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San Francisco Downtown Pick-Up and Delivery

San Francisco Downtown Pick-Up and Delivery. Gerald Robbins San Francisco Department of Parking and Traffic www.sfgov.org/dpt. San Francisco Geography. Water on 3 Sides 47.4 Sq. Miles Compact Development. Downtown San Francisco. Narrow Streets: 40’-50’ Wide Curb-to-Curb

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San Francisco Downtown Pick-Up and Delivery

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  1. San FranciscoDowntown Pick-Up and Delivery Gerald Robbins San Francisco Department of Parking and Traffic www.sfgov.org/dpt

  2. San Francisco Geography • Water on 3 Sides • 47.4 Sq. Miles • Compact Development

  3. Downtown San Francisco • Narrow Streets: 40’-50’ Wide Curb-to-Curb • Not Many Alleys • Limited Parking • Office Development

  4. Downtown Parking • Limited Supply • Expensive • Not Required Downtown • 25 Percent Parking Tax

  5. Goods Movement Problems • Many Ineffective Off-Street Docks • Many On-Street Zones Occupied by Others • Delivery Trucks Frequently Double-Park

  6. Off-Street Loading Docks • Not Required Until 1957 • Most Only 35’ Deep • Many Only 12’ High

  7. Loading Dock Problems

  8. Loading Dock Problems (cont.)

  9. Street Impacts Outside the Dock Inside the Dock

  10. On-Street Loading Zones • Yellow Curbs in California • Violators Can Be Towed • 30-Minute Time-Limit

  11. Non-Delivery Vehicles in Freight Zones

  12. Non-Delivery Vehicles (cont.)

  13. Results: Double-Parking, Congestion

  14. California Vehicle Code Section 22502 • Allows commercial vehicles to park more than 18” from the curb if reasonably necess- ary to accomplish loading or unloading of merchandise or passengers

  15. Part-Time Loading Zones

  16. Special Truck Loading Zones • “Trucks” Only • Yellow and Black Curb • No Station Wagons • Doesn’t Address Vans, SUVs

  17. Installed Parking Meters in Loading Zones • Intended to reinforce 30-Minute Time Limit • Companies Don’t Want to Give Drivers Cash • Not Actively Enforced

  18. Raised Parking Fines • Recently Raised From $30 to $50 • Not Always a Deterrent

  19. Towing Violators • Very Effective • Lot of Gripes

  20. Trucks With 6 Wheels Only • Eliminates Pick-Ups, Vans and SUVs • Some Resistance from 4-Wheeled Delivery Operators

  21. Other Approaches • Debit Card Payment • Higher Fines

  22. Conclusions • Off-Street Docks – Better Coordination With Land Use Regulators • On-Street Requires Vigorous Enforcement • Need to Find Space for Contractors

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