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SFMTA board approves higher mobile parking convenience fee, asks staff for six-month review
Summary
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board approved raising the mobile parking app convenience fee to 35¢ (with authority up to 39¢ by contract) to match vendor transaction costs, and directed staff to return with a six-month report on usage and revenue options.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board on June 3 approved raising the mobile parking payment convenience fee to 35¢ and authorized staff to align future increases with the vendors’ transaction-fee schedule up to 39¢ over the life of the contracts. The board also directed staff to return with a presentation about usage elasticity and other parking revenue options roughly six months after the fee goes into effect.
The measure amends Transportation Code section 402 to increase the convenience fee charged to customers who pay by mobile parking apps. Rob Malone, a staff member in SFMTA’s Parking and Operations Group, told the board the action would align the fee customers pay with the per-transaction amount the agency will pay vendors…
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