that, are there any questions by commissioner farrell of district two? i should say that both the authority to staff and the mta staff were very helpful. >> as the districts are being redrawn, i'm wondering if you're taking that into account as you are going forward with the presentations. >> yes, we're very excited about that. next month, we will have all of the boundaries realigned. >> thank you. >> and you can see the categorization of the types of projects year. if we did include a very high level grouping of the caltrain project, since caltrain does run through a significant portion of the district. typically, around september, the plans and programs committee which oversees the capital budget contribution to caltrain that we made through the prop k program prepared --

program. >> in district 10, we are involved in many studies with several partners, agency side. within the community and within other jurisdictions. we have identified and prioritized a major list of projects in the order of $500 million, and potentially a way to distribute the funding responsibility across functions and across private stakeholders. we expect to bring a steady to you in a month or two. the bay shore study, not we just adopted how those ideas -- we just adopted how those ideas would come together. the interchange and the third street light rail and the buses all beating in. we are very active in the candlestick at brisbane project.

it is connecting to the new geneva and the brt. that project we hope will be done and coordinating on the geneva brt initiative, which is an initiative across the by- county partnership. the authority board approved after we had applied for and received some grant funding -- this is a continuation of our transportation effort in the bay area. this will be to help some of the organizations serving be used and general community members to get from those services and programs. and in particular, general vehicle sharing and collaboration there. the department of health will come forward with a potential pilot for the y and other

coordination for transportation in the heels of an area. -- in the hell's own area. the oakdale study will be presented in the may/june cycle, along with bridge replacement. i will turn it over to maria at this point and then come back to speak to that. i want to thank commissioner cohen for being such a leader with both our board and the caltrans board for such a good process and outcome. excuse me, there's one more i will be doing. the cesar chavez community parks plan and bike lane our initiatives we have been assisting in and have funding roles in. the first one with the planning department to help them envision

the eastern end, how to improve bicycle and pedestrian connections while also connecting truck traffic. that study has concluded and will be brought to the commission in may. in terms of the bike lanes, there have been a lot of -- has been a lot of coordination. primarily to try to balance the needs of the general traffic and truck traffic and turning movements in this critical location. >> quickly, to a few of the pedestrian safety projects going on in his district, we have 15- mile per hour zones in this area near schools. the visibility is going well.

we have been looking at crosswalks and potentially eliminating parking spaces near them to improve visibility for pedestrians crossing the street. this connects to public housing at the top of the hill. the picture you can see, it desperately needs improvement. construction should start in july. that is one of the very few sources of funding where we can improve the stairway. that is always a cause for celebration. this is probably the first plan to get started, but could get influenced by the new effort to reach envision how the traffic will be coming forward. >> ms. lombard, i think commissioner cohen had a question. >> thank you, actually. you answered it. it was related to the stairway

improvement plans. i want you to talk about the partnership, but you did. the >> thank you. >> that just reminded me that mta will be contacting you very soon about coping. the efforts are just getting underway now. there is also a handout that was included in the packet. this is the same kind of traffic projects going on city- wide. the same projects have been approved and the -- just like we lost it -- we talk about lots summer there are various initiatives. we also have bayview north and south. mta does the general improvements first and any move on to the next step, getting progressively more significant

improvements until yet achieved what the goals are. a lot going on with bicycles in district 10. this photo shows a project currently under way with a bike lane on a short period -- on bayshore. that will run from paul avenue to silver avenue. this is the car away and construction truck. -- the cargo plane under construction. we see construction on 16th and ri street. -- rhode island street. >> commissioner cohen. >> could we go back to the last slide? we kind of rushed over this one. we talked about cargo way, the

cycle track. maybe you could talk about men and what is adding to the delaet curator -- to the delay. >> we are basically preparing and restriking -- restriking -- restriping the bicycle lanes citywide. a few items included in its scope have been done with other funding, but basically the funds have just been sitting there. the we have been waiting for the mta bus and new list of facilities -- to give us a new list of facilities. there is a much greater need for restriking -- restriping the lanes. >> and you know what the holdup

is on receiving the list of the revised scope from the mta? >> -- why don't you have it already? >> i can ask. >> as maria mentioned, with the injunction of the priorities shifting through the 40 + projects that we had on the books, we have made significant progress in implementing those projects. and we are updating the bike maintenance as we speak. we plan to have that done in a month or so. >> i would also like to acknowledge that our office received numerous females thanking us for the bike lanes on cesar chavez. since you are close by, i wanted to pass that on. kudos. you can continue. >> ms. lombardo? >> one of the project that we alerted the supervisor to was a

signal upgrade. it is funded by a highway safety improvement program grant. they got the paperwork in, but a day before the deadline. which is fine. we think the funds will stay there, but it is kind of like filing your taxes late. that means you have to enter the queue for caltrans to process it. and caltrans will do their best, but we are just keeping an eye on it. and died to also understand mta will become a year in july for a matching -- i also understand mta will be coming here in july for a matching funds the transition. this is another project we have

flag here. this is the car anyway -- harney way project improvement. this particular scope is funded by an old federal earmarked. the project scope is expanding from four lanes to six lanes and include bicycle and pedestrian improvements and accommodates future cost rapid trend -- bus and rapid transit. everybody is trying to call back all of the grants that are out there. this grant is currently not obligated. i know there are problems with iraq because of the department of public works. -- with your marks because of the department of public works. i know that frank from the department of public works and

also the mayor's office are here if there are questions about this project pierpont -- this project. and caltrain, most of the prop k funds go toward state repair. he might have -- you might have relied on caltrain to do glorious things like replacing light bulbs at the station. there are other things going on, particularly with the folks in district 10. the bridge and road replacement project has potential plans for future oakdale construction. grex this is the first of two bridges in the area -- >> this is the first of two bridges in the area. they're both about 100 years old and they both do need to be replaced.

we have been holding public workshops and will continue to do so until we come back to the authority for potential policy decision in june regarding how that bridge should be replaced. we would be at the staff level compared -- preparing a connector road with that. the graphic on the right would allow folks to cross at gerald. or replacing bridge no. 2 for $25 million. the problem with that option is that it precludes the station from being built without having to rebuild that bridge, which would add another at several tens of millions of dollars. and the third option would be a wider bridge, but that would be $35 million and really have $25 million in place.

we will be at the southeast community facility tonight. will be going to the bayview shipyard. we will summarize that input in the next month or so. >> commissioner cohen. >> thank you, mr. chair. i would be interested in hearing from mr. wells lawson. if you could just talk to us a little better about the grand -- the grant and how it relates to harney way. >> the grant, as ms. lombardo said, was an earmarked that we received in 2009. we're using it as the first baby step for the candlestick point, part of the project approvals

received in 2010. as everyone knows, in 2011, we have been sorting out and did suspension under ab26 the law that dissolves the redevelopment at the time. we have basically been on hold while trying to move forward with projects. now that we have resolved those issues, we're underway using the funds for these grants during the survey work that is required for the roadway widening. we have approved a conceptual plan and those transportation plans. we will be doing just the legal work around the acquisition of the right of way and moving forward with those plans. >> thank you very much. it -- does that conclude the presentation? that concludes the presentation.

colleagues, i hope you found the presentation very informative. our goal is not only to inform the individual members about what is happening in the individual districts, but throughout the city, and more important, to make sure that the members are aware of the various projects that are being funded in their neighborhoods and citywide. any member of the public like to speak on the presentations made by staff on the authority projects in district two and in district 10? >> as you stated, with the redistricting, as far as i know maybe from and sell for sure it up to silver will come under district 9. -- maybe from manzel for sure and up to silver will come under district 9. we ought to be very careful with the bike lanes. six people have been killed in recent months.

those doing the planning should be aware of this. that idea would be since we have perilous streets to san bruno, like gerard street, maybe some of the viking lanes can be transferred over there. -- the biking planes can be transferred over there. it is kind of done remote- control. but that is on them. but that is resulting from bicycle coalitions -- maybe we had two, but we had a couple in castro, some on market street, and a couple in the financial district. in talking about the bicycle

lanes, we need to keep in mind that as a result of the bicycle coalition. you can only do that if you are prudent and you do good design work. i travel a lot and i will travel again, go to europe. and i see a lot of changes in that design. we need to have some creativity here regarding the bicycle lanes. >> thank you very much. is there any member of the public who would like to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. item 13. >> this is a new information item. >> colleagues, any new items to introduce? any member of the public like to speak on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed.

please call item 14. >> public comment. >> this is an opportunity to comment on anything in the transportation authority jurisdiction, but nothing on the agenda. madam clerk, please call item 15. >> meeting adjournment. rex meeting adjourned. thank you very much. -- >> meeting adjourned. thank you very much. >> this is holly lee knox.

there are some proud pet owners in san francisco and they have brought all their pets here to strut their stuff. >> it's an annual event that we've had. this is our 18th year. we bring in rescue groupers, vendors, supporters, lots and lots of animals. it's a proud day for us and for the animals of san francisco. >> the costume contest is really fun. people get really creative. it's a really fun event. people go all out, create costumes, buy costumes, whatever it is. but there's some really fun ones. >> we're just celebrating the pets and just their companionship and how they are invaluable. so everybody's having fun.

>> we're the city's open door shelter. that means we take in every animal that comes through our door regardless of age, condition, species, everything in the city comes through us that is in need. >> animal care control, it is such an important agency and is very understaffed, has very few resources. but we make animals don't have a home, that we get them a home and that we don't put the animals to sleep, that we're able to adopt them out. >> we have a huge number of volunteers who come in and they will walk our dogs, socialize our animals, play with cats, play with them, bring them to adoption events today. >> i volunteer with the animal

control center and i do that every week. >> we're in an organization called friends of a.c.c. with that organization, you can donate money if you don't have time. if you do have time, you can come down to the shelter and volunteer to actually have one-on-one time with the animals. if you're like me and you don't have time to give to an animal, if you actually have one of your own, you can get your fix on the weekends, come in and pet them and love them and it's great. >> this has been pet pride 2011 brought to you by san francisco animal care and control. to find out more, visit them on the web at sfgov >> everyone deserves a bank account. in san francisco, anyone can

have a bank account. everyone is welcome, even if you are not a u.s. citizen or have bad credit. qualifying for a bank account is simple, just lived or worked in san francisco and had a form of id >> we started bank on san francisco at six years ago. we wanted to make sure they know they have options, which would be more successful for them. ♪ >> check cashing stores can be found all over the city. they're convenient locations, with a hidden price. -- the convenient locations, with a hidden price. >> i got a refund check and they

took out $200. >> i understand they have to make money, but they are a little high. >> people who used check passers -- cashers, they could pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees. >> i do not have that kind of money. >> i would not have to pay it if i had a bank account. >> bank accounts are essential. >> most banks require information that may limited the pool of qualified applicants. encouraging them to return to on saved check passers. -- unsafe check cashers.

they are more vulnerable to a robbery, loss, or theft. qualifying for a bank account is no longer a problem. >> great, thank you. >> even if you've had problems with an account in the past, or never had an account, or in not a u.s. citizen, bank on sf makes it easier for you to have an account. >> it gives them no option but to go to a check casher. >> to find the account that is best for you, just follow these three easy steps. find a participating bank or credit union. call 211 and ask about the bank

on sf account. asked about opening an account. a financial partner will guide you through this process and connect you with the account that is best for you. during some form of identification. -- bring it some form of identification. now you opened your account. simple, right? that is exactly how that was meant to be. you can even access your account online and sets up direct deposit. it is a real bank account. >> we see a lot of people who could not open checking accounts. people there do not have two id's. it is exciting to help these

people. >> it has been a great partnership. we are able to offer checking, savings, money markets, certificates to people who might not be able to get account anywhere else. even if you that a previous bank account at another financial institution, we could still open an account for you said you do not have to go to a check cashing place. >> to help manage your new account, you can enroll in free educational services. just visit the website. >> there are many benefits. it is the one stop shop for all of your financial questions. >> with services like financial education classes and meetings with advisers, the smart money network makes it easy for you to learn all you need to know about managing savings, investing, and protecting your money. the network offers access to

hundreds of free educational programs. just to fill out the quick questionnaire. >> we want to make sure everybody has a chance to manage their money successfully, keep their money safe and avoid getting ripped off. >> it sounds very good. i think people should try that one. >> to find out more, visit the web site. or call 2-1-1. no more hassling with these expensive check cashing stores. now you have a bank account. >> the question when i started

11 years ago when i started doing resolution work is can anything be presented on a really low resolution device where it is potentially a digital image? can anything be presented that way? or will it feel cold and electronic? >> the imagery will change. there will be four different sets. it is a two dimensional image. it is stretched out into three dimensions. the device is part of the experience. you cannot experience the image