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Grand jury urges state action on blue placards; MTA to pursue local enforcement measures

Government Audits and Oversight Committee, Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco · September 10, 2007
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Summary

The Civil Grand Jury argued San Francisco's 50,000 blue disabled-parking placards have contributed to downtown congestion and recommended tighter issuance rules, photos on placards, a hotline and stronger enforcement; the MTA and the committee agreed on further study and partial support while noting practical constraints on some ideas.

A Civil Grand Jury report on disabled parking placards prompted calls for state and local action after jurors said placard issuance and abuse have grown markedly: "approximately now 50,000 blue placards in San Francisco, which has doubled in the last 10 years," grand juror Lawrence Kern told the committee.

Kern urged revisiting the eligibility standard, tightening which…

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