modes that we are addressing in the start -- study compstat transportation is a huge corridor. we have a bicycle and pedestrian and transit. we're looking to decrease in travel time. market street is a key line for multiple muni lines. some that we are employing our larger boarding ivins, looking at level boarding. looking at enhance legibility of the system, looking at how people get from point a to point b. looking at a center only transit boarding. briefly, there is a lot of detail in this slide. this is saying our existing stocks -- are existing stocks,

we have two proposals we are studying. there is a little bit of stock consolidation, no moving of lines from their current configuration. then we have a rapid proposal, which has not much impact on the kraig stops and then the island consolidation. it is the rerouting of the lines for more efficiency. in terms of auto access we're looking at production of autos similar to what was implemented a couple of years ago in the eastbound direction. we have three proposals on the table. the one is additional access reduction, which is building on the required right turn movement. limited access, which looks at

that, plus, a potential car- free, or restricted zone between fourth and fifth where we have very high pedestrian volumes. and then essentially, no private automobiles east of franklin. in all of these cases, this does not include public transit, taxi, and and delivery. in terms of the bicycle facility, there are two main options that we're looking at. one is a share blaine similar to what we have today. -- shared lane similar to what we have today. the benefit of that is a cost reduction in that we would not have to relocate the curb. it allows for more of the space that i was talking about earlier. the only way i foresee this option is if we implemented some of the other portions i

mentioned. the second is a second bicycle facility. this would implement public activation space somewhat, but it does allow for a fully separated right facility. -- bicycle facility. in terms of pedestrian access, we're looking at pedestrian travel on market street maintaining consistent passage of trouble of 15 ft.. that is clear path of trouble. we are looking at other options -- a clear path of travel. we're looking at other options to make that a smoother crossing. there are multiple intersection hot spots where the awkward geometry and intersecting grade create challenges -- intersecting grade creates challenges for pedestrians crossing the street. we are looking for ways to solve those. the team is looking at urban

design strategies as an overlay to the project. market street has a unique identity. one of the key components is to look at strategy's to make the place better. i will go through these one by one. creating a unifying identity. it one of the things we have heard from multiple people is that market street is easy to identify now. it has the distinct material, and i intersection of two grades. it is fairly easy to understand where you are when you were standing on market street. we want to work with an identity and understand what the identity of market street is for the future. that is what the community will be coming to talk about at the next round. enhancing the sixth district. market street over this strike has six unique components to it -- the embarcadero, the financial district, the retail center, midmarket, a civic

center, and octavia. each has adjacent uses and different character. we want to celebrate those differences. the introduction of a street light zone. this is essentially what we refer to as a site burnet -- site furnishing the long -- site furnishings down. it is a street connector. and by that we mean a nearer street lights down. it looks at the financial district in this sample, but we want to show some activity where we allow for seating and allow people to meet and relax and enjoy the corridor. revitalize the major public spaces. there are some key public spaces along market street. quite a few are small and some are very large. we have identified three largest bases that we have identified

along the corridor. one is the embarcadero, as the street connects to the ferrie plaza. the other is un plaza and holiday plaza. these three spaces are public spaces that are key and not playing a strong role as a contributor to the street. we are evaluating ways to bring those out to the street and activate them simultaneously. we are currently in phase one, which is initial concepts study development. this is a rough sketch for that. we have been holding multiple stakeholder meetings over the last few months to try to reach out to smaller groups to make sure we are getting input from all. we have been doing that over the last couple of months. we're heading into our second round of out reached in july. we are expecting to be complete with this phase of work by the end of this year.

the overall project schedule, right now, we're in the concept planning phase. we expect to move into environmental review early next year. and then design following that with the goal of construction by 2016. and again, that is partnering with the plan resurfacing. >> commissioner ken? >> i do have some other comment, but while we are on the scheduling portion, i was wondering which department would be taking the lead on the nation environmental policy act clearance, the nepa. >> the environmental clearance will be led by dpw. the nepa lead will likely be

fta. the mta will take the lead on that coordination with the fda. >> ok, great. and i know we have already set delays from another six months from when we originally planned moving forward -- and moving forward, do feel confident we can keep this time mind and we are keeping up with this timeline? >> funding is a critical part of keeping up with the timeline. assuming that continues to come in as needed, then yes, we are keeping up with measures to keep up with this timeline. i think we will know a lot more women have the concept phase completed because then we will know what our environmental review looks like. we are trying to keep a tight schedule. if it turns out there are additional studies that we did not anticipate, the schedule may grow slightly. but we're working hard to keep it tight. >> commissioner? >> i like the idea of the separated by quays along market between fifth and ninth.

-- bicycle ways along market street between fifth and ninth. i think it creates a nicer feel for pedestrians and everyone else. andy think bike ideas, those are pretty good and i would like to see them implemented here. i was looking for the document, but i could not find it on line. i think there is a lot of information out of a lot of good suggestions. in my mind, it is just a question of implementing some of them. transportation along markets does not feel very friendly to pedestrians or cyclists. and i think it is frustrating for the muni drivers to navigate along market. there has been talk about closing parts of market street. and i know that supervisor chiu

requested that some thought be given to that by the mta. where are we with that conversation? >> i believe, you mean closing it to cars, correct? >> yes, excuse me, to cars. correct. >> the private auto restrictions i outlined are exactly that. we are looking at a way to accomplish the goals of the project. we're looking at improving transit travel time and reliability and reducing conflict and friction, which you pointed out is definitely there. we are looking at different strategies and levels in terms of analyzing that, in terms of what the three options get as, in terms of achieving those goals. we want to make sure that we are closing the loop and achieving to set out what we do in those restrictions because there are

challenges with those restrictions, particularly as relates to the north and south grade. when we move cars off of the market street, also having other proposed changes, the issues move either north or south. we are mindful of that and want to make sure that we are balancing all of the needs. >> since we are asking programmatic questions, i know that many questions were about the project, so we can save that for the end. i noticed that in this update you have two different types of bike options. i also noticed the separated by claims. -- bicycle lanes. muni buses do not have a good

reputation of not hitting people. i think there is a lot more comfort if we have the separated bicycle lane. i want to put in my support for that as well. but as to the private auto access reduction, i'm curious as to whether in july we will be able to propose the specific design plan to the public or if we will keep it as a high-level concept. >> in july, it is still fairly high level. we are still working to test all of these ideas simultaneously, but we would like public input on all of the strategy that we are putting forward here, a lot of which i have explained to you today. we want to be sure we are on the right track and that we have not missed anything as we complete all of those studies. that is what jul will be about. a discussion of the strategies

and -- that is what jul will be about, a discussion of the strategy and what we think we will do with those. >> i know we have a few grants from the mtc and caltrain, specifically implementation. i know we have been doing just project management. at some point we will be able to utilize those grants for what they were granted to us for. >> we do have two grants, and we are extending them currently in these phases. the stationery and planning grant, which we initially received in the environmental phases, we move that into this phase. we discussed that with mtc because of the environmental issues. at this point, we expect to expand those as agreed. >> do we have concern about getting funding and design and technical implementation it? if we are utilizing that for one

project, but now for project management, are we confident we will be able to get funds for the technical design aspect, which i think it's incredibly important, obviously. >> yes, it is. on a project of this scale, it is not unusual for a timeline to move a little bit, particularly in the early phases. we are confident we will still be able to get additional funds. >> i know that a couple of months ago we approved adding $170,000 to an existing consulting budget for outreach. i do have concerns about cost overruns. there is little weight to prevented on a project of this scale, but i want to make sure that we are trying to use the funds efficiently and effectively. i do not want to believe into other projects city-wide when we have funds currently in place

for specific things for better market projects. >> absolutely. it is of concern. at this point, we have adjusted our focus for moving to a phase one. we were targeting 2014 when we began as an implementation date. and has become clear that was too aggressive. what we're doing is spreading out our schedules in order to allow us to focus on what needs to happen currently. i believe that will help us keep costs in place. >> i know you will talk about the outreach meetings in july, but i want to say the street workshop, it was an incredible turn out for a meeting led by a government agency. having been a part of many of those, i appreciate that

outrage. i appreciate the door-to-door -- i appreciate the out reached. i appreciate the door-to-door effort. with a lot of our new partners and neighbors on market street, hopefully, we can achieve that level of engagement. i know we are short on time, so i will bring up a couple of things, a couple of areas of concern that i hope will get addressed in the next few months. i am concerned about the north side of market street. you touched on this briefly in terms of all of the breakups and notes that pedestrians have when they walk down the north side of market street. pedestrian safety is very important. i want to see if there's a way to make the pedestrian experience of a more seamless. i also appreciated your point about streetwise.

i think seating is very important. we have a lot of seniors in the area and they often plan they're walking routes based on where there are benches because if they get tired, they can plan their routes around where they know there will be benches. a lot of workers go out there and sit and eat lunch. i think that is great. i think that activates the street. i do not think that is a negative aspect of the market. another public area that i have a lot of concerns about is the un plaza fountain. a number of other folks have brought that up as well. it is just kind of a mess. i do not have a suggestion for that, but i hope we can talk about that aspect as well. i brought up the bike lane being and i understand that it is probably easier sharing with transit, but i think that muni

is very intimidating for a lot of bikers. they have a history of hitting people and bikers. if we can have them separated, that would be my plate -- my preference as well. >> if i could just touch briefly on the last line, which is the public out reached coming up in july. i want to mention we have to go public workshops coming out, one on a tuesday evening and one on a saturday morning. and we will be conducting a webinar on thursday, the 19th, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. we encourage you to come out. thanks. >> thank you. thank you for your presentation. why don't we go on to public comment? members of the public who would like to comment, please come forward. >> i want to thank the team for a tremendous amount of work on this. i echo supervisor kim's concerns

about the overall time lines. it has been about a year since the community had last been engaged in to these meetings. i would love to have all of your attention. i do not not on public works and citywide resources. -- i am not knocking on public works and abused -- city-wide resources. many of you got to hear gil speak at public works a few years ago. if we want to create a street where people feel comfortable biking and walking, san francisco must show the way and be that comfortable bicycle way for everyone. >> thank you. seeing no other member of the public coming forward, we will close public comment. this was an information item.

why don't we go live to our next item, which is item number 12. >> new information item. >> public comment? we will close public comment. item number 13. >> public comment. >> this is a time for any member of the public to comment on items that are not on the agenda. zeno -- seeing none, public comment is closed. item 14. >> adjournment. >> we are adjourned. thank you very much.