Muni Diaries

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Streetsblog SF reports that SFMTA, the agency that oversees Muni and public parking in San Francisco, is leaning toward increasing the hours for parking meters into the evenings and introducing Sunday meters in parts of the city. This proposed revenue would ostensibly offset the need to increase Muni fares, according to its proponents.

The proposal was approved by the SFMTA board a few years ago, but opposition from then-Mayor Newsom pushed the idea off the table. Now it’s seeing a second life.

What do you think of the idea of increasing parking meter hours to cover Muni’s $19.6 million deficit over the next fiscal year? Will it work?

Lots more info over on Streetsblog’s post. Check it out.

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