this has been moving along and there are some delays. hopefully this will be back on track. the safety improvements that were identified in the station capacity -- they did come in for some funding. geneva plaza, with some inside information -- the lighting in the design work are also included in the original allocation in terms of doing the design work. this is a funded study that will look at freeway access to the area. and what ways are available to reduce the amount of freeway access ramps in the area to reduce the impact. this grant and the study does include support for the balboa area, and the advisory committee.

we will be supporting that along with the staff. with brisbane in daly city -- chester fung has been leading this effort to allocate the fair share of financial contributions to a large infrastructure program. we will be bringing that report to you shortly. we anticipate initiating the feasibility study, which will look at the rail conversion options to support the future will use of that infrastructure. the freeway circulation study may not be obvious that there is a connection here as well. we will reduce the contents and reduce speed -- with increasing the bicycle and pedestrian access.

restoring this to the pre- central freeway, the earthquake conditions. we will be applying for planning grant, to advance these concepts. and there is the 19th avenue transit corridor. the operations there hopefully will improve, and allow for the more efficient allocation of the balboa area. this is part of the daily -- the line to daly city and may alleviate the demand. with the relationship between stations. and the study that is listed here also has the fair city component, looking at the potential -- the benefit of the daly city. and the -- and in addition to the line could bring him -- bring them in at balboa.

the bayshore intermodal study, is on the march agenda for approval. this has established the concept for the different services, and how this can happen at the caltrans station. the btr is part of that plan. with that, let me take -- turn it back over to -- >> he was worth the promotion there. slide no. 10, james dunn and middle school, this is a fairly funded project -- and we do not quite have schedule information. but the obligation of the design funds -- are expected by this june so they can be used.

there is a number of implementation is going on, -- this is for winter of 2013. they are cited for specific improvements. on the back is a map of the traffic plan area, with some of the planned improvements and a table behind that showing what is implemented already today. we see how this works and how traffic has slowed down. district 11 -- this has many projects going on. this is below the park station area. this is just to give you an idea of the full spectrum of work that is going on. we have the signal modifications that are beyond delivery -- and these are also in district 11. you can see the three district

locations -- and a very interesting part of the project, this goes along with what they were talking about. there are a whole bunch of different brands that are very complicated. it involves rerouting the overhead to free up land for affordable housing. the executive director's report, this is one of five projects were we have to have a vote by the california transportation commission. this is the first priority and i think that we will get there. and we want to work with the mass transit authority. the federal transit administration -- all of these requirements will go away. and the project will be delivered in a timely fashion. >> i appreciate the work that

has been done on this, and hopefully we can get this to the conclusion. this is actually the seven projects, and the redistricting will be in district 7. >> what you have just mentioned, we will have to struggle with later on, when the board will mess up all of the coding adjusted. a couple of districts, a couple of projects that are very old, from the 2008 lifeline funding cycle. the delays of the state economy and the state financial issues have the bond sales -- police was not going to be of long duration. but the access improvements -- this should get construction funds. these are both simple but important projects, dealing with

access improvements. one thing -- when dealing with the uncertainty of the construction funds being available, the design has not been happening. the schedule has had some of those phases haping -- happening after the construction funds are advanced, to see if the project is able to be accelerated. commissioner kim: i can wait. my comment was on james dunman. >> i am all set unless you have questions. >> it wasn't a question. i am not as familiar with the project as the supervisor. balboa is located on the same block area. i would like to have them both included. i am not sure if leadership high school is there. i know it is iportant to the --

important to the families and students as they go to the area located on that site. >commissioner avalos: i am not familiar with this project, so can we have a brief description of what this is? there are a lot of needs around balboa high school. a lot of pedestrians crossing, and a couple of areas where there are pork chops, where cars speed fast and make it difficult for pedestrians. >> good afternoon, commissioners. currently, this is dealing with a couple of locations. we have the free right-turn -- to expand the corners. this slows down the traffic in

general. i have to confirm this. this will improve the pedestrian crossing. we will provide more details. >> this is critical and there are thousands of you to go through their everyday. i appreciate this process. >> i think that includes the presentation but i have one general question, with some of these projects, the deadlines were the targets, the date of completion changes. i wonder if you could say how you are making sure that there are communities that are impacted and kept informed of some of those changes. >> i will give you the answer

from our perspective. as i mentioned, these are divided -- and we get the quarterly progress reports. we will be notified if there is a change in completion date or schedule. when this is formal -- we will get a formal request to make a schedule change. on the other side, we do not get any information. this is a joint cooperation exercise. the sponsors are trying to get this information. >> commissioner of the los? >> just in these updates, they were very valuable to have here, that the full commission. i appreciate the briefing i had yesterday.

i did request that we come back at the end of april, to go over thoroughly the project, and then i want to be periodically, this does not have to be all the people at my desk yesterday, but some of the key departments that are there to make certain we're getting these deadlines. this has happened in all of our districts, we have not been great on deadlines. with my districts, i hear about this elsewhere. those delays are significant. i want to make sure that we are on track and i appreciate the effort. i know that there are many conflicting priorities that we have, but i want to make certain the priorities of my district -- can rise to the top. >> one other thing that is clear from the exercise, we had so many different data sources.

there was a web-based applications of the sponsors and the authority had access to this information. once we get this we should be able to have a public version, with the schedule update for everyone. >> i appreciate all the work that went into this, and it was not easy to compile this information. the sooner we can have the briefing of the internet -- the individual supervisors, the better. the idea is also that we would have the opportunity to come back when there is a need to follow up, and i think the deadlines are important and we have to make certain that the public knows what we're working on and when we will complete them. we thank you again for your presentation. mr. moscovic? >> i am respectful of the fact is quite late but i want to talk

about the comments that you and commissioner of the los made. he says that he understands there are competing priorities but he wants his district work done on time. i think you should all aspire to that. there are competing priorities but i want to say that when you approve the five-year prioritization program, there is a process that is made over what is likely and what is possible to deliver. we should try to keep those commitments. then reality hits and all the projects have different circumstances. what i would aspire to do is increase the participation on a daily basis. your own office to help us

streamline this. i think this is where we want to be on this. if this means revisiting this schedule, maybe we should do this. if you see progress -- and the public can see this on the web site as well, this may lower the level of frustration, and the level of satisfaction, with the sales tax, that was approved for that purpose. >> commissioner? >> it reminds me of that song, though subtle for mr. in between. >> on that note, we will openness to public comment. any member of the public can please come forward. >> commissioners, -- [inaudible]

the response from the othe rside -- other side warns what has to be done. the bottom line is this. this is taxpayer's money. what we have in certain districts is nobody from the district, nobody really knows what is happening. even then, they have a meeting, be it whatever. this is so convoluted. what needs to be done is transparency. to have accountability. most important, we don't need diatribes and beating around the bush. if you made a mistake, you made a mistake. i have watched this and get upset, listening to the bufoonery. i listen -- to the tapes and

see. the previous meetings, they spend money, they don't do something. this is the year 2012 and they don't have the software so they can have benchmarks and evaluations. if millions are spent, since you are there -- we need some accountability. and some people don't want to do their work. maybe they can go somewhere else. thank you very much. >> thank you, sir. is there anyone else who wishes to speak? public comment is closed. i tank the staff for their presentation. and i look forward to the next meeting. can you call item 18. >> information items. >> any new items?

is there any member of the public who will speak? item 19. >> item 19, public comment. >> any member of the public who wishes to speak on an item with the transportation committee. >> there is too much happening now. and one of the issues that we have to deal with this transportation. i would suggest that another meeting, you are talking about a lot of development in an area. but very little money is set aside -- set aside for transportation. i don't know if you read the newspaper. we had a shooting in visitation valley, in the afternoon.

the san francisco county transportation authority, and you commissioners keep reviewing certain things. i want to bring this to your attention. safety -- he is talking over there, he does not know the difference between safety and something else. safety is lacking on muni, on all the lines. people are bringing guns. you have a right to see that -- people are safe. we have the ambassadors, the yellow hornets. most of the time you see them in cafeterias. not on the busses. we need sound safety -- on muni.

at bus stops. i will be writing about this so you can read it. >> thank you. on the issue of public safety, we will continue to focus on that. is there any other member of the public? public comment is closed. >> item 20, adjournment. >> meeting adjourned. >> in this fabulously beautiful

persidio national park and near golden gate and running like a scar is this ugly highway. that was built in 1936 at the same time as the bridge and at that time the presidio was an army and they didn't want civilians on their turf. and the road was built high. >> we need access and you have a 70 year-old facility that's inadequate for today's transportation needs. and in addition to that, you have the problem that it wasn't for site extenders. >> the rating for the high viaduct is a higher rating than that collapsed.

and it was sapped quite a while before used and it was rusty before installed. >> a state highway through a federal national park connecting an independently managed bridge to city streets. this is a prescription for complication. >> it became clear unless there was one catalyst organization that took it on as a challenge, it wouldn't happen and we did that and for people to advocate. and the project has a structural rating of 2 out of 100. >> you can see the rusting reinforcing in the concrete when you look at the edges now. the deck has steel reinforcing

that's corroded and lost 2/3's of its strength. >> this was accelerated in 1989 when the earthquake hit and cal came in and strengthened but can't bring to standards. to fix this road will cost more than to replace. and for the last 18 years, we have been working on a design to replace the road way, but to do in a way that makes it appropriate to be in a national park and not army post. >> i would say it's one of the most ugly structure, and it's a barrier between the mar sh and

presidio. and this is a place and i brought my dogs and grandchildren and had a picnic lunch and it was memorable to use them when we come here. what would it look like when the design and development is completed. and we are not sure we want an eight lane highway going through this town. and it's a beautiful area in a national seaport area on the planet. >> the road is going to be so different. it's really a park way, and it's a parkway through the national park. and they make the road disapeer to the national park. >> and the road is about 20

feet lower, normally midday, you go through it in two minutes. looking back from the golden gate bridge to presidio, you are more aware of the park land and less of the roads. and the viaduct will parallel the existing one and to the south and can be built while the existing one remains in operation. and the two bridges there with open space between them and your views constantly change and not aware of the traffic in the opposite direction and notice the views more. and the lanes of course are a foot wider than they are today. and they will be shoulders and if your car is disabled, you can pull off to the edge. and the next area, the tunnel portal will have a view centered on the palace of fine

arts and as you come out, you can see alkatrez island and bay. and the next area is about 1,000 feet long. and when you come into one, you can see through the other end. it's almost like driving through a building than through a tunnel. and noise from the roadway will be sheltered. and the traffic will be out of view. >> when you come out of the last sort tunnel and as you look forward, you see the golden dome of the palace of fine arts and what more perfect way to come to san francisco through that gateway. >> it will be an amazing transformation. now you read it as one section, the road is a major barrier and

then a wonderful strip along the water. all of those things are going to mesh together. >> right now the road really cuts off this area from public access. and with the new road, we will be able to open up the opportunity in a new way. >> this bunker that we see now is out of access for the general public. we are excited to completely rework this side and to open up the magnificent views. and what we want to do is add to this wonderful amenity and restore this coastal bluff area and respect its military history and the doyle drive project is allowing us to do

that recorrection. and this area is not splintered off. >> and we can see how dramatic a change it will be when doyle drive is suppressd and you have a cover that connects the cemetery to this project. it's historic on the statewide and national basis, but you could rush the project or put thought and time to create something of lasting public benefit. >> we really want this, for everyone to feel like it's a win situation. whether you are a neighbor that lives nearby or a commuter or user of the park. that everyone will experience a much better situation than they currently have. >> the human interest to me is how people could work out so

many challenging differences to come to a design that we believe will give us a jewel. landmark of a place. >> i am sure it will have refining effect like embark did. and there were people about that and no one would think of that today. and when you look at growth and transformation of the embark, the same with doyle. it will be a cherished part of the city and a worthy addition to what is there. >> it will be a safe and beautiful entrance to a spectacular beautiful city. it will be the entry to golden gate that san francisco gate that san francisco deserves.

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