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Mayor pledges stepped-up enforcement after supervisors press him on double parking's safety impacts
Summary
Supervisor Scott Wiener pressed Mayor Edwin Lee to make double-parking enforcement a priority where it affects transit, cyclists and pedestrians. The mayor called the practice "dangerous," pledged to meet with SFMTA and police and said he would personally try to stop double parking when he sees it.
Supervisor Scott Wiener, who represents District 8, pressed Mayor Edwin Lee on the impact of illegal double parking in San Francisco, saying it disrupts transit service, endangers cyclists and pedestrians, and contributes to neighborhood traffic problems.
Wiener told the Board of Supervisors that "double parking literally stops muni light rails from, proceeding right into their tracks, and they have no way of moving around those double parked cars," and urged the mayor to set specific goals and metrics to ensure double-parking enforcement is prioritized where it harms transit riders.
The mayor called double parking…
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