Tourists visiting the crooked block of Lombard Street, one of San Francisco’s top attractions, will have to open their wallets to drive the stretch under a proposal city leaders just approved.
The city’s board of supervisors voted unanimously at a meeting Tuesday to back state legislation allowing the city to charge fees to drivers on the tourist-clogged roadway, according to Supervisor Catherine Stefani, who represents the area.
Drivers would have to go online before their visit to schedule a time to drive down the stretch, and fees for the one-block journey could range from $5 on weekdays to $10 on weekends or holidays, KRON reports. Officials said the new toll could be imposed next year, NBC Bay Area reports.