An example of what my department is concerned with.
The SFDSP's mission is to raise awareness, in a somewhat light-hearted way, of a serious problem in San Francisco. Their garages cluttered, converted to in-law units (mostly illegally), or unable to hold their excessive number of cars (and given that city streets are already chock full with that unmistakable manifestation of the American Dream), many of our fellow San Franciscans seem to think it is in their right to park their private vehicles right onto the public sidewalk. Often this means that street trees and front gardens are removed and concreted over (both are illegal), to make place for vehicles to park on it (also illegal). This practice not only turns entire once-charming and attractive neighborhoods into blighted, ugly, and depressing seas of concrete, but it also endangers pedestrians, harms the environment, and runs counter to the city's professed goal to create walkable, sustainable communities. The city has long been reluctant about confronting this problem. While you can report sidewalk parking to the DPT anonymously at 415-553-1200 (and in most cases, they will come out and ticket), it is our view that the City should take a much more aggressive stance against this blight and be more vigilant on enforcing zoning and permit laws.
The Department will be posting some of the more instructive examples of sidewalk parking and sidewalk blight, as well as background analysis and information on the legalities of certain practices, the authorities' response and efforts, and how you can help fight sidewalk blight.
I encourage you to contribute to the Department's work. Send your pictures and submissions to me.
Yours truly,
Commissioner Concrete
7 comments:
Great site! Let's hope somebody does something about these people who have no regard for people who need to walk on those sidewalks.
Awesome website! You should have a page where one could upload images in REALTIME (Maybe Facebook or Twitter) that DPT could monitor and catch these selfish people in the act.
Thank you, Commissioner, for providing this valuable public service and for broadcasting a message that needs to be heard and respected.
Hello,
How can we post photos and videos? Is there someone out therre who is willing to help me transfer old fashion VHS into CDs and put them on the internet. Police, landlords tenants, DPT officers, DPT OFFICIALS, ALL ...
@Cameron, ever heard of seeclickfix?
Are you aware that most of the people that stumble upon your lame website have probably done so because they are googling something along the lines of "how to get out of a ticket for parking on the sidewalk in sf"? Get a new hobby.
Sidewalk parking is wrong, but you cross the line when you rail about driveway parking. As long as your car doesn't hang over the sidewalk (i.e. your car is flush with your lawn or landscaping) you are legal.
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