Finally! To put an end to the curbside chaos that has developed in the years since ride-sharing became the preferred way for most travelers to get to and from the airport, San Francisco International Airport (SFO) today took a drastic step.

Beginning Monday, June 3, it will relocate all domestic terminal pickups for Uber, Lyft, and Wingz to the top level of the domestic hourly parking garage.

International Terminal pickups will continue in the current curbside location, at the center island of the departure level roadway.

All Uber, Lyft, Wingz, taxi and limo drop-offs will continue to occur at designated upper-level departure curbside areas. (Although it's usually faster to ask your driver to drop you off on the lower arrivals level.)

Would you like to give the new process a trial run? Follow the steps in this post

We have repeatedly covered SFO's frequent exploration of traffic and curbside congestion solutions on SFGate over the last two years, few of which ever gained much traction.

This drastic move will certainly help solve the problem of curbside crowding, but will mean travelers are going to have to find their way across the terminal roadways to the top level of the domestic parking lot. The easiest way to do this is to take escalators or elevators up from the baggage claim or ticketing levels (as if you were going to the AirTrain), then walking on bridges over to the top level of the central parking lot.

To reduce back ups, delays and curbside craziness, SFO was hoping to shift at least 45% of TNC pickup activity away from terminal roadways with less dramatic measures. For example, in summer 2018, the airport relocated Uber Pool, Express Pool, and Lyft Shared categories relocated pickups to the Domestic Parking Garage. Two months ago, Uber X and Lyft offered their customers the option to be picked up at the central parking garage location at $3 less than the curbside rate. However, the airport says these measures have only cut pick up activity by about 21 percent, leaving the central parking lot location looking like a no-man's land.

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How will SFO do all this in a month? The airport says that it is making "structural improvements to the top floor of the garage to improve the customer experience and support the larger volume of TNC activity." It's also adding new loading zones to create curbside-style pickup areas, along with "enhanced protection in passenger waiting areas."

In addition, the airport says that terminal and roadway signage for both passengers and drivers will be updated for the June 3, 2019 start date. "Future improvements will include enhanced canopies, automated sliding doors, parklets, shelters and seating," says an airport press release. (Stay tuned for images or renderings!)

When asked for a reaction to the new policy, Uber declined. Lyft said, "Lyft is dedicated to providing the best possible pick up experience to travelers at SFO and we look forward to further collaboration with the airport on innovative alternatives that account for both consumer preference and curb efficiency."

What do you think about moving Uber, Lyft and Wingz pick ups to the central parking lot at SFO? Will this make the experience better or worse? Please leave your thoughts in the comments.

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