A Meter So Expensive, It Creates Parking Spots

Traffic is a commuters worst nightmare and some city streets are clogged with angry people fighting for a prime parking spot.  "As much as a third of the traffic in some areas has been attributed to drivers circling as they hunt for spaces" (Cooper). A new program in San Francisco tries to raise the rate of the parking spots that are in high demand and lower the price on the emptier neighborhoods. It has shown that the spots are remaining open and available to more people when the rates were raised by a dollar. Parking sensors have been put in place to monitor the streets and the parking improvements. Some critics are saying that the city is ripping people off just because their work place is located on a busy street. 

This collaboration between Michael Cooper and Jo Craven McGinty show the benefits and downfalls to the ever growing traffic problem. For some it is an improvement while others are fiercely opposed. Many quotes and lots of logos complete this article that could determine the future of the parking situation. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/16/us/program-aims-to-make-the-streets-of-san-francisco-easier-to-park-on.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=general