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San FranciscoDowntown 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
• Not Many Alleys• Limited Parking• Office
Development
Downtown Parking
• Limited Supply• Expensive• Not Required
Downtown• 25 Percent Parking
Tax
Goods Movement Problems
• Many Ineffective Off-Street Docks
• Many On-Street Zones Occupied by Others
• Delivery Trucks Frequently Double-Park
Off-Street Loading Docks
• Not Required Until 1957
• Most Only 35’ Deep• Many Only 12’ High
Loading Dock Problems
Loading Dock Problems (cont.)
Street ImpactsInside the Dock Outside the Dock
On-Street Loading Zones
• Yellow Curbs in California
• Violators Can Be Towed
• 30-Minute Time-Limit
Non-Delivery Vehicles in Freight Zones
Non-Delivery Vehicles (cont.)
Results: Double-Parking, Congestion
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
Part-Time Loading Zones
Special Truck Loading Zones
• “Trucks” Only• Yellow and Black
Curb• No Station Wagons• Doesn’t Address
Vans, SUVs
Installed Parking Meters in Loading Zones
• Intended to reinforce 30-Minute Time Limit
• Companies Don’t Want to Give Drivers Cash
• Not Actively Enforced
Raised Parking Fines
• Recently Raised From $30 to $50
• Not Always a Deterrent
Towing Violators
• Very Effective
• Lot of Gripes
Trucks With 6 Wheels Only
• Eliminates Pick-Ups, Vans and SUVs
• Some Resistance from 4-Wheeled Delivery Operators
Other Approaches
• Debit Card Payment
• Higher Fines
Conclusions
• Off-Street Docks – Better Coordination With Land Use Regulators
• On-Street Requires Vigorous Enforcement
• Need to Find Space for Contractors