of it is about 150 million dollars. but it is also a changing conditions in the construction industry. and yeah, and that kind. >> thank you. and building a project on top of an active (inaudible). >> thank you. and we have commissioner campos? >> thank you. >> if i may, thank you very much, and if i may ask, how the cal train representatives come back up? >> i am sorry. >> and i just wanted to thank you for being here and i wanted to ask you if you could comment or provide a report on where things are on the issue of compatibility? >> and i would be happy to and it is a hot topic these days. and we have heard loud and clear that there is a great interest to understand this on a deeper level and what the trade offs are and what the implications are of going down. and we have been committed to working with high speed rail to do a deep dive on this issue to see if there are other vehicles

that may be more appropriate that may have the compatibility of sitting at the exact same station at the same height and if we do go down that route, what are the cost implication and any impacts to service and what are the impacts to capacity and so we are going to layout the analysis that we are doing and we have committed to giving updates to the funding partners on a monthly basis and also coming back to the policy makers to explain what that trade off is and so that everyone has a good understanding of what these different option cans bring and provide. and then in the springtime frame, asking our policy makers to make a decision and a policy recommendation on which vehicle to procure. >> so, when do you have a sense of what month we are talking about in 2015? >> right now, we have a loose framework and it is between march and may, 2015 that we hope to be able to come back. with the staff recommendations and also have that feedback with the policy makers and we do want to come back to all of

the committees that are interested including the land use committee, to provide on those updates on this analysis, and these are the things that we are looking at and so everyone is informed as we go through that process. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> thank you so much for the presentations. >> let's open this up for public comment, is there anyone that would like to speak? >> seeing none, public comment is closed. this was an information item. come forward. >> thank you. >> good morning, supervisors, thank you so, and basically on the issue of compatibility, and i am pleased to inform you that what happened is that when the high speed rail authority did the system and the change specification for the train and so i have to have some good news for you very soon and the thing that i wanted to talk about today was to summarize the letter that i wrote to the cal train bolt and just touch

on the issues and the solutions on both the budget and the schedule. the budget is not a full time account of it. and if you look at the schedule, that does not take and the electric for the city, and 160 miles of tracks in one year longer than it would be for two miles of tracking in this case. the solution is something called 9 patrick train and we can go to it on you tube and i think that it will be the factory train (inaudible) if you do this, there are two things that are going to happen is first of all the costs and they are going to drop down to what is now close to 1 billion down to a transit million and the neck thing that is going to happen is that you should be able to do the entire line in two years. and in closing, the street car is faster and you should ask

for the funding left over to replace the rest of the cal train, and you should be able to get 100 percent of electric. and last, but not least, you will be able to increase the dp participation for 5 percent or at least 15 percent, or higher. because it is actually cannot actually with the precise stations thank you very much. >> thank you. >> any other speakers? >> we are closing public comment. this was an information item. >> next item? >> item 8,recommend allocation of $872,859 in prop k funds, with conditions, to the san francisco municipal transportation agency for geary bus rapid transit (brt) environmental review and initial construction phase improvements planning, subject to the attached fiscal year cash flow distribution schedule and amendment of the relevant 5-year prioritization program. this is an action item. >> kim?

>> good morning, commissioners. this is for the summary of the request i just wanted to make a note that the number is different from what you have on the memo in the enclosure and we have received a request to pull the prop k request for the east (inaudible) and so that it can have a little more time to review the scope to make sure that it is covered or also, considered the amendment that has been proved, and so excluding that, it is not, and we have received the requests combined over the four agencies for the -- (inaudible) and trying to be, and the one day, and the progress and the bicycle and -- and things to lease, for giving the up date on this program, and on this top request, is just simply, that this is the good year and

the annual membership of san francisco for the improvement. and mta is requesting 20.8 million dollars to procure 60, (inaudible) coaches which have been in service since 1993 and they have received the end of the life by 2009 and by 2006, prop k has the three years and 28 of those, and it is extending of those for life by five years and they are also, for now, in the replacement and the remanneder of those could have been retired and for this mta it has entered into the procurement with the county, and the (inaudible) and which enables both agencies the proceedings and faster turn around. and you can see the first speaker in by the everton and it is last schedule for november of 2016 and some will be used for the (inaudible). and for the next project, bart

is requesting prop k funds for the year or the passage in the transbay and so you can see the bottom piblgts shows that the passengers will use in the case of an emergency and so in the prop k, we have the -- and to apprise on the san francisco side of the two, out of 110 doors to get a replacement. >> and in the projects are the ones that we have fund in the project and the prop k that have the fundings and the prior and also as a match for them and is it is to usc for the next project and starting with the corridor improvement project and on this prior, based, and environmental, and so we are happy to see the going forward with the construction as many of you know that the divided highway running through, the park and it is the largest park in the

south east part of the city and currently it is designed, primary for cars and without any pedestrian, bicycle or transit facilities but as you can see on the slide this project will be forced to open by the bicycle improvements to the park and initially due to the funding and the improvements and the improvements and the street projects will be implemented as part of two and however the timing of the parts have been successful in picturing the park and in the state or the grant to include those two, or the parts of this construction contract to be completed by august of 2016. (inaudible) sfmta and parks and permit. and the next two -- (inaudible) the school projects the first one on the san francisco public works is requesting prop k, for near the (inaudible) school and also adjacent to the

(inaudible) library. and for, another, the next project near (inaudible) elementary school to construct rec and b and landscaping in the bay area and the school projects for the community completed by december of next year. and the last projects are the projects of the initiative and and as commissioner are noted it is for the public or for the pedestrian bicycle for the double a and support for all to reduce the traffic that -- (inaudible) but we just make a special note of this project that, implement the elements of the 24, to your projects lists, and to implement the 24 projects, by january 2016. so the starting week of bicycle improvements on market street and for the prop k funds to

(inaudible) bicycle or along market between (inaudible). it is just the extension of the green lanes and to the van ness and (inaudible) and as part of this request there will be a new aid in the design and in the (inaudible) track. and then, in mta is requesting the prop k to continue the process at up to 94 intersections that are located along the pedestrian corridors as item is in the first and in the -- and this natural locations at red dots and also it is and can be found on page 104 of the enclosure. and there are mta is requesting

prop a request for the (inaudible) at sections on the (inaudible) which is a high corridor. and it is designed to be completed by 16, and with that project sponsors here to answer your questions. >> i think that we just wanted to ask one about the 60 foot buses replacing the old 1993 ones. i know that brt will get some of them and is there any chance that the limited that runs through a number of our districts might have access to some of that fleet at some point? >> i have been continuing and answer the question. >> good morning, (inaudible) from the mta, and we generally have flexibility in our fleets so that our buses can be spread

throughout the various sides, and i believe that this procurement is just for the 60 foot coaches ask at present, we use 40 foot coaches on the line, but as part of the future contracts with the new 40 foot coaches it is possible. >> and thank you. >> and i know that kim mentioned market street, and the track and i know that we are anticipating the masonic boulevard and potential trek and i am just wondering, that this is important but if it is a bit of a different style, and could you explain a little bit about the different styles of the cycle tracks. >> i was just in your city seeing some of them in the zero vision planning. >> this is something that we are traying it is a raised track and so it is elevated from the roadway and it provides more visibility and protection for the cyclists.

and also this project is to as a pilot to see how it works and helps to develop the design specifications where we roll it out in the other parts of the city and i believe that the masonic project is designed to be a track. >> we know that some of the planning that some were erased that tends to be safer, and i am wondering if the lessons learned from market street, will be applied to kind of a (inaudible) plan. >> sure, i would imagine that we ko take that into account. >> very good. >> thank you. >> any other questions, colleagues? >> thank you, let's open this up for public comment, i see, no public comment cards, anyone from the public that would like to speak? >> public comment is closed. colleagues, is there a motion on this action item? >> we have a motion and a second. roll call. >> and we have again, there was amended version of it, to pull

out the one project from the mta. and so we have the revised recommendation and action on that. and roll call. >> on the motion to amend item 8. commissioner breed? >> aye. >> campos. >> aye. >> kim. >> aye. >> mar >> aye >> lee. >> aye. >> thank you. >> motion passes. >> please call the next item. >> the roll call vote? >> on the amended item? >> item 8, recommend allegation of recommend allocation of $872,859 in prop k funds, with conditions, to the san francisco municipal transportation agency for geary bus rapid transit (brt) environmental review and initial construction phase improvements planning, subject to the attached fiscal year cash flow distribution schedule and amendment of the relevant 5-year prioritization program. >> on the item as amended. >> breed. >> aye. >> campos. >> aye. >> kim. >> aye >> mar. >> aye. >> yee. >> aye.

>> the item is passed amended. >> please call the next item. >> item nine. recommend allocation of $872,859 in prop k funds, with conditions, to the san francisco municipal transportation agency for geary bus rapid transit (brt) environmental review and initial construction phase improvements planning, subject to the attached fiscal year cash flow distribution schedule and amendment of the relevant 5-year prioritization program. >> this is on page 53, for the geary transit, it is in the environmental review phase and the transportation is in close coordination with the sfmta and recognize tanner from the sfmta in the audience and can answer the questions as well. in my item today i will discuss a project up date over all for the full project as well as for the initial construction phase

new term improvements that we have justified and allocation request, and just, note that there is some related actions that the finance committee did today, and including a memo for the agreement for the sf planning department and professional services contract modification and just in the background, this project is focused on the geary corridor, and it is a major trunk line with 50,000 riders a day, and the service on the 38 and the 38 limited but the funds are not as fast as we want them to be and not as reliable and this leads to crowding. so the proposal is instead of the bus rapid transit improvements including a dedicated bus line as well as improvements to the stations and stops and the improvements to the vehicles that are service be the corridor and the pedestrian and the over all street scape enhancements. >> and the project has produced at this point after the extensive community process, a identified a staff recommended alternative, and this is an

alternative that concludes sides run and center running bus lanes throughout the corridor and the official actions will be at the end of the process. developing environmental report and a statement to fulfill the environmental review and the requirements of the process and we have reached the administrative draft stage and we have a 600 page document and it is reviewed by the local agencies and just this week we are going to be sending the document to the federal transit administration for the review as well and once we get the comment back, we will be ready to release that back and into the public. >> and at the same time, the two agencis that have been working on the near term improvements with those high demand on the corridor we have

heard input for faster implementation so that we can explore the ideas of phasing and some elements of the project in place and the idea is to improve the customer service now, and to build a support for improvements over time and so we have identified and we have called potential initial construction phase improvements. these are elements that are placed early and that means in the environmental process is completed in selecting the improvements and we are working for a few factors in having a subset of the projects of what we put in place and the improvements that we want in place later. and we are also looking for a pedestrian safety high priority locations, and the opportunities to coordinate with other agency efforts. and we first discussed the

improvements in place or on the way, earlier this year, the sfmta colorized the bus lanes and now we are bright red and also this year, the sfmta has put in place the agreement to provide the transit signal priority, and on along the intersections of the corridor as well as the pedestrian equipment at some locations. and in 2015, we are expecting to see some rapid branding so that the improvements to the branding for the buses and this station. and along the corridor. and as well as the buses that we are expect to be coming and new or buses to replace the ones that are serving the corridor now, as well as the service adjustments to provide limited service. branding is really critical early on given what lessons that austin texas learned and hoi mexico city distinguishes from the rest of the fleet and i am glad that it is starting

early. >> i will note that geary is what is considered the rapid network plus other lines, and now it is all part of the rapid network system that the sfmta is trying to define through this branding effort. >> so on top of those improvements we are seeing potential for initial construction phase, and near the term improvements and all and extending the range from where it ends around van ness to stanley, and the other improvements to the bus routes as well as bus operational improvements and pedestrian safety improvement. the cost of these improvements is estimated to be 15 to 20 million dollars and to bring the benefits of the projects to feed them on the corridor

sooner, ask including traffic time, and pedestrian safety benefits as well, as far as schedule goes, the project here and not really seeing this as three streams of work but as-needed and i wanted to complete the environmental project and we have a few steps to get there and we are aiming to get there in the fall of 2015, but we do want to advance the initial construction phase or near term project and get started by the conceptual engineering this winter and be ready to construct the elements as early as 2015 and on to 2016, 17. and at the same time, we have also want to be advancing the full project, and we believe that we can start in the engineering in the spring, and next year, and we will be ready to start the conceptually phase for that project. >> and leads me to the allocation, fund request, to the sfmta the amount requested is 870,000, and really it is 90,000 for the participation in

the environmental phase with, 480,000 for planning of those near term improvements and this frees up 390,000 from the existing appropriation and it will put towards the review of and the identification and to address the staff costs as well as the team costs for those near the determine improvements. and we recommend this, on the allegation. these are improvements that we want to be in place for the full project as well and so the idea is just to advance to be earlier and to resume the remainder of the prop k funds. that concludes my presentation and i am happy to take questions.

>> colleagues, i would strongly urge, the support for this item and i think that he emphasized how busy the 38 geary line is and just to put it in the other context, there are more in that than the whole cal train system and i also have had in the notes that it is not only the that, but it is also larger than all of the ten light rails in the u.s. and so it is huge and it is a line that we don't think about having it and lighting along the geary corridor and it has traveled through the districts as well and i think that it is a a lot of anticand along a lot of the corridor as it is being planned and investment that is being

made today, imented to say, that it is a few in the city that does not have any light rail and this is connecting out the existing systems much better, at a fraction of the cost of rail and it is needed now as it was years ago and we are doing our best with these early actions to get people ready for a more fuller robust, rapid geary for the future and so i urge your support and i thank him for his great work on this. >> any other comments? >> and let's open it up for public comment and is there anyone from the public that would like to speak? >> i will keep it brief and i am in up port of starting the early implementation and as just about all riders, and a lot of the residents on the corridor, it is long overdue and property ject is in

planning for eight years or so. and so i think that this builds support and so i ask you today to move this forward, and my one question, and the signal and we talked about it on the cook street and is that included here? that is my one question. >> thank you. >> hi, i am brook tanner and the project manager for the mta side and i just want to say that we are very excited to be moving forward on the improvements and the question was about the signal and i don't have that information on the tip of my hands and i will have to get back to you on that one. >> thank you. >> is there anyone else in the public that would like to speak? public comment is closed. >> moved and seconded. >> on item 9, breed.

>> aye. >> campos. >> aye. >> kim. >> aye. >> mar. >> aye. >> yee. >> aye. >> item passes. >> thank you. >> one more item. >> item 10, t-third phase three, concept study and this is informational. >> and we have mr. mason. >> and thank you, commissioners we will try to keep it brief. and this item just on page 67 of your packet. and this is the manager of our interagency team and acknowledge the excellent work by the transportation as well. and perry, and joshua swifty and our consultants. so as you know as the central subway comes near completing last spring, it grew to work on the extension to make use of the tunnels that are completed

and possibly preserving the right-of-way along the corridor and the transportation of the board at the urging of the commissioner chiu and we are pleased to share you the results of it today, and i will turn it over to the alignment. >> thank you. >> and welcome, and my name is gardi and that is what we will see today and we can move on it quickly and the concept alignments, and what the columbus avenue and up the street and over on the beach street and the one way loop and so that we forced it in the three but there are three different alignments, and the next slide? >> okay. and out of those four corridors we looked to the scope of work at all subway and subway surface alignments and powell street had some more actual alignments there because we look at different ways to turn the vehicles around and the runway loop turns them around and services them and because

we need to do the extra space and so we divide up the 14 and we found in the process as we were going through this, because of a suer line that was printed in the 80s, along (inaudible) to the alignment of that they were not fees able and we can determine that already at this time. the cross section here shows kind of the overlapped view of the grand from about 100 feet above, to i don't know, looking here, and 100 feet below and it shows that the consultant and you are building it deeper to build to the better ground and you can see what the stations actually in the 5060 feet down, and doable though. looking at this specifically and the liqifaction and the earthquake and 2100 and they both offer the challenge and

initial review by the consultants was that these could be the testing and design and engineering and techniques that should be able to take care of that. travel lime estimates take away from the busy slide is subway twice ases fast, the surface, three to four minutes from china town, and to the immediate north beach station to a station at the end of the line at conrad square. travel time comparison, and the purple line and that is the route of 30 stockton and depending on cal train to the fisherman's wharf and we estimate that it will be 14 to 17 minutes in the same area. >> and sure. >> with that large improvement in the transit travel times

this extension that attracts a lot of riders, and we estimate the trips on the line and that is 55 percent increase with the line, and but a quarter of those trips are new and so those are people taking autos or others means or not making the trips and remaining trips are folks coming from the over crowded lines to better balance out of system and improve the performance of the other lines up in that neighborhood. and serving out with the rider ship increase was the subway will be able to handle it and this shows that the peak element does not increase in the trips and that is due to the nature of the demand in these neighborhoods and you can see that no red or the upper red lines that is will be sufficient to support a capacity while the line is planning to run 2.5 minutes by 2030. as part of the study, to analyze the land uses and the development section of it, and so these