sidewalk. i wanted to make a parallel with the richmond district. in the 1970's, there was an effort to add traffic coming measures to the richmond district. -- calming measures to the richmond district. this is what the end result was. people in the richmond district have put in traffic cones. they are 40 years behind on schedule. the differences are eye opening. you can tell this is much safer. with that, imagine what cesar chavez can look like with the about -- adoption of this project. we have been to some public hearings. all of the hearings have been

done by our standards. we are at the mta board today. the work is projected to start in spring, 2011. construction time is about 18 months. that is the project website at the bottom of if people would like more information about this web site. >> there are some members of the public to would like to address this. >> yes. >> is that ok? >> quincyu, bob, fran will be our first three. >> good afternoon. some of the street was forgotten. there are many, many problems.

it was mentioned in terms of collapse sidewalks. drainage, speeding cars are the main problem. too many cars on such a small street. the street goes into a two-lane street past guerrero. there are many more cars on the street than there are on the other street. i would ask you to pay attention to the entire street, not just south of guerrero. if you go west, there are numerous problems that continue down that street. >> good afternoon. >> i am bob. the efficacy and analysis of this product has been around long enough. when they got involved, i was still chairman of the group.

in that action, you could see myself, my crutches in the background, the member of the pedestrian safety advisory committee, the advocate from the santa fe bureau neighborhood. i want you to see that there has bend a diversity of input along the cesar chavez corridor. we support this. we would like to point out with the triangle slide at the end, that is where i lived with my kids for many years. it is a lot easier for the city housing project to have that calming traffic area in that neighborhood. you have the elementary school and the catholic parish school, you have some preschools. there are vulnerable populations that need safety and protection. that is why we support this project and ask you to move

ahead. f >>ran followed by a daniel and sydney. >> i am the co-chair of this project that has been working on this for about five years. i understand that some of the ongoing opposition that continues now is from drivers that say that they have to sit at a light for an additional 60 seconds. i can speak for my fellow muni riders, if we face a delay of 30 seconds, we kiss the ground. even two or three minutes is pretty good. muni is seeing gaps in this project. i want this to move along as quickly as possible. i would like you to consider what has been requested and continue to request an increase

in east-west muni service. if you want to get br fromyant to third street, you have to walk through a pretty nasty area. there are several large employers there. how are those workers going to get to work? these are some of the issues that are coming up later in the agenda as far as muni parking. workers will have no east-west service to get to that yard. it might even help some of the nannies get to work without a car. >> daniel, sidney, anna.

>> good afternoon, director. there are many flaws in the current proposal at believe that alternative should be examined. dozens of people use the cesar chavez every day to get to work and family. according to the bar mental impact report, this raises the level of service at key intersections. it will eventually lead to delays of three or four minutes or more. this is significant impacts on large numbers of people. these negative impacts are night -- never revealed during the planning process. the planning department assured that the community that the impact would not be significant. the alternatives presented to the public would involve removing lanes of traffic. i strongly support the proposed movement.

those goals can be reached without removing a line of traffic. three lanes of traffic in each direction is not large. there is no reason they cannot make the safe. i would support making this corridor more accessible. the best way to do so would be a bike boulevard on 26th street. the issue is one of balance. we realize the thousands of drivers rely on cesar chavez street every day. no analysis has been done on the amount a bicyclists use this. some might use this tool reachedcaltrain. the extreme traffic congestion that would be created by this plan would be bad for everybody, pedestrians, drivers, and cyclists. i would ask you to look for alternative approaches.

>> good afternoon. >> my name is daniel. thank you for taking the time to hear me. i am 8 district 9 and president. i am a part of the south separate cisco impact. i bicycled there sometimes. i often drive there. i want to say how excited i am about this project. i have been working on this for years. some of the changes were implemented. that was an awakening to me. i see the same possibility. it has been such a barrier for that to happen over in cesar chavez. the ground is being broken up for a very important reason.

i think it is an incredible opportunity toi. ts flaw is tragic. a lot of the changes are clarifying. it may slow down traffic. the level of service to be gained by clarifying where you are supposed to bei know that ia very good friend. she was one lane over while somebody got annoyed about the person in front of manhood -- in front of them. it becomes a turn lane there. they went into her. that doesn't happen to my remains because they avoid driving on it. it is only people coming from

another neighborhood through to the highway. i want to point out that this really is the neighborhood. [chime] >> reading nam[reading names] >> i commute daily. of the dangerous part was going down the cesar chavez corridor. as i was sitting at the light, i had to just wonder what was going to happen that day. i would gladly add a minute or two to ensure safety.

>> next speaker, please. >> i am a long-term resident in the cesar chavez corridor. it stand to improve the health, safety, and welfare of a number of people. i think the city of san francisco can accommodate that. it is a city street that should serve the people of san francisco safety -- safely and sustainably.

>> i of the building -- own a building on chavez street. it is kind of like the old san francisco. there are 500 individual users. if i had more than 24 hours' notice, half of them would be in this room right now. it is impossible to get across the street. if you see an old lady terrified to open the door on the traffic side, it is a dangerous place. there are accidents that don't even get reported. we have all got our cars

swiped. you can see people put the right wheel of on the curb to get out of the freeway. it is crazy. i think this project is a really great project. i think the only person against this project is on hill street hougt. the point is, to eliminate traffic. it makes sense to me. i went to one of these things a month ago. everybody else was for it. if we had more time, he could --

we could squash it. it's a super good idea. [chime] >> hello, from the san francisco-based gold coalition. to respond to you here, we're happy that this is the final step for approval of a really great project. we have been watching the department of public works, her watching the -- watching the mta. you have saved the for pedestrians, safety for by creditors. it will improve the livability of people that live in this area.

the lands are a great way to connect people. out in the department of public works, there is a really great shelter that is for all of the employees there. the people that work for the city and county of san francisco can now bike to work. once the project is complete, they will be able to be the great work that they do every day. they don't have to worry about speeding traffic. how this is first and foremost about safety. thank you for all of your work on this. >> [reading names]

the were last to turn in a speaker card. >> i am a resident of liberty hill and also a cyclist. i live ten blocks away and avoid it. i look forward to the proposed improvements. it was in a sad state of decline for many decades. cesar chavez street links all three of these neighborhoods. it connects the dots, basically. furthermore, by planes have been shown to curb traffic. -- bike lanes have been shown to

curb traffic. it will increase property value. i like to add that 26 the street is not in need like cesar chavez is. >> [reading names] >> i am not here to criticize the project or to criticize the benefits to pedestrians. i am here to make you aware of a couple of issues. i don't hear mitigation measures for them. if you look at b, and they want to eliminate the commute lanes. and they want to drop from two lanes to one lane.

i have concerns about how that is being handled. people want to say screw you to the people that live in the western mission district. the people that make enough money, they go to their jobs in south san francisco. and all of those people live in the area. until there are better commute opportunities for them, they use their vehicles. i am concerned of the traffic backups home that are dealt with by eliminating a left turn lane.

the lane in the morning is all green, and the afternoon, the outbound is all green. we need to think about making a longer life. maybe need to make it longer. we are dealing with environmental issues. i think is important to not ignore those. >> the last two people that turned in a speaker card. >> i just learned about this meeting last night. the changes i think will be tremendously valuable. i am one of many people that use a bicycle to commute every day. it is really nasty.

i have lived without a car. after my first year, when it rains, it is really hairy. sometimes i drive, and i think have a more beautiful street there will be really wonderful. the left-hand turn improvements are really important. whenever you make a left-hand turn, it is really dangerous. i worry of of her safety when she is trying to turn left -- about her safety when she is trying to turn left. often the southern and eastern parts of the city have been neglected. to turn it into a green area would be really wonderful.

and it would make a really important changes to be more bicycle friendly. you have seen other parts of the city where bicycle lanes have gone and. -- gone in. >> i am a cab driver. the most important thing they you're missing is the human being. we are human beings. your eyesight is more narrow. if you look at the accidents, most of them turn to the right. it happens almost seven times last year. a lot of asian ladies do not have driver's licenses.

a lot of old people do not have driver's licenses. they don't know how much time they need. you have to spend some money. invite the old people, educate them. how much time the need to stop. somebody cares. i am a cabdriver. how many people are in town? you look at the street. more and more, i'd give of the city because there is only one lane left canal. -- left now. i'm stuck in one lane. how about baseball season coming? we only want left.

a lot of busses occupy the lane. policymakers have to pay attention. chinese are rolling with a bullet train today. and educate them. i will volunteer. >> does anyone else indicate an interest in addressing the matter at this time? director nolan: members of the board? questions or comments? >> this looks like octavia street. i've never seen bikes on octavia.

are they supposed to be next to the main route? i recommend that this be separate with concrete barriers. director brinkman: i appreciate your comment. i have sat down with the staff to talk about the concept of separated bike lanes. i know a lot of people in that neighborhood are thrilled at the thought of this. i think the design in the department working together with the community -- that would be a motion. >> i will second the motion and make one point. my understanding is that mrs.

this is in district 9 and supervisor campos has voiced his support. i don't view it as that message, so i'm happy to second. director nolan: any comments? in that case, we have a motion and a second. the aye's have it. >> item 11. approving amendments to authorize the issuance of a residential parking permit and said the amount and clarify the health care amount. it may be issued to a single address. you have members of the public. director nolan: do we want a

staff presentation? members of the public? >> [reading names] >> i came to oppose this process. i ask the two killings. -- you to kill it. it does not show an intent to honor hall responded to the transit first policy. i guess i am looking at this from my experience as a single parent.

they can't allow their driveway to be used where they can't allow the nanny to drive. i can't raise my two kids -- i took them to soccer practice, swim team. one of them is in the georgetown law school. you can raise kids well on muni. the other picked a driver's license up to help grandparents. the need for this is not established when there are alternatives. i would have to backpack my

younger son for emergency doctor visits. it is doable. and we are seeing the resort to privilege. thank you. >> [reading names] >> i'm a resident of russian hill. i would like to express my support. i would like to express my support for allowing parents to forfeit one of their residential parking permits in order to pay the permit for child care providers. all of them have been working families. many of them cannot be here today because it is their job.

there are several reasons for my support. it is a difficult situation and often leaves the children unattended. secondly, as the program as currently designed, it is not balanced towards working families. this includes a care giver category. it is an essential service for working parents, and we must not forget our residents that rely on the child-care providers. i like to address some inconsistencies. the program was established to preserve neighborhood living. we are talking about servicing