[Carfreeliving] Fw: attack of the car people
Joel Pomerantz
doajig at earthlink.net
Mon Dec 12 18:51:49 MST 2005
Actually I am very surprised and happy that
they're taking such an honest approach: me me me
me and me! All you have to do to put their
arguments to shame are point out that they
aren't the only people on the planet, and that
the continued use of their car "entitlement" is
exactly like demanding welfare! That'll shut 'em
up--using their own arguments against them. Or
should anyway.
Joel
At 1:22 PM -0800 12/12/05, Shannon Dodge wrote:
>Yikes.
>
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>They hate day laborers, but they never met a parking space they didn't love.
>Meet the Coalition of San Francisco Neighborhoods, the NIMBYs in SUVs (the
>president lives right around the corner from me!).
>Fran
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: info at CSFN.net [mailto:info at CSFN.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 12:02 PM
>To: undisclosed-recipients:
>Subject: Attack on Autos in SF continues
>
>Eliminating parking in new residential construction is a concept CSFN clearly
>opposes, even though the specific legislation has not yet been voted upon.
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> WHERE AM I GOING TO PARK DOWNTOWN?
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>San Francisco currently has a shortage of parking in the commercial core and
>business areas adjacent to downtown. Parking prices are sky-high and downtown
>merchants are already losing customers who are
>unable to find or afford parking
>in the area.
>
>A surefire solution to the parking shortage is to build parking that meets San
>Francisco's growing demands. But some politicians at City Hall have a very
>different idea.
>
>San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly has introduced legislation to restrict
>parking downtown, and in adjacent SOMA, Jackson Square, Tenderloin and Civic
>Center areas. In fact, they want to see two cars fight it out for every one
>parking space, instead of building parking to
>accommodate the very real needs of
>residents, businesses and hotels.
>
>The proposed legislation makes it impossible to build necessary parking
>downtown:
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>Ø No Place for Residents to Park: According to the Planning Department, at
>least 80% of downtown homeowners own at least
>one car. Many of these residents
>walk or take public transit to work and only use
>their cars on the weekends and
>evenings. This legislation will prohibit
>construction of more than one parking
>space for every two new housing units, while prohibiting construction of new
>stand-alone parking garages or the expansion of existing garages.
>
>Ø Some Families Need Cars: Not everyone can
>walk or take public transit. In
>particular, families with children or disabled
>and elderly members often cannot
>function without a car. This legislation only
>drives these families out of the
>City.
>
>Ø More Double-Parking: Downtown streets are
>already congested with passenger
>cars, taxis, bicyclists, delivery trucks, MUNI buses and cable cars. By
>reducing residential parking and eliminating hotel entryways and curb cuts for
>deliveries, this legislation will encourage
>dangerous double-parking situations.
>Downtown streets will be less safe with
>double-parked cars blocking traffic and
>frustrating MUNI and other commuters.
>
>Ø Increased Traffic Congestion: Without a parking space, residents and
>visitors to downtown will spend extra time searching for parking. This means
>more vehicles jamming up the streets, particularly during peak commute times.
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>Ø Overburdening our MUNI System: MUNI is in a budget crunch and has just
>reduced its service, exasperating passengers with unreliable commute times,
>longer waits, crowded buses and increased fares. Reducing parking in the
>downtown area and nearby C-3 districts would only worsen the situation. More
>buses would be blocked by double-parked cars looking for parking, and more
>people would crowd MUNI to get to and around
>downtown. This legislation should
>be shelved until significant improvements have been made to San Francisco's
>public transportation system.
>
>Ø Harder For Downtown Businesses: If
>downtown apartment owners and renters
>cannot park in their own buildings, they will
>seek spaces in existing commercial
>parking garages. This legislation will drive up
>the price of parking in downtown
>for everyone. The scarce supply of commercial and visitor parking should be
>reserved for shoppers, tourists, museum goers and not be used by permanent
>residents.
>
>Ø Makes Hospitality Industry Less
>Hospitable: Hotels need loading entryways
>to keep traffic running smoothly and to keep visitors and their belongings
>protected from the weather. This legislation will prohibit hotel entryways,
>causing double parking and traffic backup.
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>You can protect downtown parking! City Hall needs to hear from you:
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>
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>Ø Show up on December 7th at 1 PM and tell the politicians "hands off my
>parking spot!" It's easy: just go to the Board
>of Supervisors land use committee
>hearing at City Hall, Room 263.
>
>Ø Call the Board of Supervisors to say "NO" to this legislation. You can
>leave messages or send emails at:
>
>Sup. Michela Alioto-Pier 554-7752
>Michela.Alioto-Pier at sfgov.org
> Sup. Tom Ammiano 554-5144
>Tom.Ammiano at sfgov.org
>Sup. Chris Daly 544-7970
>Chris.Daly at sfgov.org
>Sup. Bevan Dufty 554-6968
>Bevan.Dufty at sfgov.org
> Sup. Sean Elsbernd 554-6516
>Sean.Elsbernd at sfgov.org
>Sup. Jake McGoldrick 554-7410
>Jake.McGoldrick at sfgov.org
> Sup. Ross Mirkarimi 554-7630
>Ross.Mirkarimi at sfgov.org
> Sup. Aaron Peskin 554-7450
>Aaron.Peskin at sfgov.org
> Sup. Fiona Ma 554-7460
>Fiona.Ma at sfgov.org
> Sup. Sophie Maxwell 554-7670
>Sophie.Maxwell at sfgov.org
> Sup. Gerardo Sandoval 554-6975
>Gerardo.Sandoval at sfgov.org
>
>
>Ø Send a Letter asking the politicians where they are planning on parking
>your car. You can send your letter to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors,
>City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102.
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> For additional information, please call Frank at 835-7706.
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>12/2/05 Draft 4.0
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>SFSM 2005 Sunshine Data Request Related Correspondence Pursuant to BOS
>Resolution #040684
>P: 415-387-7405
>F: 415-387-5904
>E: mail at csrsf.com
>W: http://www.csrsf.com
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>-----Original Message-----
>>From: info at CSFN.net [mailto:info at CSFN.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 12:31 PM
>To: undisclosed-recipients:
>Subject: Oops - here's the parking document
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