Starting this summer and continuing into 2013, fans driving to San Francisco Giants games will have to pay more for parking on some streets near the ballpark, according to a story in the San Francisco Chronicle.
The story says:
The city's plan is to install about 200 new parking meters in the Mission Bay area south of the ballpark in the next few weeks, all initially carrying rates from 25 cents to $1.25 an hour, which could be adjusted slightly up or down every six weeks.
Then next spring, the prices on all the meters in Mission Bay and in a 10-square-block area west of the ballpark will rise to $5 to $7 an hour during games and other special events. Operating hours on those meters will be extended to 10 p.m., seven days a week.
This will doom cheap alternatives within five minutes' walk of the stadium and put street parking on a par with paying $15 or $20 at nearby parking lots - some of which jack rates as high as $100 for big games, such as the one Friday night against the Dodgers.
San Francisco Giants parking and transportation
San Francisco Giants parking map
What do you think? Do you usually drive to the games, take the Larskpur ferry or travel another way?
