MUNIfest Destiny, Good For The Goose

Munifest Destiny for January 25, 2010 (14 of 23)

Munifest Destiny for January 25, 2010 (14 of 23)

Good For The Goose (new)

One man's opinion
© 2010 Bryan Costales

Most parking meters in the city are not enforced between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6 a.m. which means from early evening through the following early morning. The effect of this non-enforcement is that cars may park free during those hours.

In addition, many parking meters are not enforced on Sundays. Again this allows cars to park free all day Sundays.

Businesses	claim that the periods of free parking are vital for them to do business. If those hours were reduced, they claim, their businesses would be harmed.
Residents	claim to require overnight free parking because they lack private garage parking. They too claim they will be harmed if those hours of free parking are reduced.

Riders of public transit claim to be harmed every time fares are increased, and every time service is reduced. Riders of public transit are never allowed to ride for free except for New Years Eve. And the SFMTA is currently considering further service reductions.

What is good for the goose is good for the gander. In all fairness, if cars can park free during certain hours, then public transit should be free during the same hours.

Why should someone have to thread between two cars that are parked free in order to pay to board a bus?

Why should someone be late because a paid bus ride is delayed because a car is parallel parking into a free parking space?

Why should someone pay for a bus ride to a store, when that same person could drive to the same store and park free?

Why not make everyone happy and make everything free from 6:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m every day? That is, free for both public transit and parking. After all, fair is fair.

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