hi, > If there's enough to discuss (considering the fate of the Bike > Plan), we can hold our usual meeting tomorrow; otherwise, let's cancel > it. Sue has already said she can't make either the June or July > meetings. Is anybody else interested in attending? > > I still have no new data regarding the driveway permits; I need > to get back on top of that issue. > > JMC > -- > John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) > http://sfgreens.org/ > _______________________________________________ > Transpo mailing list > Transpo(a)sfgreens.org > https://list.sfgreens.org/mailman/listinfo/transpo

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All SF Bicycle Improvements Put on Hold by Court Injunction. SF Mayor Gavin "Nimby" Newsom says he 'could give a rat's ass'
by Ted Strawser 26 Jun '06

26 Jun '06

more fun from the SF Party Party, click the link to follow. call Nimby and forward the link it if it resonates: All SF Bicycle Improvements Put on Hold by Court Injunction. SF Mayor Gavin âNimbyâ Newsom says he âcould give a ratâs assâ http://www.sfpartyparty.com/?p=268

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Fw: Peak Oil Art Show web pages
by susan_e_vaughan＠juno.com 26 Jun '06

26 Jun '06

Hey Everyone, Check out some art by local Greens by going to the following URL. Sue http://www.sfbayoil.org/sfoa/artshow/web/index.html The links on the RIGHT column all work - the artists names. Mary Dalton's link on the left works, but none of the others (and I'm intending to have photos on the left open in new windows, too, so that will change some). Remember, this is a temporary URL.

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where is Mayor Nimby Newsom on Bike Plan Injuction?
by Ted Strawser 26 Jun '06

26 Jun '06

Amazing.... no quote from the Mayors office in the Chron story. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/24/BAG7QJJSR71.DTL… if this man knows how do anything it is to use the press to carry a message when he cares. no statement. no comment. no committment. there is a clear message here. he vetos healthy saturdays, then makes a mockery of bike to work day by . now ALL BICYCLE IMPROVEMENTS ARE ON HOLD AND NOTHING FROM NIBMY. maybe we are supposed to wait to hear his plans next year on bike to work day?

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i will not be at the june or july meetings
by susan_e_vaughan＠juno.com 22 Jun '06

22 Jun '06

won't be at the june or july meetings. Sorry. Sue

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THIS FRIDAY - Support Chris Daly's "Question Time" Proposal
by Ted Strawser 21 Jun '06

21 Jun '06

Hi ALL now is the time to keep the heat on Newsom. after having sided with the NIMBYS on healthy saturdays, and then getting a spanking from the voters who overruled his veto of eviction disclosure with Prop B. we have to show him that pandering to NIMBYS comes with a price... great work chris please: 1) send a letter to the editor (letters(a)sfchroncle.com) 2) send a letter to the rules committee who will vote on this Friday (sean.elsbernd(a)sfgov.org; ross.mirkarimi@sfgov.org;tom.ammiano@sfgov.org) 3) come by the committee meeting friday at 10am to speak in favor. Room 263 for more info, check out the beyond chron piece http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=3387 or for more condensed hyperbole, check the SF Party Party http://www.sfpartyparty.com/?p=237 see you Friday Ted Note: forwarded message attached.

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Car-Free Talk, #6
by susan_e_vaughan＠juno.com 16 Jun '06

16 Jun '06

Hey everyone sorry -- Dan Strickland pointed out that I neglected to tell you the channel. It's Channel 29, San Francisco's public access tv station -- for next time since #5 has already run. We're taping my next show, #6, on July 11, and my guest will be David Fridley, an energy analyst from Lawrence Berkeley. I'll let you know when it's airing on Channel 29. Sue -- "susan_e_vaughan(a)juno.com" <susan_e_vaughan(a)juno.com> wrote: Car-Free Talk, #5 airs on Wednesday, June 14 at 9:30 p.m., and again on Thursday, June 15 at 12:30 p.m. Guest: Julie Kirschbaum of the SFCTA discussing Bus Rapid Transit on Geary Boulevard. _______________________________________________ San Francisco Green Party Active Members List To unsubscribe or edit your options, go here: https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/active

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