San Francisco Downtown PickUp and Delivery

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San FranciscoDowntown Pick-Up and Delivery

• Gerald Robbins
• San Francisco Department of Parking and Traffic
• www.sfgov.org/dpt

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San Francisco Geography

• Water on
• 3 Sides
• 47.4 Sq.
• Miles
• Compact
• Development

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Downtown San Francisco

• Narrow Streets 40-50 Wide Curb-to-Curb
• Not Many Alleys
• Limited Parking
• Office Development

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Downtown Parking

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

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Goods Movement Problems

• Many Ineffective Off-Street Docks
• Many On-Street Zones Occupied by Others
• Delivery Trucks Frequently Double-Park

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Off-Street Loading Docks

• Not Required Until 1957
• Most Only 35 Deep
• Many Only 12 High

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Loading Dock Problems
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Loading Dock Problems (cont.)
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Street Impacts
Outside the Dock
Inside the Dock
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On-Street Loading Zones

• Yellow Curbs in California
• Violators Can Be Towed
• 30-Minute Time-Limit

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Non-Delivery Vehicles in Freight Zones
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Non-Delivery Vehicles (cont.)
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Results Double-Parking, Congestion
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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

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Part-Time Loading Zones
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Special Truck Loading Zones

• Trucks Only
• Yellow and Black Curb
• No Station Wagons
• Doesnt Address Vans, SUVs

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Installed Parking Meters in Loading Zones

• Intended to reinforce 30-Minute Time Limit
• Companies Dont Want to Give Drivers Cash
• Not Actively Enforced

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Raised Parking Fines

• Recently Raised From 30 to 50
• Not Always a Deterrent

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Towing Violators

• Very Effective
• Lot of Gripes

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Trucks With 6 Wheels Only

• Eliminates Pick-Ups, Vans and SUVs
• Some Resistance from 4-Wheeled Delivery Operators

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Other Approaches

• Debit Card Payment
• Higher Fines

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Conclusions

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