[tehabe]

Was it here or somewhere else, I found a very interesting piece about the price of free parking. And how too much parking makes a downtown even worse than it could be. Because it makes it too cheap to use the car.

http://www.cato-unbound.org/2011/04/13/donald-shoup/who-shou...

It also said that SF wanted to introduce a demand based system for parking, which meant it would be a few cents if nobody needed the space and $6 if everyone wanted a space. Of course such a system wasn't realized.

BTW, they could just build a parking space and auction those parking spots, at least it wouldn't be rent seeking. But I guess the prices for a square feet in SF are a little too bit for such a project.

[Aloisius]

> It also said that SF wanted to introduce a demand based system for parking, which meant it would be a few cents if nobody needed the space and $6 if everyone wanted a space. Of course such a system wasn't realized.

Demand based parking meters exist in SF. They've been tested in various areas since 2011. They also have an app that helps you find parking using the same sensors that adjust the price.

See: http://sfpark.org/ or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SFpark

[tehabe]

Ah, thanks.