22-0155 1) An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code: (A) Section 10.36.140 To Add The Following Streets To The List Of Approved Parking Meter Zones: Bellevue Avenue From Perkins Street To Grand Avenue, Lakeshore Avenue From Macarthur Boulevard To Lake Merritt Boulevard, Lake Merritt Boulevard From East 12th Street To Oak Street And Lakeside Drive From 17th Street To Jackson Street; And
(B) Section 10.36.090 To Remove Sundays As Holidays In Support Of Districts That Would Benefit From All Week Parking Meter Management; And
(C) Sections 10.36.015 And 10.36.020 To Add Pay-By-Plate As A Meter Payment Method; And 2) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings; And
I am a D4 resident and I support this legislation. The traffic congestion at Lake Merritt during warm Summer days is too dangerous to allow for free parking. When I want to go to the park I take the bus; however, the traffic congestion at the Lake (which is a function of the free parking) inhibits my enjoyment of the lake. In this way, free parking is a tax on non-drivers. Lake Merritt will still be free with this metering system. This will simply induce behavior changes that are more in line with the values of Oaklanders.
I oppose installing additional parking machines at Lake Merritt.
1.) When I go there, I see many low-income families and young people who typically do not have much money who want to spend time in a place that is beautiful and free to visit. Parking meters will finalize the lake area becoming a place for the Haves and push out the Have-Nots. Housing in the area is already gentrified-- why can't the populations who were pushed out at least visit for free?
2.) You can encourage parking turnover by putting parking limits instead of requiring payment. You want to do honorable things with the money, but the Bay Area is already an exorbitantly expensive place to live and I wouldn't want my low-income community members to have to pay for these things as inflation is already making their lives difficult.
3.) This will impact parking in the community. People will seek free parking in the already impacted neighborhoods nearby. Not only is this an unnecessary hassle for people, but often these free parking spaces are on hilly streets-- which means disabled people will have a more difficult time.
I fear that installing parking machines at the lake will prevent people from enjoying an otherwise public space as they're locked out of it by an inability to pay. The problems with traffic on Lakeshore Avenue are real, but this isn't an effective way to solve them while keeping Lake Merritt accessible.
This policy will support Oakland's environmental goals by discouraging driving and especially discourage driving via privately owned, single-occupancy vehicles.
This policy will also support Oakland's environmental goals by decreasing traffic, car idling time and time spent looking for parking spots by increasing parking availability around the lake (by reducing parking demand) and encouraging people to take more sustainable modes of transportation to the lake (walk, bike, transit, etc.).
This policy will align Oakland's equity goals with it's actions (no more free private car storage).
This policy will allow more people to enjoy Lake Merritt by encouraging vehicle turnover in parking spots.
Funds raised by this policy can be used to address Oakland's structural budget issues.
I am a D4 resident and I support this legislation. The traffic congestion at Lake Merritt during warm Summer days is too dangerous to allow for free parking. When I want to go to the park I take the bus; however, the traffic congestion at the Lake (which is a function of the free parking) inhibits my enjoyment of the lake. In this way, free parking is a tax on non-drivers. Lake Merritt will still be free with this metering system. This will simply induce behavior changes that are more in line with the values of Oaklanders.
I oppose installing additional parking machines at Lake Merritt.
1.) When I go there, I see many low-income families and young people who typically do not have much money who want to spend time in a place that is beautiful and free to visit. Parking meters will finalize the lake area becoming a place for the Haves and push out the Have-Nots. Housing in the area is already gentrified-- why can't the populations who were pushed out at least visit for free?
2.) You can encourage parking turnover by putting parking limits instead of requiring payment. You want to do honorable things with the money, but the Bay Area is already an exorbitantly expensive place to live and I wouldn't want my low-income community members to have to pay for these things as inflation is already making their lives difficult.
3.) This will impact parking in the community. People will seek free parking in the already impacted neighborhoods nearby. Not only is this an unnecessary hassle for people, but often these free parking spaces are on hilly streets-- which means disabled people will have a more difficult time.
I fear that installing parking machines at the lake will prevent people from enjoying an otherwise public space as they're locked out of it by an inability to pay. The problems with traffic on Lakeshore Avenue are real, but this isn't an effective way to solve them while keeping Lake Merritt accessible.
This policy will support Oakland's environmental goals by discouraging driving and especially discourage driving via privately owned, single-occupancy vehicles.
This policy will also support Oakland's environmental goals by decreasing traffic, car idling time and time spent looking for parking spots by increasing parking availability around the lake (by reducing parking demand) and encouraging people to take more sustainable modes of transportation to the lake (walk, bike, transit, etc.).
This policy will align Oakland's equity goals with it's actions (no more free private car storage).
This policy will allow more people to enjoy Lake Merritt by encouraging vehicle turnover in parking spots.
Funds raised by this policy can be used to address Oakland's structural budget issues.