FIGURE #2.  TABLE OF ANGLE PARKING STANDARDS AND STREET WIDTHS IN OAKLAND & SAN DIEGO (comparison of proposed angle parking requirements, used in San Diego, and current requirements in Oakland)  Revised September 5, 2003

 


OAKLAND PARKING STALL STANDARDS (CURB TO CURB)

 

Oakland applies a single specification to all categories of streets:

 

 

Traffic Flow

Angle on

Both Sides

Angle/

Parallel

Angle/

Prohibited

 

two-way (60° angle)

 

72 feet

 

54-56 feet

 

46-48 feet

two-way (45° angle)

70 feet

53-55 feet

47-47 feet

two-way (30° angle)

58 feet

47-49 feet

39-41 feet

one-way (45° angle)

54 feet

43 feet

35  feet

 

Estimates for 40° angle parking stalls (minimum widths, curb-to-curb)

 

 

Traffic Flow

Angle on

Both Sides

Angle/

Parallel

Angle/

Prohibited

 

 

two-way (40° angle)

 

68-70 feet

 

51-53 feet

 

43-45 feet

 

one-way (40° angle)

51-53 feet

41-43 feet

33-35 feet

Oakland reviews each proposal on a site-specific, case-by-case basis.

SAN DIEGO PARKING STALL STANDARDS (proposed in Oakland)

 

For collector streets in San Diego, the following chart applies:

 

 

Traffic Flow

Angle on

Both Sides

Angle/

Parallel

Angle/

Prohibited

 

two-way (40° angle)

 

56 feet

 

48 feet

 

42 feet

one-way (40° angle)

52 feet

44 feet

36 feet

 

 

 

For local streets in San Diego, the following chart applies:

 

 

Traffic Flow

Angle on

Both Sides

Angle/

Parallel

Angle/

Prohibited

 

two-way (40° angle)

 

52 feet

 

44 feet

 

40 feet

one-way (40° angle)

48 feet

40 feet

32 feet

 


 

STREETS LOCATED IN THE JACK LONDON DISTRICT

 

Street Name

Width (curb to curb)

60° stall OK in Oakland?

45° stall OK in Oakland?

40° stall OK in Oakland?

40° stall OK in San Diego?

Comments

5th Street (see note)

32'-6"

NO

NO

NO

YES (red on opp. curb)

One-way from Harrison to Jackson; OK per San Diego standards for Angle/Prohibited parking on local streets

4th Street

44'-0"

NO

NO

NO

YES

Meets San Diego's minimum requirements for Angle/ Parallel parking on local streets; 41 angle stalls were installed in 1997 on 4th btw. Alice & Madison

Oak

(bike route)

44'-1"

NO

NO

NO

NO

Recommended Class II bicycle route: angle parking would not be not allowed (unsafe)

Jackson

44'-10"

NO

NO

NO

YES

17 angle stalls were installed in 1997 on Jackson btw. 2nd & 5th

Brush

44'-10"

NO

NO

NO

YES

Between 2nd & 3rd is a designated bicycle route (Bay Trail); angle parking is not allowed on that block

Castro

44'-11"

NO

NO

NO

YES

 

Madison

(bike route)

44'-2"

NO

NO

NO

NO

Recommended Class II bicycle route: angle parking would not be not allowed; 14 angle stalls, installed in 1997 on Madison btw. 3rd & 4th may eventually need to be removed

2nd Street

(bike route)

44'-6"

NO

NO

NO

NO

Designated bicycle route (Bay Trail from Oak to Brush); angle parking is not allowed (unsafe)

Alice

45'-0"

NO

NO

NO

YES

23 angle stalls were installed in 1997 on Alice btw. 3rd & 5th

Washington

(bike route)

52'-6"

NO

NO

NO

NO

Designated Class III bicycle route: angle parking is not allowed (unsafe)

Clay

52'-6"

NO

NO

MAYBE

YES

28 angle stalls were installed in 2001 on Clay btw. 3rd & 5th

Franklin

52'-6"

NO

NO

MAYBE

YES

One-way street; 57 angle stalls were installed during the past few years between Embarcadero and 4th

Harrison

52'-8"

NO

NO

MAYBE

YES

23 angle stalls were installed in 1997 on Harrison btw. 2nd & 4th

3rd Street

56'-6"

YES

YES

YES

YES

71 angle stalls were installed in 1997 on 3rd btw. Harrison & Madison

ML King

(bike route)

56'-6"

NO

NO

NO

NO

Recommended Class III bicycle route: angle parking would not be allowed (unsafe)

Jefferson

56'-6"

YES

YES

YES

YES

Meets San Diego's minimum requirements for 40° stalls on BOTH sides of street (52'-0")

Webster

56'-6"

YES

YES

YES

YES

Meets San Diego's minimum requirements for 40° stalls on BOTH sides of street (52'-0")

Broadway

(bike route)

70'-0"

NO

NO

NO

NO

Recommended Class II bicycle route: angle parking would not be allowed (unsafe)