northern and southern ends of the second street and continue on the rest of the corridor >> i'd like to thank the community and everyone who participated in developing this project and thank you for your time katrina teen and i will be happy to answer any questions. >> any members of the public wish to testify. >> yes. 5 that (calling names). >> the first 3. >> good afternoon good afternoon tom nolan and board members i'm the new project manager of walk sf and on behalf of of the members allison park here to urge you to approve that the second street neighbors signed this petitions it has so many

benefits for the communities as you may know the project will transform a dangerous corridor that is important that is in the heart of a fast growing part of the community the project will more efficiently use the public space to move important people whether on foot, biking on transit or in cars in addition in this project includes important safeties improvements that helps the city achieve the vision zero goals from ellen the project has wider sidewalks and the removal of a turn lane at harrison and pedestrian lighting and the safe for bicyclists it makes the streets easier to navigate for motorists it is the first green project to come from the braid

created by sfmta and sf planning to connect people to parks and the waterfront from the safer green streets for all those reasons we think this is a fantastic project that is going to accommodate growth in selma more safely and help the city achieve vision zero and create green connections for all those fantastic reasons and benefits we urge you to approve that project today and the project can go forward without delay thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> >> (calling names). >> good afternoon. i'm here on behalf of supervisor jane kim to expert witnesses this is second street it one of the most important street but it is currently uncomfortable and save for people walking and biking and

taking transit those proposed improvements will make the streetscapes and give the employees and loophole businesses and visitors that use second street the great and save street they deserve and the second street project is a strong step towards achieving vision zero this has been decided and many residence including moist really value the participation in projects that effect their lives thank you to mta and the staff for listening and developing this project on behalf of supervisor jane kim i urge the board to approve this for 2nd street. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> (calling names). >> hi good afternoon chairman nolan why do they hates us so much why

cab drivers second street is the way in and out of going to the ball park for games and special fence your- why can't we be exempted from the or not restrictions you're eliminating a cab stands and, in fact, in the proposal i didn't have a chance to review them i have to work and it's a a lot of proposals here but i noticed your 're reducing the size of cabstands i have a few questions when was the eir completed have you looked at how many capacities is on first street and some of the other streets it has gotten worse with the tmcs and the other services eyeing drivers do deliver and pick up

goods and services have you seen the number of cars all of a sudden you're coming to shift to another street and everything will go away you'll make it a huge mess the eir is two huge bans the numbers another question who from taxi exemption services and what kind of input to the people and were they invited and did they attends those members of the committee regardsing the available we have to make left-hand turns there's a hotels on the corner of fulsome and second we have to make the left-hand turn going north and howard to go to serve the hotels or take people from the office buildings and the residents in south beach and you're basically saying wear not going to serve those people

thank you, very much for hating us. >> thank you. >> (calling names). >> david pilpal again, i'm exercised on this item i want to understand the relationship between this project and the muni gordon's i think so there are routine changes on second street and understand the bus idles and what not are not specific to the 10 and 12 is there i think ultimately the 11 and the project it's my understanding there are 26 significant impacts identified in the eir and not sufficient mission mitigation so i believe that crease additional compleng and so on that based i've not approve and encourage you not to

do so. >> thank you. >> (calling names). >> hi i'd rather have 22 thousand bikes this is an 22 thousand tmcs that's for sure so you know i'm all for bikes and taxis hearing the roads and everything like that i didn't look closely at the proposals on second street you know just keep in mind when the sidewalks were wideneded on castro street it is a constant traffic jam but the pedestrians are benefiting not that bi of a deal one block but for a significant stretch of street it could result in go traffic jams on second street and the pedestrians will benefit

i wonder if there recent a balance between car traffic and whatnot with that said, i'm all for being a caregiver giving this thing a try i hope you continue to take feedback on the results of this thing over the long-term and consider that taxicabs are an alternate and an alternative routine to the bay bridge not an exclusive use to take people to other parts of city i hope that is an ongoing they know thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> (calling names). >> okay. yeah thank you for this doing this project you know

second street needs improvements whether the problems are, in fact, last week the traffic size like second and brilliant going southbound you can't see the restriction no will not sign because the vehicle blocks the signs so hopefully, they'll improve the student they'll up to the time put the traffic signs near the signal we'll hope that the mta's implements a policy similar on mission street in terms of allowing a left-hand turn ann at third and fourth like taxis and buses can efficiently serve the public that provides a good balance for the public in my opinion i'll oppose the restrictions but implement left-hand turns for

taxis and buses that will strike a healthy balance you know after the games it is common for guests staying in the w hotels you know the enter continental on howard they like to take it to second and howard and vegetation time like the moscone center i know fulsome they went to get to the moscone center and second street a viable route to what's what i like the project is a great idea but taxis should be able to make left-hand turns. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> herbert wiener one question i have about the project about the access of automobiles if second street to interstate 80 ryan right now it is difficult to get

to intestate 80 into the city will this complicate things what is is a decendents route if discounts u downtown does this project answer that question making second street into a choke point and for people trying to flee the city it will be difficult and creates congestion the other question about business stop altercations will this create a hardship and parking parking is worse in san francisco compared to 20 years ago and mta has created that by snapping up parking spaces i think at least 20 thousand parking spaces have been left from the mta and frankly, if the

police department were in control of parking we wouldn't have this problem in my opinion so those are the questions that come to mind you have to answer bus otherwise you'll create a congestion problem, create problems of accessibility to integrate 80 and frankly i don't have this problem i rather take bart than drive through the freeway it is less strain but what about other motorists it is simply not i you know less cars less problems you'll have- restricting cars will creates more problems thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> (calling names). >> good evening, sir. >> will be our last speaker. >> if you need money just go to

the atm machine that's what the emphasizing said like the india if you want zero that is zero will be very soon for everything but nobody like driving everything is safe that's the way in their thinking and bike lane and limit this and that but the problem is everything that close to the bay bridge is not only owned by san francisco you have to take care of the people that have to live in east bay and all your view is micro let age looking beautiful i have a green trees but your finding a lot of people living in east bay your building power that is everyone that come to this meeting he will cry he wrote the

2007 a that's right he give you too much power look at townsend street and fulsome street all the warning on the wrong lane the full name street we're listing one lane on the fulsome street poem can't use it they pits mafia bike only i don't see two many but people not only about living and beautiful people need to make living that's why china as a lot of pollution we can't afford to eat they have to clean it up san francisco is rich now we have look at obama put a tree in the middle of the lane have you to take care of enpeople not only create a lane on the bay bridge.

>> (calling names). >> she'll be the last person to address you. >> good afternoon. i'm with the san francisco bicycle coalition representing the 10 thousand strong members throughout san francisco in supportive second street improvement project we've smimentsd nearly hundred personalized letters in a walk and a could say letters of support if businesses on second street second street is south of markets most important corridor people walk and take transit along second street a home to neighborhoods serving local shops and restaurants the only north's south bike route in the area and services a critical connection for people that work and live south of marke