Zachary Anderson20 said:says:
I don't get it. They spent over 20 years swapping out investors, changing the zoning, doing all sorts of stuff... and now suddenly everyone's revolting? About what exactly?
A garage? Please. If we're talking about a spot for 100 cars, sure, that helps traffic. But this thing holds 500! It'll pull 250 cars right off the streets—they built a massive project here. And what, they should have managed traffic perfectly during construction too? Honestly, maybe we should just stop building everything and let this traffic nightmare persist for another 100 years.
Are people just complaining for the sake of complaining? What does the city even have to say to residents when those same residents sold off their heritage decades ago, and the developer actually has all the legal paperwork in order? I don't get it. Is someone supposed to explain things to one half of the neighborhood while telling the other half something completely different?
It’s high time that neglected lot was put to actual use because there’s no room for eyesores in the middle of downtown.
Let's be real, this whole thing is just political theater and a power move by certain people trying to grab influence. I'm not saying I'm against it, but... |
Those garages should have been built if these people had any sense, instead of some fancy cocktail lounge, 5-star hotel, and office spaces. Plus, nobody has set the pricing for residents yet. Short version: it's going to be way more expensive than that infamous development near the hospital, and at least that parking helped clear up the congestion around the medical center.
As long as whatever gets built stays within reasonable limits, because that eyesore is getting impossible to look at. As for garages? We need about twenty of them spread from the outskirts all the way to downtown. Financing is easy... take out a loan and pay it back through parking fees. If they had any sense twenty years ago, they could have just installed those prefabricated metal garages you see all over Europe—similar to how General Dynamics once planned to fund things through advertising revenue. It was doable then, and it's still doable now.
Under the high school near the local park, maybe 400 spots. Add a level to the two existing lots for another 100. That empty lot on the hill could easily fit 1,000 cars. Then there's the underground parking on Starčević Avenue for 200 more... you get the idea. There are plenty of places.
And regarding the hospital... just dig a parking lot on the south side and nobody will struggle to find a spot when visiting patients.
Private garages can charge whatever they want, but once the city builds enough public parking, their prices will eventually drop.
It’s funny. People who claim to know everything about the current administration—people who are supposedly literate and understand urban planning—seem to ignore the sheer amount of garbage cluttering up both the streets and City Hall. They spend their days dealing with nonsense that's served to them on a silver platter.
Regarding pricing, I’d suggest one flat rate for all San Francisco residents—regardless of where they live in the city—say $10 a month, and just leave me alone.