SFMTA Car Sharing Policy and Pilot Project document adopted by the SFMTA in July 2013

Based on extensive independent academic research on car sharing here in the Bay Area, the SFMTA believes that there are many public benefits to car sharing, and we’re testing things further and collecting more data using this pilot. Participating car share organizations (City CarShare, ZIpcar, and Getaround) will pay monthly permit fees for the parking spaces, and they’ll have to collect and share a great deal of data with the SFMTA about how the vehicles are being used, and who’s using them. At the end of two years we’ll evaluate the data and potentially recommend making on-street car sharing a permanent program (if the pilot experience indicates).

The three pilot-participant CSOs have been working with the SFMTA to identify on-street locations for car share vehicles under the pilot, with recommended locations being reviewed and refined and brought through community outreach and SFMTA public hearings. In many cases, based on feedback and advice from neighbors and merchants, location proposals are being moved and re-evaluated, towards having the best car share locations to test under the pilot program.

This map shows the locations of proposed on-street car share vehicles (many locations shown have been relocated based on community conversations):

Map of proposed on-street car share locations (DRAFT June 30 2014)

Public Hearing July 11: The SFMTA will be holding a public hearing on July 11 to review some of the locations proposed for car share spaces under the pilot, please see the agenda for a full list of proposed spaces to be discussed at the hearing:

July 11, 2014 SFMTA public hearing agenda

Everyone is very welcome to attend and speak up. We understand that it can be challenging for people to attend City Hall meetings during the day, so we’ll be happy to take any comments via email, simply send a message to Sustainable.Streets@sfmta.com. Comments are welcome and will be heard and considered even if people don’t send them before the July 11 hearing.

Based on feedback from that hearing and other comments and conversations about those proposals, those locations could go forward to the SFMTA Board of Directors for their deliberation and possible approval. It’s important to note that the three pilot participant car share organizations have been working to revise and adjust their proposals in consultation with neighbors and merchants, and the car share space proposals are being relocated and refined quite a bit on their way to approval and implementation and study.

SFMTA Board meeting on July 15: The SFTMA Board of Directors will take up a group of on-street car share proposals for consideration and possible approval at their July 15 meeting. These locations were taken from those reviewed at the June 13 SFMTA public hearing. The agenda for the July 15 SFMTA Board meeting will be posted next week; we’ll send you a message when that agenda has been finalized and posted.

For more information about the SFMTA car share policy and on-street pilot program, please refer to the on-street car share project pages on the SFMTA website or contact Andy Thornley at (415) 701-4213 or email Andy.Thornley@sfmta.com.