Parking in San Francisco could get very complicated or at least expensive.
The professor says "It's pathbreaking. There's never been anything like it anywhere before. I think they've done the right thing to say, 'we're aiming for an occupancy rate.' You want the spaces to be well used, but readily available."
By extending hours in busy neighborhoods to midnight, the City stands to gain a cool $9 mil. Meanwhile, the San Francisco Chronicle says it's an "idea whose time expired," whatever that means.