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Health Commission urges SFMTA collaboration to address San Francisco General parking shortfall
Summary
The San Francisco Health Commission unanimously approved a resolution asking the SFMTA Board to work with the Department of Public Health on solutions for San Francisco General Hospital parking, citing a projected shortfall of roughly 551'567 spaces by 2020 and more than 900 thereafter if no action is taken.
The San Francisco Health Commission voted to send a formal request to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to work with the Department of Public Health on long'term parking and access solutions for the San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) campus.
At a presentation the department's facilities director, Kathy Jung, said the hospital will face “very significant deficits in parking somewhere between 551 to 567 spaces by 2020 and then post'2020 well over 900 spaces” if no additional parking is provided. Jung also said construction and campus changes have already reduced on'campus parking, including the loss of about 55 spaces on 20 Second Street.
The resolution, approved after a short amendment to emphasize patient access, directs the commission to encourage the SFMTA Board of Directors to work collaboratively with DPH on a suite of solutions, which may include expanding the existing SFGH garage (originally designed for 1,169 spaces but built with 807) alongside a robust Transportation Demand Management program the agency would require.
Commissioners pressed for language that frames parking as a patient access issue as well as a staff retention and operations issue. Commissioner Carson asked whether the City'planning and health'services master plan processes could be used to leverage additional support; DPH staff said they would explore planning and master'plan avenues and provide data on clinical service impacts (for example dialysis visits and relocated clinics) to the SFMTA during consultations.
Next steps outlined by staff include a DPH request that SFMTA take the concept before its board in March for initial consideration and work with DPH to refine size, financing and mitigation measures; if the SFMTA board approves the concept, DPH will return with more detailed cost and design options. The commission recorded the resolution as passed.
What happens next: DPH will prepare supporting materials for SFMTA (including patient'service impact data) and pursue the public hearings and agency reviews SFMTA requires before any garage expansion can proceed.
