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both from our other sfmta projects.bart, who is going through a train control upgrade, about three years and then also worldwide, this consultant brings that experience and helps us apply lessons learned sot weon't make similar mistakes to other agencies, that we apply approaches that make sense to our to ourseof circumstances. and then, like i risk management, so i won't i won't belabor that any further, but it is a key pof our strategy to continually assess risk. and we're planning to rely on the rform those risk assessments and help us value that risk, which which, again, is a il thae internally. next slide. so three main reasons for the consultant contract, again, to helptiga analyze cost and price, those risks to provide knowledge transfer. these are these are consultants whoith train control projects the world over, they can provide experience to sfmta staff as we grow our staff, as we hire. we're hiring right now. i tnk got 5 or 6 open engineering positions right now for the project that 'r we're planning to hire
both from our other sfmta projects.bart, who is going through a train control upgrade, about three years and then also worldwide, this consultant brings that experience and helps us apply lessons learned sot weon't make similar mistakes to other agencies, that we apply approaches that make sense to our to ourseof circumstances. and then, like i risk management, so i won't i won't belabor that any further, but it is a key pof our strategy to continually assess risk. and we're planning to rely on...
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familiar debate in san francisco, how to make the street safer without hurting business owners, the sfmta killing plans to install a new bike lane in chinatown because of objections from some community members. the proposal was part of an ambitious ten-year goal to try the make the streets safer and more connected for alternative modes of transportation. a surface from the sfmta found 29% of san franciscans use bikes, scooters, or skateboards at least once a week. 80% of residents said they would take alternate modes of transportation if streets were safer. kenny choi has the effort to get people out of their cars and the concerns from some neighbors. >> reporter: for 57 years han, aun chan has been operating the wok shop in chinatown. bringing more foot traffic to storefronts post pandemic is a major concern for merchants. >> if they're driving, it's a tough situation. they can't find parking. >> reporter: finding that balance for the needs of drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, and e-scooters is a challenge. from chinatown to the mission, retailers across the city are wary, especially with
familiar debate in san francisco, how to make the street safer without hurting business owners, the sfmta killing plans to install a new bike lane in chinatown because of objections from some community members. the proposal was part of an ambitious ten-year goal to try the make the streets safer and more connected for alternative modes of transportation. a surface from the sfmta found 29% of san franciscans use bikes, scooters, or skateboards at least once a week. 80% of residents said they...
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we're hearing tha sfmta has no money, but in may, sfmta awarded $1.5 million to the san francisco bicycletion. san francibi clition is a special interest group that represents a very percentage of san francisco gained political power with sfmta so that it can lobby sfmta for funds and receive those funds. never mind the repeated statements that there is no andt that the majority of san francisco residents do not benefitrom those funds in addition, the majority of san francisco residents do not have a well-funded spec interest group to lobby sfmta for funding c improve life for them in their neighborhoods. in the spirit of disclosure, i sugt bicycle coalition members be required to discloncia relatione they are speaking in an mta board meeting, or to a journalist or news outlet, or posting online in addition, in view ofact at the bicycle coalition already has a seat at the tableand meetings that are not public, and given the limited number of call person to make public comment during mta board meetings, i suggest thatbe permitted to take up any of these slots. l t slo available for people
we're hearing tha sfmta has no money, but in may, sfmta awarded $1.5 million to the san francisco bicycletion. san francibi clition is a special interest group that represents a very percentage of san francisco gained political power with sfmta so that it can lobby sfmta for funds and receive those funds. never mind the repeated statements that there is no andt that the majority of san francisco residents do not benefitrom those funds in addition, the majority of san francisco residents do not...
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the sfmta says. that helped cut down on the number of people being hit by cars. the city has already given the green light for downtown and soma to move forward with the new restrictions. now, the sfmta is expected to expand the policy to more neighborhoods. >> i'm the city traffic engineer. san francisco is leading the way nationally in terms of the expansion of no turn on red. >> the expansion is part of san francisco mayor london breed's plan to curb traffic deaths and serious injuries on city streets. advocates for pedestrians say the policy prevents drivers from driving into crosswalks. jody medieros is with walk san francisco. >> pedestrians are the number one casualty in all of our traffic violence, you know, more than 50% of our annual fatalities are people crossing, walking in the in the crosswalk. >> people who walk and bike in the city are mixed about the new policy. it doesn't work. >> i'm sorry. >> it just doesn't work to put up policies that make up for bad drivers. seems like bad policy. >> i think it's a good idea. i think it's i think it's more l
the sfmta says. that helped cut down on the number of people being hit by cars. the city has already given the green light for downtown and soma to move forward with the new restrictions. now, the sfmta is expected to expand the policy to more neighborhoods. >> i'm the city traffic engineer. san francisco is leading the way nationally in terms of the expansion of no turn on red. >> the expansion is part of san francisco mayor london breed's plan to curb traffic deaths and serious...
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last week, sfmta began implementing a four hour parking restriction on winston, which meant that anyone living in those rvs had to find another place to park to avoid getting a parking ticket. many of these rv residents are now parked on zoo road, where the center is located, inside san francisco's largest recreational and rehab center for developmentally disabled children and adults, creating a safe space is what staff members here strive for, but lately, they're growing concerned by the number of unhoused people in rvs parked outside. >> access to the sidewalk, you know, and they're blocking the ramp a little bit. we have two accessible ramps on that side, and it's just been a little bit more difficult to access them and parking spots for our staff. i think we've lost about 25. >> gillian flannery is with the center and showed us one of their main accessible entrances. >> we had a fire drill on tuesday, so we tested to make sure we could all get out. >> last thursday, sfmta began implementing a four hour parking limit on winston drive, forcing multiple rv residents to look for other l
last week, sfmta began implementing a four hour parking restriction on winston, which meant that anyone living in those rvs had to find another place to park to avoid getting a parking ticket. many of these rv residents are now parked on zoo road, where the center is located, inside san francisco's largest recreational and rehab center for developmentally disabled children and adults, creating a safe space is what staff members here strive for, but lately, they're growing concerned by the...
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board of directors as the sfmta citizens advisory council, mr.on transportation projects and representing the community to the sfmta board, he understands the challenges facing and is passionate about improving transportation options for all san franciscans. over the past severad a chance to meet mr. chen and better understand and while we don't see exactly eye to eye on every single issue, i believe that he will take a measured, logical approach to the issues facing the sfmta board and will fairly consider the multimodal needs of all san franciscans, including the needs of the hundreds of thousands of people who rely on muni every i urge you to urge you to approve mr. chen's nomination to the sfmta board. thank you good morning, supervisors and board president. my name is omar rincon and i'm very proud to urge you today to vote for mike chen, for the supervisors to be i mean, for the borough of sfmta. and needless toq1 say that mike is such a passionate advocate for transit. hevl understands the impact it has on our communities and what good pol
board of directors as the sfmta citizens advisory council, mr.on transportation projects and representing the community to the sfmta board, he understands the challenges facing and is passionate about improving transportation options for all san franciscans. over the past severad a chance to meet mr. chen and better understand and while we don't see exactly eye to eye on every single issue, i believe that he will take a measured, logical approach to the issues facing the sfmta board and will...
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the sfmta says. that helped cut down on the number of people being hit by cars. the city has already given the green light for downtown and soma to move forward with the new restrictions. now, the sfmta is expected to expand the policy to more neighborhoods. >> i'm the city traffic engineer. san francisco is leading the way nationally in terms of the expansion of no turn on red, the expansion is part of san francisco mayor london breed's plan to curb traffic deaths and serious injuries on city streets. >> advocates for pedestrians say the policy prevents drivers from driving into crosswalks. jody medieros is with walk san francisco. >> pedestrians are the number one casualty in all of our traffic violence, you know, more than 50% of our annual fatalities are people crossing, walking in the in the crosswalk, people who walk and bike in the city are mixed about the new policy. >> it doesn't work. >> i'm sorry. >> it just doesn't work to put up policies that make up for bad drivers. seems like bad policy. >> i think it's a good idea. i think it's i think it's more l
the sfmta says. that helped cut down on the number of people being hit by cars. the city has already given the green light for downtown and soma to move forward with the new restrictions. now, the sfmta is expected to expand the policy to more neighborhoods. >> i'm the city traffic engineer. san francisco is leading the way nationally in terms of the expansion of no turn on red, the expansion is part of san francisco mayor london breed's plan to curb traffic deaths and serious injuries on...
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and our recommendation is as follows the sfmta, cac recommends that the sfmta board of directors approvethe staff recommendation for the chosen consultant for the train control upgproject, our vote was unanimous we do obviously have concerns about, the agency's ability to deliver on large, high value projects, we've already seen the value of this project balloon from 500 million to $700, we're encouraged by the due diligence that's being done to make sure that this is delivered on time and on budget. thank you. that that concludes your report. yes. okay. thank you. mr. lifer. i'm just wondering not to put you on the spot, but any of the issues that were raisedyq around any of the labor or union issues? is there any feedback you want to share with us on those topics raised? no yeah. no. there was that did not come up in our discussion. okay, okay. thank you for your presentation and for the resolution today. that's very helpful. you betfor the cac from my colleagues? okay. thank you. and now we can go to questions and discussion with the project staff who would like to begin. i'll go ahea
and our recommendation is as follows the sfmta, cac recommends that the sfmta board of directors approvethe staff recommendation for the chosen consultant for the train control upgproject, our vote was unanimous we do obviously have concerns about, the agency's ability to deliver on large, high value projects, we've already seen the value of this project balloon from 500 million to $700, we're encouraged by the due diligence that's being done to make sure that this is delivered on time and on...
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finally, many of the sfmta vision zern well received. can you talk aboutstreet project?ne of the things we id expand the rate of what we quick build projects, which are fast-moving project simple and cheap materials in order to redesign streets and test out new ideas and see how they w, as well lot of feedback from community before moving into a capital project that converts all of that stuff into concrete and trees and, you know, curb extensions. have been finding is that our quick build safety projects are able to cut severe injury and fatalities between 25 and 75% location on the techniques that we use. so we are targeting streets tha of traffic crashes particularly injury crashes and fatalities.hich is really important connector for all between the bayview and the central neighborhoods of san francisco. also a street with a terrible track record of severe crashes. on evans what we are doing again using paint posts for the time being, is taking converting themach direction plus turn pockets. what we found on streets valenc or south bend this, or -- south van nass1e, i
finally, many of the sfmta vision zern well received. can you talk aboutstreet project?ne of the things we id expand the rate of what we quick build projects, which are fast-moving project simple and cheap materials in order to redesign streets and test out new ideas and see how they w, as well lot of feedback from community before moving into a capital project that converts all of that stuff into concrete and trees and, you know, curb extensions. have been finding is that our quick build...
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for those reasons, i urge you to urge you nation to the sfmta board.nd board president. my name is i'm very proud to urge you today to chen, for the supervisors to be i mean, for ess to say that mike is such a pa understands the impact it has on our communities willing to listen toembe and super excited for the possibility of having mike chen continue the public service thatt. thank you. thank you additional speakers for this matter? there are no, no more co great. oh, no more members of the publicomment is closed. supervisor walton, thank you. safaÍ, just a couple of questionseel about policies that shut off access to the rest of the city, like the great highway or the segregated jfk? without without necessarily talking about future projects what i would like toay is to look at the agencies, look, look at see hey, is this is this policy agency's charter to make sure that people can things and the and the and to recreation,th parks, easily and quickly. i don't think is necessarily a good thing, but i will consider those things. and also within the lens
for those reasons, i urge you to urge you nation to the sfmta board.nd board president. my name is i'm very proud to urge you today to chen, for the supervisors to be i mean, for ess to say that mike is such a pa understands the impact it has on our communities willing to listen toembe and super excited for the possibility of having mike chen continue the public service thatt. thank you. thank you additional speakers for this matter? there are no, no more co great. oh, no more members of the...
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. >> >> you said sfmta is project manager of this project?>> we have a-this is a p3, so we a-the potrero neighborhood collective will be more or less overseegn build contractor, but that will be in partnership with sfmta, yes. >> potrero neighborhood collective. what is that? ouping of all of the [indiscernible] lead developer and so they will actually be issuing the design build contractor rf that contractor directly for delivery of the d, but of course, because that will be bus yard, we will be involved ever step of the way. familiar with maerb. america. >>they are large company. a local who is the team on the project. >> thank you very much. director shx-áwort, will public work role be in this project? will also have management responsibility as well so in partnership with the mta to and we helped lead the pre-development phase. f i don't think i knew that, so thank you very much. that's if there are no further questio comments on this--i'll second to --no it is contract modification, so i'll second that motion.motion to modify the contrac
. >> >> you said sfmta is project manager of this project?>> we have a-this is a p3, so we a-the potrero neighborhood collective will be more or less overseegn build contractor, but that will be in partnership with sfmta, yes. >> potrero neighborhood collective. what is that? ouping of all of the [indiscernible] lead developer and so they will actually be issuing the design build contractor rf that contractor directly for delivery of the d, but of course, because that...
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the head of the sfmta says weekends are actually a huge part of their post-pandemic recovery. at a board meeting this week, director jeffrey tumlin talked about how ridership is shifting dramatically from weekday commutes to weekends. tumlin says downtown rail ridership is at about 55% of pre-covid levels, but certain bus lines like the 49 down van ness and the 22 on fillmore are seeing huge surges. 140% of pre-covid levels. tumlin says. on weekends, that surge hits 200%. as a result, the sfmta is adjusting schedules every 4 to 6 months, trying to support weekend demand. >> as far as i know, we're the only agency in the country that is making this frequent of complete rebuilding of our schedule, chasing the data and the changing travel patterns, tumlin says. >> they're trying to prioritize evenings, weekends, and even midday for their schedules because that's where they're seeing the demand. he wanted a raise, so he paid someone else to go to college. the college degree scheme. that was the start of the problems in the in one east bay police department, plus putting the gold a
the head of the sfmta says weekends are actually a huge part of their post-pandemic recovery. at a board meeting this week, director jeffrey tumlin talked about how ridership is shifting dramatically from weekday commutes to weekends. tumlin says downtown rail ridership is at about 55% of pre-covid levels, but certain bus lines like the 49 down van ness and the 22 on fillmore are seeing huge surges. 140% of pre-covid levels. tumlin says. on weekends, that surge hits 200%. as a result, the sfmta...
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the families are forced to move to zoo road after the sfmta told them to vacate winston drive near the stonestown mall. many of those rv dwellers said been park near the mall for some time and the coalition on homelessness says these dollars have been living in fear because the city is not offering them stability. what are the resident tells us don't have anywhere else to go for this event. i can start from 0 and your else here. i know i could find a job for today or tomorrow, but go to another city. i don't know what to do. we are not asking for free housing, but if i had an option for affordable housing, i would take it. city started posting no parking signs this weekend and warned enforcement vehicles 7 tagged with notices from the sfmta saying owners will be cited or toad. >> a tragedy in the north bay an early morning house fire claimed the lives of 2 women and their dogs. today the fire was captured on video kron 4. sara stinson spoke with the neighbor who was first to see the flames. >> people who live in this filet o neighborhood are sadden by the deadly fire. many saying they'
the families are forced to move to zoo road after the sfmta told them to vacate winston drive near the stonestown mall. many of those rv dwellers said been park near the mall for some time and the coalition on homelessness says these dollars have been living in fear because the city is not offering them stability. what are the resident tells us don't have anywhere else to go for this event. i can start from 0 and your else here. i know i could find a job for today or tomorrow, but go to another...
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the sfmta is meeting now and is scheduled to consider a citywide ban of all turns on red.lready in effect in most of the tenderloin in downtown area, but today's vote could expand the restrictions to other parts of san francisco, with a focus on high foot traffic, areas with a history of crashes. people we spoke with had mixed opinions. >> it helps keep things a little more distinct as to who gets to move when it's the worst thing, it will impede the flow of traffic. >> the sfmta says priority areas for the expansion could be parts of the mission in nob hill. they are currently installing no right on red signs in downtown areas. first, both north and south of market street. a new art exhibit in the bay area gives people a look back in time at the exact location where they were standing. our media partner, the san francisco standard, gives us a close francisco standard has a feature article about this newest draw, a photo exhibit of people passing by that very spot. people from a long time ago. joining us live now to talk about their story, the standard senior editor, astri
the sfmta is meeting now and is scheduled to consider a citywide ban of all turns on red.lready in effect in most of the tenderloin in downtown area, but today's vote could expand the restrictions to other parts of san francisco, with a focus on high foot traffic, areas with a history of crashes. people we spoke with had mixed opinions. >> it helps keep things a little more distinct as to who gets to move when it's the worst thing, it will impede the flow of traffic. >> the sfmta...
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the head of the sfmta says weekends are actually a huge part of their post-pandemic recovery. at a board meeting this week, director jeffrey tumlin talked about how ridership is shifting dramatically from weekday commutes to weekends. tumlin says downtown rail ridership is at about 55% of pre-covid levels, but certain bus lines like the 49 down van ness and the 22 on fillmore are seeing huge surges 140% of pre-covid levels, tumlin says. on weekends, that surge hits 200%. as a result, the sfmta is adjusting schedules every 4 to 6 months, trying to support weekend demand. >> as far as i know, we're the only agency in the country that is making this frequent of complete rebuilding of our schedule, chasing the data and the changing travel patterns. >> tumlin says. they're trying to prioritize evenings, weekdays and even midday for their schedules because that's where the demand is. he wanted a rais, so he paid someone else to go to college. the college degree scheme. that was the start of problems in one east bay police department, plus putting the gold in golden state, a steph cu
the head of the sfmta says weekends are actually a huge part of their post-pandemic recovery. at a board meeting this week, director jeffrey tumlin talked about how ridership is shifting dramatically from weekday commutes to weekends. tumlin says downtown rail ridership is at about 55% of pre-covid levels, but certain bus lines like the 49 down van ness and the 22 on fillmore are seeing huge surges 140% of pre-covid levels, tumlin says. on weekends, that surge hits 200%. as a result, the sfmta...
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chen's nomination to the sfmta board. thank you.nd boardncon and i'm very proud to chen, for the supervisors to be i mean sfmta. and needless to say that mike is such a passionate advocate for transit. he understands the impact it has on our communitie and what good policy looks like. he'sommunity members and, and super excited for mike chen continue the publicate about. thank you. thank you. are there any additional speakers for thisere are no additional public commenterse commenters. okay great. oh, no more members of thpublic comment is closed safaÍ, just a couple of questions feel about policies that shut off access to the rest of the city, like the great highway or the segregated jfk? without with about future projects what i would like is, is to say is to look at ther to see hey, is this helping in the agency's charter to make sureet around safely, can get around to the things and the andmple, with parks, easily and quickly. i don't thinkgaril thing, but i will consider those things. andens of equity. and i understand the supe
chen's nomination to the sfmta board. thank you.nd boardncon and i'm very proud to chen, for the supervisors to be i mean sfmta. and needless to say that mike is such a passionate advocate for transit. he understands the impact it has on our communitie and what good policy looks like. he'sommunity members and, and super excited for mike chen continue the publicate about. thank you. thank you. are there any additional speakers for thisere are no additional public commenterse commenters. okay...
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sfmta will be rei administrative costs associated with overseeing and managing garage operations, ande do have future legislation which was submitted to the board sfmta to amend the existing contract to add operation of the concourse garage, as well as a supplemental to appropriate the certificates of participation proceeds, garage revenues and debt service expenditures, abt g structure, here's grant carson from the comptroller'sic public finance. thank you. antonio, good morning, supervisors, as antonio said, the proposed ordinance would authorize the issuance of up to 29 million in certificates of participation or cops. these cops would be issued to repay the existing construt republic , which originally financed thehee existing ground lease, ownership of the garage will transfer parl construction debt is repaid. the existingn de currently has 21.6 million in outstanding principal and accrued interest to be repaid. it also has a 1.1 million debt service reserve fund, which wile the issuance as part of the issuance. other owed to the deyoung and cal academy museums will be repaid.n t
sfmta will be rei administrative costs associated with overseeing and managing garage operations, ande do have future legislation which was submitted to the board sfmta to amend the existing contract to add operation of the concourse garage, as well as a supplemental to appropriate the certificates of participation proceeds, garage revenues and debt service expenditures, abt g structure, here's grant carson from the comptroller'sic public finance. thank you. antonio, good morning, supervisors,...
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. >> turning calendar, item 5 is the joint development for sfmta modernization project. bureau of project management manager and the earthquake safety and emergency response manager is here to present the modification. if we can continue using it will help you a lot better. >> thank you. i am here to [indiscernible] my colleague from mta the presentation about the project in by chair post. she was curious about the project.high profile project and since this is managed francisco mta we thought it was more appropriate for drether of the program to introduce you to the project. my part recommend approval number five. [unable to hear speaker] this is--under contract with public works and we provide consulting service management consulting ser to sfmta, and this is approval of their existing contract, which would make the amount thousand dollars and we'll extend the commercial and technical advisorservice through 2026, which is june 30, 2026. this is-qul think that my introduction of and request for with that, i am turning it over to [indiscernible] >> commission. my name is
. >> turning calendar, item 5 is the joint development for sfmta modernization project. bureau of project management manager and the earthquake safety and emergency response manager is here to present the modification. if we can continue using it will help you a lot better. >> thank you. i am here to [indiscernible] my colleague from mta the presentation about the project in by chair post. she was curious about the project.high profile project and since this is managed francisco mta...
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that one of the city's housing k delivery departments runs this as a housing project where sfmta hasliver housing and your expertise how-what is needed in a transit facility. that train i'm sure left the station many years ago. 12 years i have been aring about this project a long time and showed it has been discussed a ■l will go on another 5 years. again, was this discussed being primarily a housing project rather then transit project? >> great questions. couple clarifications. the developer team was brght re is what kicked off thdesign process. much of what has preceded that ated to actually determining what are the needs of the bus d is the community looking for in terms ofof building would they be willing to accept in many units is considered acceptable to the community, and so, couple things--so, again with the pre-development in late 2022, we are really in the thick that so from 2022 through for of this project i think we are quite on track actually to stick with the schedule we have originally set out for back in 2017 when the facility framework was developed. as far as the ne
that one of the city's housing k delivery departments runs this as a housing project where sfmta hasliver housing and your expertise how-what is needed in a transit facility. that train i'm sure left the station many years ago. 12 years i have been aring about this project a long time and showed it has been discussed a ■l will go on another 5 years. again, was this discussed being primarily a housing project rather then transit project? >> great questions. couple clarifications. the...
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three minutes of comment in person on the to approve item 5, the joint development technical vifor sfmtad dene up against the wall furthest from the door. ifyou are commenting outside the chamber, press the raise hand button in the webinar or star 3 on your phone to be recognized. you will have three to speak. please use the middle wireless thatmight be easier for you to use. you will get notice with your time is about to expire. >> great. is. thank you for your questions. al commissioner turner mentioned new york city where public works and municipal transit authority are one ag something i continue to come back to here is the fact that there is so much extra working done, so many tax dollars spent and silo conversation because you have two different commissioners and two if you consider t re and so much work tting replicateed and opportunities are missed as a result of the split. showing on the screen, if we can is a group of me and my friends in the back of a bus with skateboards. bikes on a bus but you can fit as many you can people. something not clear in the discussion around the a
three minutes of comment in person on the to approve item 5, the joint development technical vifor sfmtad dene up against the wall furthest from the door. ifyou are commenting outside the chamber, press the raise hand button in the webinar or star 3 on your phone to be recognized. you will have three to speak. please use the middle wireless thatmight be easier for you to use. you will get notice with your time is about to expire. >> great. is. thank you for your questions. al commissioner...
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these rv residents knew this day was coming on september of 2023, sfmta's board of directors approved a four hour parking limit on winston drive. today, that parking limit begins. what this means is that rvs will get parking tickets if they're not moved every four hours. so we found that many people just decided to park in the surrounding areas where there are no parking restrictions. it's the day many rv residents along winston drive in san francisco have been dreading. angela, when did you move here to ca? >> i a este lugar uh- hace dos dias two days ago. >> so instead of moving their vehicles every four hours to avoid getting a ticket, we found many of them spread out throughout the area on lake merced boulevard and skyline boulevard. one of them is angela, a mother of two. we haven't gotten tickets because we moved before they started ticketing. angela did not want to show her face because she works at a nearby school. she said her husband bought the rv to go camping as a family three years ago. but after losing his job during the pandemic, they moved out of their apartment in dal
these rv residents knew this day was coming on september of 2023, sfmta's board of directors approved a four hour parking limit on winston drive. today, that parking limit begins. what this means is that rvs will get parking tickets if they're not moved every four hours. so we found that many people just decided to park in the surrounding areas where there are no parking restrictions. it's the day many rv residents along winston drive in san francisco have been dreading. angela, when did you...
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be here. >> i see the sfmta's budget for 2023 and 2024 has been approved.g the next few years for our riders, operators and staff? >> it has been a cllenging couple of years. covid wiped out the basic nances. our agency is funded primarily from transit fares, parking fees and a fixed set aside for a general fund and covid has meant have lost more than half of our parking and transit for revenue. we are not expected to recover them until 2027. this budget takes a one-time federal as spreads that out between now and 2025. and our task is to rebuild trust actually deliver on their and that includes things like making muni faster, more frequent, and more reliable. making our streets safer and making everyone feel safe riding the bus. it means taking advantage he amount of change we're going to experience in order to advance equity so that we invents -- invest the most amount of money in communities that services the most. it also means supporting san larger economic recovery.o yes between now and 2024 in order to build tsthi moving forward because it is in 2024
be here. >> i see the sfmta's budget for 2023 and 2024 has been approved.g the next few years for our riders, operators and staff? >> it has been a cllenging couple of years. covid wiped out the basic nances. our agency is funded primarily from transit fares, parking fees and a fixed set aside for a general fund and covid has meant have lost more than half of our parking and transit for revenue. we are not expected to recover them until 2027. this budget takes a one-time federal as...
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last week, sfmta began implementing a four hour parking restriction on winston drive, which meant many of these people who lived in rvs had to find another place to park to avoid getting a ticket. many of them are now parked on zoo road, where the center is located, inside san francisco's largest recreation and rehab center for developmentally disabled children and adults. creating a safe space is what staff members here strive for, but lately, they're growing concerned by the number of unhoused people in rvs parked outside access to the sidewalk, you know, and they're blocking the ramp a little bit. >> we have two accessible ramps on that side, and it's just been a little bit more difficult to access them and parking spots for our staff. i think we've lost about 25. >> gillian flannery is with the center and showed us one of their main accessible entrances. >> we had a fire drill on tuesday, so we tested to make sure we could all get out. >> last thursday, sfmta began implementing a four hour parking limit on winston drive, forcing multiple rv residents to look for other locations to
last week, sfmta began implementing a four hour parking restriction on winston drive, which meant many of these people who lived in rvs had to find another place to park to avoid getting a ticket. many of them are now parked on zoo road, where the center is located, inside san francisco's largest recreation and rehab center for developmentally disabled children and adults. creating a safe space is what staff members here strive for, but lately, they're growing concerned by the number of...
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the sfmta board of directors is considering a plan that would give them the option to ban right turns at red lights anywhere in the city. most intersections downtown are already becoming no turn on red. under a plan passed earlier in the year, the new proposal would allow the city to expand that to other areas. they'll be focused on intersections with a lot of foot traffic and a history of crashes. people we spoke with on the streets today have mixed opinions. >> it helps keep things a little more distinct as to who gets to move when it's the worst thing, it will impede the flow of traffic. >> the sfmta says priority areas for the expansion could be parts of the mission and nob hill. they're currently installing these no right on red signs in downtown areas. first both north and south of market. >> we are continuing to bring you stories on the effort to solve the homelessness crisis. as part of our work to build a better bay area. as we've been reporting, these sweeps are san francisco's attempt to move unhoused people off the streets. but tonight, we're getting an up close look at ho
the sfmta board of directors is considering a plan that would give them the option to ban right turns at red lights anywhere in the city. most intersections downtown are already becoming no turn on red. under a plan passed earlier in the year, the new proposal would allow the city to expand that to other areas. they'll be focused on intersections with a lot of foot traffic and a history of crashes. people we spoke with on the streets today have mixed opinions. >> it helps keep things a...
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the sfmta says it will focus on intersections with high foot traffic and a history of crashes. advocates say, with the walk, sf say it's a good step for safety. >> it was something that we see as a conflict in the crosswalk between pedestrians and cars, and it's one way to address that conflict. >> the mission in nob hill could be priority areas for future expansion. after the sfmta finishes adding signs downtown ac transit is cracking down on drivers who park in bus lanes. 100 busses have been equipped with ai powered cameras that can detect when a vehicle is illegally stopped or parked in a bus lane. >> what we train these these cameras, what we train the software to do is to recognize a number of things. bus lines, bus lane dimensions, the size of the bus, the bus stop itself. if it does not recognize or falls outside of those parameters, then it captures a photo and a ten second video. >> those videos and photos are sent to the cloud and then reviewed by sheriff's deputy, who will determine if the vehicle is in violation. ac transit will start issuing warnings tomorrow. tic
the sfmta says it will focus on intersections with high foot traffic and a history of crashes. advocates say, with the walk, sf say it's a good step for safety. >> it was something that we see as a conflict in the crosswalk between pedestrians and cars, and it's one way to address that conflict. >> the mission in nob hill could be priority areas for future expansion. after the sfmta finishes adding signs downtown ac transit is cracking down on drivers who park in bus lanes. 100...
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served on the sfmta citizen's advisory council for four years, anddy for two oe committee.cillear about different parts of the agency, ask questions of staff, craft reen present those recommendations to the board of directors. ie my ived experiences can bring an important perspective to the mta board, which currently lacks lgbtq an asian pacific islander representation. as a long time advocate in both communities, i hope to give voice to both groups so that together weat transportation in san francisco works for everyone. thank you for your time. and i look forward to your questions. many members. i have a fewuestns i'll start and i'll let anyone else jump in. so the last time we appointed someone to the mta was janet. correct. and we had extensive conversation about the valencia streetdesi and bike lane. i want to give opportunity to talk about why it's so problematic and what the mta did wrong and what needs to be improvedu fo that opportunity. you know, with valencia, i think the mtahadonea very tough job, i think trying toal of things. i think priorities are to make sur
served on the sfmta citizen's advisory council for four years, anddy for two oe committee.cillear about different parts of the agency, ask questions of staff, craft reen present those recommendations to the board of directors. ie my ived experiences can bring an important perspective to the mta board, which currently lacks lgbtq an asian pacific islander representation. as a long time advocate in both communities, i hope to give voice to both groups so that together weat transportation in san...
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. >> reggie, the sfmta board of directors is considering a plan that would give them the option to ban right turns at red lights. it would be at intersections they deem a priority across the city. most intersections in the downtown area are already becoming no turn on red under a plan passed earlier this year. the new proposal would allow the city to expand that to other areas they will be focused on intersections with plenty of foot traffic and a history of crashes. people we spoke with on the streets had mixed opinions. >> it helps keep things a little more distinct as to who gets to move. >> when it's the worst thing, it will impede the flow of traffic. >> the sfmta says priority areas for the expansion could be parts of the mission and nob hill. they are currently installing no right on red signs in downtown areas. first, both north and south of market street. back to you at the desk, reggie. >> thanks, amanda. new developments in the fate of the oakland coliseum. the oakland a's have officially come to a deal to sell its portion of the site. the team and the african american sport
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the sfmta board of directors is considering a plan that would give them the option to ban right turns be at intersections they deem a priority across the city. most intersections in the downtown area are already becoming no turn on red. under a plan passed earlier this year. the new proposal would allow the city to expand that to other areas. they will still be focused on intersections with plenty of foot traffic and a history of crashes. people we spoke with on the streets had mixed opinions. >> it helps keep things a little more distinct as to who gets to move when it's the worst thing, it will impede the flow of traffic. >> the sfmta says priority areas for the expansion could be parts of the mission and nob hill. they are currently installing no right on red signs in downtown areas. first, both north and south of market street. back to you at the desk. >> happening today we're getting our first look inside the panda exhibit at the san diego zoo. >> yes, they'll be going on display later this week for the first time here. and abc news reporter. well, we've got to see them. he joins
the sfmta board of directors is considering a plan that would give them the option to ban right turns be at intersections they deem a priority across the city. most intersections in the downtown area are already becoming no turn on red. under a plan passed earlier this year. the new proposal would allow the city to expand that to other areas. they will still be focused on intersections with plenty of foot traffic and a history of crashes. people we spoke with on the streets had mixed opinions....
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the sfmta board of directors discussed the idea yesterday. some voiced concern about a blanket ban. instead of focusing on specific areas where there are high number of crashes, there was also a desire for more feedback from the community. the city banned right turns on red lights at around 200 intersections in downtown, and the tenderloin earlier this year. >> it helps keep things a little more distinct as to who gets to move when it's the worst thing, it will impede the flow of traffic. >> sfmta says priority areas for the expansion could be parts of the mission in nob hill. the proposal will be back on the board's agenda early next month. >> floppy disks still exist, and the muni metro light rail in san francisco runs on them. the current train control system requires loading the floppy disk every morning to operate the network. muni officials said the system has been the problem for the past issues and delays, and according to the chronicle, transportation officials are working to replace this. the new $700 million project would be muni's first upgrade in nearly 30 years. all ri
the sfmta board of directors discussed the idea yesterday. some voiced concern about a blanket ban. instead of focusing on specific areas where there are high number of crashes, there was also a desire for more feedback from the community. the city banned right turns on red lights at around 200 intersections in downtown, and the tenderloin earlier this year. >> it helps keep things a little more distinct as to who gets to move when it's the worst thing, it will impede the flow of traffic....
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the sfmta board of directors is considering a plan that would give them the option to ban right turnsts anywhere in the city. most intersections downtown are already becoming no turn on red. under a plan passed earlier in the year, the new proposal would allow the city to expand that to other areas. they'll be focused on intersections with a lot of foot traffic and a history of crashes. people we spoke with on the streets today have mixed opinions. >> it helps keep things a little more...
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i served on the sfmta for four years, and i chaired the body for two on theth my fellow council memberse staff craft recommendations and present those recommendations to the believe my lived experiences can bring an importantn perspec currently lacks lgbtq and asianresentation. as a long time advocate in both communities, i hope to giveoth groups so that together we can ensure that transportation in san franciscoyour time. and i look forward to your questions. many members. i have a few questions i'll start and i'll le. so the last time we appointed someone to the mta was janet. correct. and we had an extensive conversatio, redesign andwant to give you an opportunity to talk abo and what the mta did wrong and what. thank you for that opportunity. you know, with the mta has has done it's been it's been a job, i think trying to balance a lot of things. i think pri t sure that people are safe as they get around san francisco, as part of the agency's charter and as well to make sure that merchants havcess the loading access and, and access to, places for their employees to get around. i th
i served on the sfmta for four years, and i chaired the body for two on theth my fellow council memberse staff craft recommendations and present those recommendations to the believe my lived experiences can bring an importantn perspec currently lacks lgbtq and asianresentation. as a long time advocate in both communities, i hope to giveoth groups so that together we can ensure that transportation in san franciscoyour time. and i look forward to your questions. many members. i have a few...
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we reach out to the city and sfmta multiple times to try to get clarification on when they would start the enforcement but have not heard back. as those still here figure out their next steps, this san francisco resident stopped by to place sunflowers on the rvs. >> this is from my garden. i don't have a lot of ways to figure out on how to support these people but i just can't ignore it. >> everyone we've spoken to says they have applied for housing but haven't had any luck. if they do have to leave people say they will try to find another quiet place nearby to buy more time. >>> time for a look at top stories. >>> san francisco police are investigating how a man ended up dead outside of golden gate park at a port-a-potty on nancy pelosi drive. paramedics were called and he was declared dead at the scene. police have not released details just yet but did add that the death is not suspicious. >>> supporters of protesters who blocked the golden gate bridge in april will hold a rally in front of the san francisco county jail. this comes after the d.a. filed charges including felonies and
we reach out to the city and sfmta multiple times to try to get clarification on when they would start the enforcement but have not heard back. as those still here figure out their next steps, this san francisco resident stopped by to place sunflowers on the rvs. >> this is from my garden. i don't have a lot of ways to figure out on how to support these people but i just can't ignore it. >> everyone we've spoken to says they have applied for housing but haven't had any luck. if they...
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signs this weekend have warned of enforcement if the eagles have been tagged with notices from the sfmta saying that owners will be cited or toad. >> and the south bay protests continue over changes happening at the only trauma center in east side, san jose today regional medical center reduced its services, taking it from a level 2 trauma center to a level 3 doctors and community advocates say many heart attack and stroke victims will now have to travel further to seek help kron four's jeff moment reports. >> today the owners of regional medical center here in the east side, san jose say they have successfully lowered the services its trauma center, bringing it down from a level 2 trauma center to a level 3. but around 2 dozen eastside, san jose residents showed up here to good samaritan hospital in west side, san jose to call out the investments, made it into the richer and whiter neighborhoods here on the side of town at leaving out the more diverse areas of the east side, san jose behind by marching to the ceo of hca to please thank compassion in his heart. >> and more like the loan
signs this weekend have warned of enforcement if the eagles have been tagged with notices from the sfmta saying that owners will be cited or toad. >> and the south bay protests continue over changes happening at the only trauma center in east side, san jose today regional medical center reduced its services, taking it from a level 2 trauma center to a level 3 doctors and community advocates say many heart attack and stroke victims will now have to travel further to seek help kron four's...
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sfmta will be reimbursed for their administrative costs associated with overseeing and managing garageperations, and we do have future legislation which was submitted to the board yesterday. a resolution from sfmta toing contract to add operation of the concourse garage, as well as a supplemental appropriation from rec park to appropriate the certificates of participation proceeds, garage revenues and debt service expentures, and to talk about the financing structureller's office of public finance. thank you. antonio, good morning, supervisors, as antonio said, the proposed oan authorize the issuance of up t certificates of participation or cops. these cops would be issued to repay the existing construction debt owed to first republic bank, which original garage under the terms of the existing ground leaseill transfo rec parks when the initial construction debt is repaid. the existing construction debt currently has 21.6 million in outstandg principal and accrued interest to be repaid. it also has a 1.1 million debt service reserve fund, which will be contributed to help downsize the i
sfmta will be reimbursed for their administrative costs associated with overseeing and managing garageperations, and we do have future legislation which was submitted to the board yesterday. a resolution from sfmta toing contract to add operation of the concourse garage, as well as a supplemental appropriation from rec park to appropriate the certificates of participation proceeds, garage revenues and debt service expentures, and to talk about the financing structureller's office of public...
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boa ac month adopted a companionion or motion on theirarto wve sfmta fees, so really excited about thists under the legislationis leading implementation. and once a waiver is available this program, an event will have to seek a waiver before submitting an escape permit.o i know we've had a couple of questions from people saying, when is the waiver sure there's going to be more information about that soon, but, andto seee forward. additionally, the legislationeate an annual permit for food vendors that participate in special events was adopted really positive development for ou operators, who often participate in dozens of even eve yhean get an annual permit instead of having to pay for a event that y participate in over the course e here around around permit orhere mayor recently announced new legislation tremove the requirement for architectural plans for certain chaesf use. so this is a little bit technical, but have a significant impact in the nightlife and entertainment space, when a goes to change a use, even if thn[ involves no, modification of the space construction on the space,
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board actually earlier this month adopted a companion resolution or motion on their part to waive sfmtas, so really excited ou this program for outdoor community events under the legislation, mta is leading implementation. and once a waiver is available through this program, an event will have to seek a waiver before bmitting an escape permit. so i know we've had a couple of questis eople saying, when is the waiver coming online, there's i'm sure there's going to be more information about, but, and i'm excited to see that move forward. additionally, the to create an annual permit for food vendors that partats was adopted, another another really positive development for our small food operators, who oftenf events every year. they can get an annual permit instead of having to pay for a food permit for each event that they participate iourse of the year. and then final note here around around permit or process streamlining is maybe another way to think of it, the to remove the announced new requirement forhiteural plans for certain changes of use. so this is technical, but really does will
board actually earlier this month adopted a companion resolution or motion on their part to waive sfmtas, so really excited ou this program for outdoor community events under the legislation, mta is leading implementation. and once a waiver is available through this program, an event will have to seek a waiver before bmitting an escape permit. so i know we've had a couple of questis eople saying, when is the waiver coming online, there's i'm sure there's going to be more information about, but,...
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. >> the head of the sfmta says weekends are a huge part of their post-pandemic recovery.tor jeffrey tumlin talked about how ridership is shifting dramatically from weekday commutes to weekends. tumlin says downtown rail ridership is at about 55% of pre-covid levels, but certain bus lines like the 49 down van ness and the 22 on fillmore are seeing huge surges 140% of pre-covid levels. tumlin says on weekends that surge hits 200%. as a result, the sfmta is adjusting schedules every 4 to 6 months to try and keep up. >> as far as i know, we're the only agency in the country that is making this frequent of complete rebuilding of our schedule, chasing the data and the changing travel patterns. >> tumlin says they're trying to prioritize evenings, weekends and even midday for their schedules because that's where they're seeing demand. now, the latest on the park fire. cal fire says the fourth largest wildfire in california history is now 37% contained. so far, more than 429,000 acres have burned in butte, tehama, shasta and plumas counties. that fire started on july 24th, east o
. >> the head of the sfmta says weekends are a huge part of their post-pandemic recovery.tor jeffrey tumlin talked about how ridership is shifting dramatically from weekday commutes to weekends. tumlin says downtown rail ridership is at about 55% of pre-covid levels, but certain bus lines like the 49 down van ness and the 22 on fillmore are seeing huge surges 140% of pre-covid levels. tumlin says on weekends that surge hits 200%. as a result, the sfmta is adjusting schedules every 4 to 6...
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. >> the sfmta says it was out of sewage and trash concert. the signs have been up for months but are now only recently enforce. what people supposed to i don't know. i don't know i don't know what they want to too. many of the residents actually didn't go that far at all. many bringing their rv's right here road, which is still along. the waterfront of are something we were told by the police are cars were going to be removed from parking spaces. >> diana herrera says she's lived in her for 4 years with her brother, 2 kids and her parents open emperor scared and discriminated as a human the city. still hasn't said anything. she's here with about 2 dozen of their rv's with freshly donated food and young family members trying to find ways to enjoy their time. >> they don't know how much of it, though, have left. know what happened. i want to try a parking lot that's safe and not on the street or a house with many of the residents on wednesday and drive being pushed out of the way. residents in rv's here on laker said say they worry they'll be u
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the vehicles have been attacked with notices from the sfmta saying the owners will be cited or towed tomorrow is the deadline. how's the american red cross needs? some help. there is a need for new donors right now in light of a emergency shortage. so joining us now to talk more about this is who helbig a regional communications director with the american red cross. we're so glad you're with us. thank you for joining us. thank you for having me. so is there something specific that happening this time of year that's causing a blood donation shortage. ercis usually happen towards the end of the summer. >> this at variety of factors. so right now the red cross national blood supply has fallen by more than 25%. and so as you're saying this, this is in addition to the normal that we see in summer months due be on vacation and with schools out. but we're seeing tropical storms and hurricanes across the atlantic. wildfires across the western u.s. and really to talk about the relentless heat that we're seeing across the country and that's impacted about 100 blood drives on weather across cle
the vehicles have been attacked with notices from the sfmta saying the owners will be cited or towed tomorrow is the deadline. how's the american red cross needs? some help. there is a need for new donors right now in light of a emergency shortage. so joining us now to talk more about this is who helbig a regional communications director with the american red cross. we're so glad you're with us. thank you for joining us. thank you for having me. so is there something specific that happening...
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could displace them for the second time in 2 weeks, the families were forced to move to 0 after the sfmtathe stonestown mall and one rv resident tells us they also don't now have anywhere else to go. for those interested can start from 0 and your else. >> here i know where i could find a job for today or tomorrow. but if i go to another city, i don't know what to do. we are not asking for free housing, but if i had an option for affordable housing, i would take it. >> the city started posting these no parking signs this weekend have now warned of enforcement vehicles have been tagged with notices from the sfmta saying that the owners will be cited or towed. new at to the oakland zoo is planning on closing of 35 year-old elephant exhibit this fall. this is coming as the zoo is preparing to move its last remaining african elephant ash. the 30 year-old elephant is relocating to an elephant sanctuary in tennessee. and once he leaves, the zoo will renovate that space to make room for a new species. no word yet on what they plan to bring in. people who use public transit in the south bay now ha
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the sfmta says it plans on installing cameras at more intersections next year. a free event in downtown san jose tomorrow is celebrating the history and culture of lowriders. tomorrow is the opening reception for the forever cruising exhibit at the doctor martin luther king junior library. you can meet the artists behind some of the lowriders, and experience the music and fashion that goes along with them. san jose state librarian estela inda, who created the exhibit, says that lowriders are an expression of culture. >> it's not the stereotypical just car enthusiast. there's more to it. there's the artistry that goes in the cars, displaying the cars at a time when they weren't able to really show their own heritage. lowriders was allowed them to do that. >> the exhibit is free and open to the public starting at 2 p.m. tomorrow, and runs through september 15th. and some great news for the giants. pitcher blake snell has pitched a no hitter. the left handed ace struck out ten batters en route to blanking the reds three to nothing at tonight's game at oracle park.
the sfmta says it plans on installing cameras at more intersections next year. a free event in downtown san jose tomorrow is celebrating the history and culture of lowriders. tomorrow is the opening reception for the forever cruising exhibit at the doctor martin luther king junior library. you can meet the artists behind some of the lowriders, and experience the music and fashion that goes along with them. san jose state librarian estela inda, who created the exhibit, says that lowriders are an...
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design build partnership with sfmta, yes. neighborhood collective. what is that? >> that all of the developer team, developer and so they will design build contractor rfp and then working contractor directly for delivery of the bus yard, but of that will be our bus d, we will be involved ever step of the way. >> sorry, not familiar with plannery america. >> they are large company. a local office in la who >> thank you very much. director short, what will public work role be in this project? >> we will also have management responsibility as well so in partnership with the mta to deli helped lead the pre-development phase. f knew that, so thank you very much. that's great newsno further questions or comments on d --no tg it is contract modification, so i'll second that motion. we do have ers of the public who wish to make person on the motion to approve item 5, the joint development technical advisory services for yard modernization, may line up against the wall furthest from the door. if you are commenting outside raise your h
design build partnership with sfmta, yes. neighborhood collective. what is that? >> that all of the developer team, developer and so they will design build contractor rfp and then working contractor directly for delivery of the bus yard, but of that will be our bus d, we will be involved ever step of the way. >> sorry, not familiar with plannery america. >> they are large company. a local office in la who >> thank you very much. director short, what will public work role...
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. >> the sfmta says it was out of sewage and trash concerts.ns have been up for months but are now only recently enforce. what people supposed to do? i don't know. i don't know i don't know what they want to many of the residents actually didn't go that far at all. many bringing their rv's right here road, which is still along. the waterfront of are something we were told by the police are cars were going to be removed from our own parking spaces. >> diana herrera says she's lived in her for 4 years with her brother, 2 kids and her parents open emperor scared and discriminated as a human the city. still hasn't said aoything. she's here with about 2 dozen of their rv's with freshly donated food and young family members trying to find ways to enjoy their time. >> they don't know how much of it, though, have left i want to try a parking lot that safe and not on the street or a house with many of the residents on wednesday and drive being pushed out of the way. residents in rv's here on laker said say they worry they'll be up next. where you go if
. >> the sfmta says it was out of sewage and trash concerts.ns have been up for months but are now only recently enforce. what people supposed to do? i don't know. i don't know i don't know what they want to many of the residents actually didn't go that far at all. many bringing their rv's right here road, which is still along. the waterfront of are something we were told by the police are cars were going to be removed from our own parking spaces. >> diana herrera says she's lived...
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the sfmta says it was out of sewage and trash concert.at people supposed to do? i don't know. i don't know i don't know what they want to too. many of the residents actually didn't go that far at all. many bringing their rv's right here road, which is still along. the waterfront of are something we were told by the police are cars were going to be removed from parking spaces. >> diana herrera says she's lived in her for 4 years with her brother, 2 kids and her parents open emperor scared and discriminated as a human the city. still hasn't said anything. she's here with about 2 dozen of their rv's with freshly donated food and young family members trying to find ways to enjoy their time. >> they don't know how much of it, though, have left. know, i want to try a parking lot that safe and not on the street or a house with many of the residents on wednesday and drive being pushed out of the way. residents in rv's here on laker said say they worry they'll be up next. where you go if you got kicked out of here? i have no idea tells us her car
the sfmta says it was out of sewage and trash concert.at people supposed to do? i don't know. i don't know i don't know what they want to too. many of the residents actually didn't go that far at all. many bringing their rv's right here road, which is still along. the waterfront of are something we were told by the police are cars were going to be removed from parking spaces. >> diana herrera says she's lived in her for 4 years with her brother, 2 kids and her parents open emperor scared...
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wednesday, but many of her neighbors already left so they wouldn't be towed we reached out to the city and sfmta multiple times in recent days to try and get clarification on when they would start the enforcement but haven't heard back as those still here figure out their next steps this san francisco resident named nancy stopped by to play sunflowers on the rvs. these are from my garden i don't have a lot of ways that i can figure out how to support these people, but i can't ignore it. i just can't ignore that this is happening. everyone we've spoken to here says they've been applying for housing but haven't had any luck. if they do have to leave, people here say they'll try to find another quiet place nearby to buy more time >veronica>wishing those people luck with that transition right now. taking a live look outside our black mountain camera for you and we're going to go ahead and check back in with meteorologist jessica burch. >>>it's been cool and cloudy in the morning hours throughout the bay area this week, and we'll continue to see a similar trend throughout the next couple days. those
wednesday, but many of her neighbors already left so they wouldn't be towed we reached out to the city and sfmta multiple times in recent days to try and get clarification on when they would start the enforcement but haven't heard back as those still here figure out their next steps this san francisco resident named nancy stopped by to play sunflowers on the rvs. these are from my garden i don't have a lot of ways that i can figure out how to support these people, but i can't ignore it. i just...
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yesterday, the sfmta board of directors discussed whether a citywide ban was even needed or if the rule should be expanded just to areas where there are a lot of crashes. there was also a desire for more feedback from the community the city has already banned right turns on red lights at around 200 intersections downtown and in the tenderloin. the proposal will be back on the board's agenda early next month. >> take a look at the accuweather forecast. an update on tropical storm debby. it's a lot less organized right now than it was 24 hours ago, but it still is going to be a big rainmaker today. and tomorrow across south carolina and even parts of north carolina. so look at the latest track on debby. it is going to meander very slowly through south carolina, through tomorrow morning. that's why it's going to drop a lot of rain in about 24 hours, because it is a slow mover, but a big change to the forecast compared to yesterday. this storm is really going to pick up speed as it interacts with a cold front by thursday night. and look at this friday morning, it's basically over the nation
yesterday, the sfmta board of directors discussed whether a citywide ban was even needed or if the rule should be expanded just to areas where there are a lot of crashes. there was also a desire for more feedback from the community the city has already banned right turns on red lights at around 200 intersections downtown and in the tenderloin. the proposal will be back on the board's agenda early next month. >> take a look at the accuweather forecast. an update on tropical storm debby....
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. >> the head of the sfmta says weekends are a huge part of their post-pandemic recovery. at a board meeting this week, director jeffrey tumlin talked about how ridership is shifting dramatically from weekday commutes to weekends. tumlin says downtown rail ridership is at about 55% of pre-covid levels, but certain bus lines like the 49 down van ness and the 22 on fillmore are seeing huge surges 140% of pre-covid levels. tumlin says on weekends, that surge hits 200%. so as a result, the sfmta is adjusting schedules every 4 to 6 months to try and keep up. >> as far as i know, we're the only agency in the country that is making this frequent of complete rebuilding of our schedule, chasing the data and the changing travel patterns. >> tumlin says they're trying to prioritize evenings, weekends and even midday for their schedules because that's where they're seeing demand. all right. now to the latest on the park fire. cal fire says the fourth largest wildfire in california history is now 37% contained. so far, more than 429,000 acres have burned in butte, tehama, shasta and pl
. >> the head of the sfmta says weekends are a huge part of their post-pandemic recovery. at a board meeting this week, director jeffrey tumlin talked about how ridership is shifting dramatically from weekday commutes to weekends. tumlin says downtown rail ridership is at about 55% of pre-covid levels, but certain bus lines like the 49 down van ness and the 22 on fillmore are seeing huge surges 140% of pre-covid levels. tumlin says on weekends, that surge hits 200%. so as a result, the...