side, following the west side entrance project. 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. gosh we are here to take the talk about safety on the transportation system. earlier this year, the board of

directors adopted a new strategic plan, and while the mission is to move people around san francisco, the number one goal of that strategic plan is safety. that is because no matter where you were in terms of moving around whether you are on foot, on a bike, driving in a car, riding on muni, you need to be able to do so safely and get where you're going safely. we need to make sure the transportation system is clean, and efficient, attractive. first and foremost, it needs to be safe. thanks to a great partnership we have with the san francisco police department and the great work they do every day to keep the entire city safe, including the part of the city that exists within our muni system, crime in almost every category is

down. almost across the board, every category of non-violent crime is down in the transit system. the the problem is, there is one area where we are going in the wrong direction. that is larceny. it has to do largely with devices like these where people are not being attentive with devices like these and other people are taking the advantage of that. that is the one area, overall, a good story that we have to tell that is left to be addressed. that is what we are here to talk about today. we are launching an awareness campaign. you will hear from the chief and the commander, being aware of your surroundings. we want to raise awareness for the public, for all of the public in terms of being safe while you're traveling and walking in the street.

it is a matter of being aware of your surroundings and trying to keep the transportation system safe and enjoyable for everyone. what you see behind us are some posters that are already up. and we can really raise the awareness of folks that you need to be mindful when you are writing in our system. we want everyone to get where they're going on time and efficiently, but we want them to get there safely. and with all of their personal belongings with them. i want to thank you all for coming and i will turn it over to the great chief of police. >> thank you. again, if you look at this artwork, this is almost exactly how it goes. this woman is not paying attention, but somebody else is. he has his ipad, not paying

attention, someone else is. what we have been telling everyone, i really want to thank the director for his help with this, you have to pay attention to who is around you and who is looking. it seems every time we have a robbery or theft in san francisco, it involves an electronic device. to lose six of these devices a day, it seems like every time we go over the robbery counts, it seems like an electronic devices involved. as ed said, is important to know who is around you, who is paying attention. you can really draw the analogy when you are looking down and not paying attention, it is like

taking $300 out of the atm and touting it without paying attention. please pay attention to these ads, we really appreciate the media covering this today to get the word out and we appreciate muni. we want everybody to be safe, safe as you move across the city. and we want you to keep your belongings and stay connected. >> just to reinforce that, i encourage anyone to look around and see how many people have their heads down and they're looking at their device, seeing how inattentive they are. you can walk by and accidentally bump people, they are not paying attention. it is easy to get absorbed with the great media we have at our fingertips and block out surroundings. it is dangerous and not worth

losing your device or jeopardize in your safety over it. the awareness is very important. the main way that we keep the system safe is through our engagement which and the san francisco police department. -- engagement with the san francisco police department. we are lucky that we have one of the best of the command staff working with us right now. she manages the enforcement arm of the mta including the san francisco police officers that work and ride the buses. they are largely responsible to be how to be safe when learning how to ride on the system.

>> first of all, i really want to thank director for this campaign and putting in j. resources behind it. a little bit of what we do on the mta side of the police department, everybody reports an incident and it comes to us. i read every single related report. it gets disseminated to the district station captains. they look over the constant data and they develop enforcement plans that assist our city in combating crime and incidents on me. -- on muni. we have officers dedicated solely to the mta. they ride in uniforms and plain clothes.

we also have k-9 units. i can't say more, they do with our transit system. we're down 30% in crime and the transit system. as the director said, the only place where we can do a little bit better are larceny crimes. that is what this campaign really is all about. i don't want to beat a dead horse in terms of reiterating this, but we can't say enough. perhaps don't use the white earbuds. opportunistic people look for those opportunities and no that it means iphone.

if you lose one of these devices, and do what you can't disconnect your personal information from these devices. if something is taken from you, don't go after the suspect. just look, pay attention, and get as the description as you can and, in 11. he will be there to take this information and after had the suspect. >> a pretty straightforward message, grateful for those of you covering this. they provide to my family and friends, everyone in our system

and in our city to make sure that they get to where they want to go. they make themselves vulnerable to theft of our system anywhere. will be happy to take questions. thank you all for coming. >> [inaudible] >> i will use an example. just the other day, i was on one of the trains and i got on the trains, it wasn't a very full train. halas of almost 90% of the people were living out at smart phones are electronic devices. what typically happens is, it is an ihpone. -- iphone.