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168-hour parking view
Swipe through any day and hour to see how parking pressure changes across the week.
Public data. Native map. No fake real-time claims.
Find better times to park in San Francisco.
Parking SF turns public parking meter history into a map-first typical-week model so you can compare blocks, hours, and nearby alternatives before you leave.
Model
168 slots
Every week is indexed as `dow * 24 + hour` for consistent map, compare, and deep-link state.
Coverage
1,600+ blocks
Metered San Francisco street blocks, with enforcement context and off-hours pressure.
Stack
SwiftUI + MapKit
Native iPhone experience with local cache, comparison mode, Bay Wheels overlay, and backend-backed isochrones.
Map-first utility
Search an address, inspect nearby blocks, and compare whether parking should be easier later in the day.
Honest UX
The app distinguishes enforced meter demand from off-hours pressure instead of pretending to know live availability.
Core product
Built for actual parking decisions.
Parking SF adapts the value of the original SF Parking Heatmap into a native utility app, without copying the old rendering stack or inventing fake features.
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Search plus nearby radius
Open any San Francisco address, then inspect nearby metered blocks inside a configurable walking radius.
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Comparison mode
Pin one time slot and compare the current view against it to see whether parking should be easier or harder.
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Bike share and reachability overlays
Layer Bay Wheels demand on top of parking pressure and explore optional isochrone reachability from the backend.
Data method
What “typical-week” means here.
Meter history
Parking SF aggregates San Francisco meter transactions into a 168-slot profile for each metered block.
Operating schedules
Enforcement schedules determine when meter activity should drive the map versus when off-hours pressure should take over.
311 pressure
Off-hours parking pressure uses complaint patterns instead of showing misleading blank streets when meters are off.
Bay Wheels overlay
Bay Wheels demand adds a mobility layer that can help explain where demand clusters shift through the week.
FAQ
Is Parking SF live parking availability?
No. Parking SF is an honest typical-week estimate built from public historical data. It helps with planning, not real-time guarantees.
What streets are covered?
The core model focuses on San Francisco metered blocks, where there is enough public data to estimate parking pressure consistently.
Why is the map sometimes blue after hours?
When meters are not enforced, Parking SF blends in off-hours parking pressure instead of pretending the city is empty.
Does the app need a private parking API?
No. The core experience is based on public SF Open Data datasets and Bay Wheels public feeds.