we have about 200,000 tons of the methane gas spewing in the air because of the landfills. 1 ton of methane gas = 22 tons of carbon dioxide. we need empirical data from these guys talking about this, that, and the other. we need to try another cbo. there are youth at hunters point that need transportation and that can be accommodated. but if we have a foundation not sensitive to our use and not sensitive to our elders and we continue, we will fail. [unintelligible]

the bayview air quality management should have shuttles as part of the mitigation. they have not spent that money. we have outsiders, basically all of these guys are outsiders and they have no clue about the community. maybe i need to give them some history and give them a tour. whoever is the representative, she should ask for a quarterly report so crap like this doesn't happen. [tone] supervisor avalos: next speakers -- next speaker please. >> a really great project year -- to under 25 by cracks, of course, the demand is just pouring in 40 more bikes for the city like fleet, of course, we have a backlog and we need to meet that. this is a long-sought approach

to the golden gate bridge which will be very popular and very heavily used. not only is our million dollars of federal money, but $600,000 of private contributions. that's a great model for bringing public work for word. commute by bike, it to the chair's point earlier about gender equity and balance, we are very excited to have mta focus on this in a more thorough way. how do we encourage more people to ride their bikes everyday? how do we broaden the demographic and make it in writing and convenient? the slope boulevard bike project, by golly, let's do that. that is literally going to help connect the western shore of the city to the rest of the city and we are committed to do that already. here is the money for it. personally am very excited on behalf of the bike coalition -- this modification, we are

thinking of this as the city college bikeway connection. a couple of thanksgivings ago, a group of supervisors stood in the parking lot of city college and looked at 100 feet of grass -- if we could all lead make that connection. this will be a powerful connection all the way out to sf state and lake merced. this will let all kinds of people moved around by bike and we are happy to support this and we look forward to working with city college to make this happen and connecting the southwest corridor by bike. [tone] supervisor avalos: thank you for reminding me about that. i think it was thanksgiving of 2010. we have a motion from commissioner cohen and a second

from commissioner kim. can we continue that? we will do that to the call of the chair and will do that when the date gets lined up. we will take that without objection. why do we do this -- we are kind of getting close to our board meeting. what if we hear a quick two- minute report on items 9 through 11 and we will continue the full discussion of those items until our next meeting. we will have public comment on those items together and then go on to item no. 8 about market street. let's call items and nine and 10 and get a quick report on those. let me look at my notes here.

nine, 10, 11. >> number nine, one day grant program strategy, and information item, item 10, proposition double a strategic plan development item, and it number 11, the geary corridor bus rapid transit update. >> of the one bay area grant program strategy, there are four major programs we are looking to fund. the local streets and roads category pays for pavement rehabilitation, the livable communities category which funds of valencia streetscape, 24

street, a bike and pedestrian improvements category which funds many bike and pedestrian improvements and a safe bike to school category which funds infrastructure and non infrastructure categories. we have flexibility to fund projects in any of those categories and we continue to me with your offices individually and work to make sure we are understanding the guidelines moving the project forward. your packet includes more information on the funding sources and our basic schedule as we move forward. supervisor avalos: thank you very much. >> this item begins on page 105 of your package. like to share the candidate projects submitted in part one, but first by way of background, the san francisco voters

approved proposition aa, authorizing to collect a vehicle registration fee for vehicles not registered and san francisco. total of it -- to revenues estimated are approximately $150 million or about $5 million annually. we released the first call for projects to inform development of the strategic plan with a particular focus on identifying projects that can be funded with in the first five years of the program and the lady project for the first proposition aa. for the projects that might see funds were due on april 30. we received 41 projects of metals from 13 projects requesting approximately $64 million compared to the $26.4 million we estimate is available for programming in the first

five years of the program. attachment three is the most critical piece on page 111 of your package. it provides a list of the packets -- of the projects submitted. they have not been formally evaluated. we will issue part two of the call for projects later in june and provide project sponsors with another opportunity to propose projects for proper aa -- proposition aa funding. we have project sponsors the audience, so if you have questions, they're here to answer them. supervisor avalos: we'll have further discussion on that at the next meeting. >> for the geary bus rapid transit corridor update, i will just make an announcement that we will be having some public outreach meetings at the end of this month.

for those who want more information, we welcome the public to come. you can visit our website for that information and we will be back to this committee with the full information update. supervisor avalos: thank you very much. we can open up nine, 10, and 11 for public comment and we will have public comment again on these items when they come back. >> i want to very quickly state when the third street light rail was built to the middle of visitation valley, 85% of the businesses on third street were impacted. i did hear this come before the small business commission. the same gentleman gave the presentation. they got a lot of opposition. one of the main reasons is that we have to be very sensitive about small businesses.

on geary corridor, you can read it in the newspapers today, we cannot afford to deprive the obstacles and hurdles in the way of our small businesses. all of the presentations are good but we need economic analysis. on market street, the businesses were paid, third street, there were not. on geary boulevard, believe me, those merchants will demand to be paid but they will be very, very strict. that is not public outreach. public outrage anyone can do. meaningful deliberations, focus groups, meaningful deliberation. thank you. supervisor avalos: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon,

commissioners. regarding the geary brt steady, this was brought up at the last cac meeting and i suggested to the mta staff, i suggest all of you do your homework and look to see what actually happened between 1986 and 1987 when the geary transit task force looked at the light rail -- there were too light rail projects. they were grandfathered into proposition k. with the central subway business -- there is a spur at union square for geary, so i suggest you do your homework and look into the archives to see if the

final report of the geary task force -- 1995 -- it has been over 20 years, but 1995 was the final report of the geary light rail project. also look into what the third street light rail project wants to do. there is the possibility for light rail because that is what the voters wanted. they did not want us rapid transit. they wanted light rail. do your homework before you do anything. thank you very much. i brought the same points up at the last cac meeting. suggest you do the same thing i told the mta staff to do. supervisor avalos: thank you

very much. any other member of the public want to talk about these items? seeing none, public comment is closed. if we can make the motion to movies to the next meeting. will take that without objection. item #8. >> the market streets update. this is an information item. >> i'm michael schwartz from the transportation authority. on this project, the authority is the contract manager as well as the lead on a number of grants including proposition k, however the project management lead is dpw. the presentation begins on page 71 of your package. the transportation lead on the project is also here. >> good afternoon chair and commissioners. on the project manager with the

department of public works here to give you an update on the market street project. briefly to reiterate the project's goal -- to revitalize market street from octavia boulevard to the embarcadero. the key components of the goals are around place making, mobility and economic development. we have been coordinating multiple other efforts happening in the project area that overlap or impact market street. we have been coordinating closely with these and others, including the transit affect of this project, the second street planning effort, central corridor, central subway, and we have been coordinated with near- term implementation projects that are ongoing. there is a pilot program they

are attempting to put forward and we are aware of other efforts that are ongoing, looking at how that can be incorporated into our effort. we have accomplished the study of best practices and there is a report available on the web site for anyone to download that contains the key findings out of those efforts. we have taken that information along with our public outreach which happened last year and created the design drivers which are improving ability, enhancing access for all, enhancing the public realm experience or activation on the corridor, spotlighting the identity of market street which is unique as it stands now and what does that mean going forward? integrating all of these actions into one unifying place.

out of our community outreach that happened last year, we surveyed the public on what they would like to see happen on the corridor. place making was at the top with walking, cycling and economic vitality coming in close. we are looking at all of these items. supervisor avalos: what is placed making? >> creating places for people to do any kind of fun activity, whether it's stopping and talking with your friend on the street, playing a game, having cafe seating on the street, that is placed making. plazas and parks tend to do this well, street's have a big opportunity to play that as well, particularly market street that has such high pedestrian volume of lots of business activity fronting the street. there's an opportunity to capture people and use the

street as a place to be. the park program is a good example. similar to that idea and how we can make the corridor serve multiple purposes. fights to summarize the mode that we are addressing in this study, -- but to summarize the 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 t