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SFpark is San Francisco's system for managing the availability of both on- and off-street parking. Taking effect in April 2011, the program utilizes smart parking meters that change their prices according to location, time of day, and day of the week, with the goal of keeping about 15% of spaces vacant on any given block. [1]
The Matrix was a nightclub in San Francisco from 1965 to 1972 and was one of the keys to what eventually became known as the "San Francisco sound" in rock music. [1] Located at 3138 Fillmore Street in Cow Hollow, in a 100-capacity beer-and-pizza shop, [1] [2] [3] The Matrix opened 13 August 1965, showcasing Jefferson Airplane, which singer Marty Balin had put together as the club's "house band".
Traffic leaving and entering San Francisco over the Golden Gate Bridge. San Francisco congestion pricing is a proposed traffic congestion user fee for vehicles traveling into the most congested areas of the city of San Francisco at certain periods of peak demand. The charge would be combined with other traffic reduction projects.
With the letter came a notice of a $1,542 fine and the threat of a $250-a-day fee for continued parking on their property. A San Francisco couple that parked their car for decades on a paved part ...
Obtaining a card was free from introduction in June 2010 to encourage users to adopt the card, until September 1, 2012, when new adult cards began to cost $3. [37] This charge covers the cost (approximately $2) to manufacture each card, helps cover operating expenses, [38] and reduces the incentive to throw away the card if the value goes negative when fare is calculated on exit. [39]
On the operating side, funding comes from San Francisco's general fund, transit passenger fares, fines and fees the agency charges, grants, and revenue from parking facilities. [10] On the capital side, funding comes from at least 38 different sources at the local (San Francisco), regional (Bay Area), state, and federal levels. [11]
A view of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge toll plaza in 2008. The center and right toll booths are labeled "Fastrak Only", while the left toll booth accepts cash and Fastrak. Cash payment was phased out during the COVID-19 pandemic and replaced with license plate tolling, and now all booths read "Fastrak or Invoice" other than the HOV lane.
The San Francisco Municipal Railway (/ ˈ m juː n i / MEW-nee; SF Muni or Muni), is the primary public transit system within San Francisco, California. It operates a system of bus routes (including trolleybuses ), the Muni Metro light rail system, three historic cable car lines , and two historic streetcar lines.