Best Place to Park Your Car for a Looong Time

On certain hills southwest of Noe Valley, the streets are so steep that no street cleaning truck will venture up or down. No parking meters foul the sidewalk; no painted curbs obscure the welcome gray. Though the DPT's evil one-person ticket-machines still patrol the area, their occupants don't tag tires. Should you find yourself in need of a place to rest your vehicle during an extended vacation, consider, say, Duncan Street above Diamond. Don't block anyone's driveway, and don't get greedy -- humongous, oil-leaking monstrosities should take their tired fan belts elsewhere. But quiet little cars might stay parked unaccosted for weeks. A caveat: After 72 hours, any unmoved car is considered abandoned and the DPT can ticket or tow. But to get that process started, a neighbor has to call it in -- and the DPT will leave a warning note before it acts. Have a friend visit your car once in a while just to be safe. And have a good trip.