Curb Management

Our Responsibilities

In accordance with state law, the SFMTA has primary responsibility for curb management in San Francisco, including allocation of curb space among different users and managing demand with tools, pricing, and enforcement of parking regulations. The Curb Management group touches various aspects of how the curb is used including the policy that guides curb allocation, some programs that manage particular types of access to the curb, parking pricing and payment, as well as advising other groups in the agency on curb allocation as part of larger projects.

Curb Management

• Policy

  • Creating, reviewing and communicating The SFMTA’s approach to Curb Management

• Programs

  • Managing Residential Parking Permits (RPP) requests, petitions and ongoing RPP permitting
  • Managing the On-Street Shared Vehicles Permit Program
  • Managing the SFMTA’s role in the Shared Spaces Program
  • Processing applications and requests for Loading and Short-term Parking 

• Paid On-Street Parking

  • Managing Demand-Responsive Parking Pricing and rate adjustments
  • Evaluating and partnering with technology partners to harness emerging tools and products that enable next generation curb management

• Projects

  • Embedding team members inside of larger SFMTA Transit or roadway projects (E.g. Geary Boulevard Improvement Project, Valencia Bikeway Improvement, Folsom-Howard Streetscape) to recommend best curb management practices
  • Co-managing San Francisco’s Curbside EV rollout with other City partners