Half Moon Bay Beach Neighborhood Parking Pilot Project Temporarily Placed On Hold

Press release from the City of Half Moon Bay California:

September 23, 2020

The Beach Neighborhood Parking Pilot Project has temporarily been placed on hold, read on for more information.

After receiving resident feedback and concerns, the Beach Neighborhood Parking Pilot Project has been temporarily placed on hold. We are pausing the project to provide all interested community members, particularly the residents on the affected streets, more opportunity to share their opinions about the concept, so that the most viable and effective solution can be determined.

The City’s initial intent with the project was to define the existing parking on these streets into specific parking spaces by painting/striping. By creating more defined parking, we hoped to minimize the existing haphazard visitor parking in those neighborhoods that typically see a large influx of visitors during the peak travel season. The increase in parking demand on these streets has led to significant overcrowding, blocking of driveways, and impeding access for emergency responders.

This project will be discussed during an item regarding beach access as a whole at the City Council’s October 6, 2020 regular meeting. We are encouraging community members to email comments prior to the meeting to publicworks@hmbcity.com.

We look forward to a productive discussion about parking issues, our proposed pilot program, and community input on how best to proceed with this pilot project.

This press release was produced by the City of Half Moon Bay California. The views expressed here are the author’s own.