have we heard it twice and forwarded it on or in between? >> that's my understanding but shannon can take the questions on the landmarking. >> thank you. >> so it has been initiated and recommended to the board of supervisors? it has also been introduced at the board of supervisors. it has not been scheduled for committee hearing. >> okay. so that's something we could ask for an update on. commissioner johns? >> commissioner johns: well, in connection with our duties to advise the board of supervisors, maybe we could -- you know, supervisor fewer, in this district, was formerly on the school board. remember that? >> yeah. >>. >> commissioner johns: so we might be able to ask -- solicit her opinion about how the school board works, and so that

with that bit of knowledge, we might be able to better advise the entire board of supervisors. >> i volunteer president hyland and myself to make sure that we make that appointment to go see -- >> you took the words right out of my mouth. >> so we'll do that. so the last thing that i have to say on this is that i was going to recommend another mural be either commissioned or competition amongst the students or some other suggestion, so thank you for that, commissioner black. i think it's time for this generation to have their say in this continuing story. >> can i make a quick suggestion related to that? we live in a very technological

time, and news and rumors move very quickly. but here's the teaching moment. every year, the students of the school decide or every four years or whatever, and do a digital mural that then, you know, is captured on the school's website, and potentially, you put together a book of these things so that every single generation, not just the runs from 1968 and -- you know, that get the voice and the ones now, that all of them get the voice. that's the teaching that is missing from this whole conversation. >> okay. so what we'll do, commissioner ma -- mizuna and i will work with staff officers. >> and once we have better

information, we reagendaize it here. >> we can certainly do that. >> then, we can send to the board of supervisors. >> well, at the very least, we would report back to the commission. >> and commissioners, would you like to see this letter before we send it out or do you trust me? >> we trust you to do that. >> thanks, everybody, for your comments. >> clerk: if there's nothing further, commissioners, item 8, for the better market street project, this is an informational presentation. >> commissioners, i'd like to introduce this item. from the planning department staff, i'm annemarie rogers, planning department citywide

project. this ambitious and challenging project seeks to accomplish many goals, including improving safety for all users of the street, improving transit performance is a key goal. replacing ageing infrastructure as it comes up as a critical issue as well as revising the corridor and landscape. -- streetscape. currently, the draft environmental impact was published last february, and our environmental planning department are working on preparing a response to comments document which will be published sometime this fall. today's representatives of the project team are here to answer any questions that you might have on the concept designs of the street. i'd like to introduce the

project manager, kristina olague from the planning department. >> good afternoon, commissioners. kristina olague, project manager, planning department. this project stretches long market street from stewart to octavia boulevard. we presented at the architectural review committee earlier this year. we're here today to provide an informational presentation which makes up for the may 20 joint meeting with civic design review. our presentation is divided into three sections: exiting conditions and the need for the project, an overview of better market street, as well as the design details.

we'll address historic preservation throughout the presentation. now i'd like to introduce nicolle bonn, executive director of the mayor's office on disability. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i'm nicolle bonn, and i'm the executive director of the mayor's office on disability, and i've been asked to speak of the disability improvements that the better market street project will allow for. one of the things that we know when we provide for better accessibility, we provide safety for everyone, so this project is going to allow us to update and renew our projectable warnings. for transit islands improvements, our current transit islands unfortunately do not meet straight accessibility requirements. we want to make sure or ramps are requirements.

we want to have appropriate signals and bicyclist paths and navigation. we know that market is a high consumer area for people with disabilities. it's also one of our high injury corridors, and fatalities have included wheelchair users, unfortunately. we have a very large demographic of people with disabilities in san francisco, 90,000 according to the american public survey. it's probably more than that. we know that at least half are under the age of 65 and folks with disabilities are using this area and to a high degree using public transportation. specifically, too, some of our requirements under title 2 of the americans with disabilities act, which is what the mayor's office on disabilities helps to oversee citywide in terms of

project compliance, this will allow us to provide for the appropriate color contrast between our accessibility elements. and then also, i already mentioned we need to make sure we have compliant transit island. and we also have an obligation under title two to make sure that all features are accessible in a public right-of-way to everyone to the greatest extent feasible. so one of the things, again, that this project will do are provide for better mobility, safety, and accessibility. one of the things that we look at in terms of our paver material in terms of providing accessibility is making sure that our surface texture and roughness are consistent and allow for some degree of slip

resistance. we need to make sure that we have appropriate contrast. i mentioned that before, and making sure that the joint spacing in between our pavers are usable and ideally pane free to folk wis with disabilities. part of the reason i mention that pane is we did some consumer outreach to folks with disabilities, and we learned some things on the current brick pavers. we know that we replaced them, and there are current locations, and when they become loose, their trip hazards. we know that we need differing color contrasts again between our different surfaces. we found especially that the brick, especially when it's raining, are very slippery and to the point about this pane,

one of the things that we've learned is that when you have pavers that are spaced to the degree that our current pavers are, the level of vibration that that causes especially for electric mobility devices can be painful for folks. so that's a very quick overview of some of the accessibility features. i will allow my krecolleagues m the public works to continue and then i'm happy to answer any questions. >> okay. thank you. >> as public works, we're stewards of the public right-of-way and we're responsible for the safety of our residence dents and visito. this slide shows why the need to improve safety and accessibility on market street is an important part of our mobility goal. market street is on the city's high injury network. the collision rate in the

project area is over 20 times the state average. the corridor also contains three of the five worst intersections for cyclist and car intersections, and two of the top intersections for pedestrian and car injuries. we also know there is a high concentration of vulnerable people, including children and seniors with disabilities who live and work along the corridor. in 2010, the partner department set three project goals: place, project, and market development. for mobility, the goal is to provide safety and accessibility for everyone using market street, and under

economic development or goal is to improve transportation. we're also replacing our failing infrastructure which is nearing the end of its useful life, including water, sewer, passive poles, paving, even the brick is worn in some areas. and then, marie mentioned we've held five rounds of community out yaech since 2011. on you are last round of outreach was in june in we held outreach on market street? we're currently conducting outreach beyond the project limits, and that is west of octavia. we'd like to invite them to a public outreach at sanchez elementary next tuesday from 6:30 to 7:30.

we've also held popups at the strand theater and we have a committee that meets regularly. some highlights on our schedule, we are scheduled to attend the planning commission in october for certification of our environmental impact report. we expect to have some of our key project approvals somewhere in october? our nepa certification we expect to have early next year. our first phase of construction is market between 5th and 8th street. we'll be advertising the contract march of 2020, and we expect construction to last two years, from 2020 to 2022. this is a cross-section of the proposed better market design. starting at the building phase, we have a six-foot frontage zone, pedestrian through way that's a minimum of 10 feet

wide. we have a delineation zone to separate the bikeway from the pedestrian area. our bikeway's approximately 8 feet throughout the corridor at sidewalk level, and then we have a buffer between the bikeway and the road way. the bikew the -- we are replacing the bricks with accessible pavers that meet our current standards. for the delineation zone, we needed to identify a profile or a geometry that was detectible by cane and by foot. to conduct this, we conducted a separation study at pier 38 with testing happening in june and july of this year.

we tested three different profiles in two widths. you can see them on the left side of the slide. there is a trapezoid, a truncated dome, and a slide. the study recommends using the trapezoidal shape, so the one on the top left. with that, i'll introduce john dennis, our landscape architect from san francisco public works. >> thank you. yeah, i'm john dennis, urban designer for the landscape streetscape project, and i'd like to introduce myself as the

grandson of a conductor on the railway, george houcka. i'm honored to be entrusted with a most important endeavor which is redesigning and managing our most important street. i'll start by providing an overview of paving. i'll give you an overview of all of the basic design elements and some of the details. so better market street project will repave the entire section of market street from building phase to building phase using concrete unit pavers at sidewalks, including the pedestrian through zone, the street life zone, and the curb side and center transit stops and boarding islands as shown on this section here. the sidewalk level bikeway is proposed to be paved with

asphalt to provide a contrasted material to help separate bicycle and pedestrians use areas. the muni only lanes at the center of the diagram will be paved with integrally colored concrete similar to the 3rd street walkways and as proposed for the vanness street project, as well. and then finally the road way curbs and the central boarding island curbs will reuse the existing sierra granite white curbs that exist on the street today. here's a basic diagram of our proposed paving design as it plays out on a majority of the corridor using concrete pavers that are aligned in both directions with two different sized pavers, 4-inch by 12-inch pavers, and 12-ink by 24-inch

pavers. i brought a sample of the proposed paver, showing color and finish, if anyone is interested in seeing that. this slide shows a visualization of what the street would look like with the proposed unit pavers in a pattern that's both linear and aligned with different scale paver used in the frontage and street light zone. the detectible delainiation zone that kristina described will be installed between the buffer zone and the pedestrian

bikeway. so ever since mr. jasper o'farrell laid out a plan in 1847, the marrying of the dischordant map of streets north of market street and south of market street has created unique conditions on market street. this has resulted in attractive buildings. it has resulted in unique view sheds to the north and to the west, and also opportunities for plaza spaces. we think these intersections provide an opportunity to celebrate the unique geometry of our street, and we've incorporated this also into our paving design. this plan view diagram illustrates our proposal to use a pave shade of paver at these nexus intersection using the same size and pattern as the rest of the corridor, and we're

proposing to create a sierra white granite band where the two materials come together. and here's a close-up view showing some of the detail at those intersections. and this sketch provides an overview of how those many components will come together, including streetlights, street trees, sight furnishings, etc. so start out with a discussion on street trees, we conducted an analysis of the existing trees on market street. many -- it's no surprise that many of them are struggling for survival, and we wanted to understand why, and which of those trees are worthy of saving and which of the trees are recommended for replacement. we convened a market street

tree working group to identify this. and one of the recommendations of that group was to -- that we should introduce diversity into the urban forest on market street in order to better prepare ourselves for unknown challenges related to climate change, unforeseen disease and pest infestations. and so the current market street uses only one genus species of tree. the market street recommended one species and providing a short list of species for use on market which include sycamore, elm, oak, and bris babri brisbane box. and i should note that a

proposed 200 box are proposed to be protected because they are in good health and of good structure. and so our basic proposal on how to introduce this diversity is the light green band shown on the diagram. that's where our deciduous trees would be, and then on different corners, we can introduce a different tree that might be more susceptible to the high winds at those intersections and also ameliorate those conditions year-round. so here is the tree, same size and shape with the mature size, but diversity. and that diversity would coincide with our nexus

intersections. and here's a little closer look of what that might look like. and other trees would be provided at other islands and intersections. the western swallowtail butterfly is one of the insects that lives on market street and we want to ensure its survival and and encourage the health of other beneficial pollenators on the corridor. so we call this sidewalk use zone between the pedestrians through way and the bikeway the

street life zone. and this zone ranges between four and 20 feet wide and is about 20 feet and length. our street trees and lights are lined up with this zone, and this zone also accommodates all of the elements that bring life to the street, including art vendors, bike share pods, mobile food vendors, florists, shoe shine stands. they're all located in this space. also new b.a.r.t. portals, and the newly designed rest rooms and kiosks will also share this zone. on the picture is a depiction of the seismic wave bus shelters, that we've talked to clear channel regarding what options we might have with the view. one is we can go with a

different colored roof on the bus shelter, and we're proposing to go with a clear roof rather than the yellow that exists today. so those new site furnishings are all of a family of silver stainless galvanized steel, so all the proposals that we have, we'll require that they relate to the current sight furnishings, including leaning rails, which will allow bicyclists to lean at intersections, and way finding signage that promotes walkability and of course bike racks. our project will increase the number of bike racks on market street by quite a bit. [please stand by]

>> these images would aim to illustrate the history of the street and would include 308 plus historic architectural resources along market street, as well as stories about the civic engagement, the importance of civic engagement on market street can be illustrated, also, easily. as well as more individual human stories of people who have coincided with market street.

the lighting is very important, but i won't go into too much detail about it today except to say that our path of gold lights will continue to provide the light for market street as they have for more than 100 years. the luminaires will be upgraded to energy conserving l.e.d., and the p.u.c. is conducting a pilot right now to test light color, light levels, and the constructibility of those new fixtures. in addition, we will be replacing all of the polls poles on market street, in a slightly larger size, which will necessitate the need to recast the basis, and i brought a color chip of the color that the p.u.c. recommends this is based on their analysis of the existing fixtures that

they have. finally, public art will be incorporated into the project. we're still working with the arts commission on exactly what that public art component will be, and what the budget and scope will be for that artwork, but it could be -- they could partner with us on this element of the historic element being added to the best shelters, but it could be used to refurbish some of the historical landmarks that are under their jurisdiction, along market street, or could provide a new piece of art, or a number of new pieces of art, or even a rotating piece of art on market street.

i just wanted to close with a slight -- a fly through video that depicts market street as proposed and note the granite curb that is the edge between the roadway and the sidewalk will be straight, it will be, appear to be very similar to what it is today. it is actually -- the roadway is tightened by about 2 feet on each side, so the sidewalks, including the bikeways, will be wider than they are today. you can see the importance of that furnishing zone and separating the uses of market street. thank you. >> great. is that the end of the presentation? >> yeah. >> commissioners, do you have any questions for staff or presenters?

>> san francisco does not have a very good record for maintaining streetscapes that are planted. they have a good record recently for putting them in, and then neglecting them. have you considered that aspect? it would be a shame to have a lovely design and watch it go to sing. >> of course. all of the design decisions are made with one of the primary considerations being durability and maintenance. we have a number of potential partners along market street with the many c.b.d.s that exist some of them even overlap on market street, and they have all expressed a willingness to join us in having to maintain those

plantings, and also we are investigating whether we can make some design guidelines that require planting, for instance at a café seating zone. many cities require incorporation of healthy planted material in those café seating delineator his. san francisco does not currently , but i think that that would go a long way to greening market street. >> and watering it, too. >> and watering it. >> thank you. >> great. i have several questions and then we will open up to public comment. could you talk a little bit about the color of the bike lane and is it going to be asphalt the entire lane, will there be any green paint on that? where is that? >> the proposal is an asphalt bikeways so it would be the regular black color of asphalt. m.t.a. has said they will need

to put some markings on it, but they do not intend to paint it green the way it is today, so that is the intent. >> okay. >> where the bike weight meets the roadway there will be green markings to help clarify how those areas are shared. >> like where they have to stop and wait for traffic? >> yes. >> and then you mentioned in your presentation of the conflicts and the accidents with bikes and with pedestrians. can you give us a little more detail on who is colliding with who? bikes are colliding with what and pedestrians are being hit by who? >> sure. i don't have all the breakdown of the collisions, but east of eighth street, there is no bicycle lien right now. it turns -- it is in the same lane with transit and vehicles and delivery vehicles. so there are several collisions that are happening between bicycles and any other vehicle

that is in that shared lane. a lot of the pedestrian collisions happen with vehicles. it is vehicle and pedestrian. we have had quite a few this year, and several on market street, fifth and market was a pedestrian, and a car that hit a pedestrian. we also, as nicole mentioned, there has been vehicles that have hit people with disabilities. there was a woman who passed away a few years ago after being hit by a car that turned from seventh onto market, so it is a combination. there's a lot of collisions. there are more than their fair share, first street with the characteristics of market street , but it is bicycles, it is pedestrians, it is vehicles, and it is transit vehicles, as well. >> and our bikes and pedestrians colliding? >> i think there's conflicts, i don't know how may collisions there have been because the bicycles do tend to be in the roadway and the bicycles are having conflicts with vehicles

or transit vehicles. >> in particular in the disability community, one of the challenges with vision zero data is that because of hippo requirements, we don't know exactly where folks with disabilities are. so that said, one of the things that we hear from the disability communities that we want to make sure that we have detectable and contrasted surfaces, especially with bicyclists and pedestrians because we have heard anecdotally that people with disabilities, especially our community, has been in conflict

with bicyclists, or have a lot of fear of safely transverse thing our streets and sidewalks because of that fear of being hit. we also know that our vision zero data only is collecting fatal or near fatal injuries that requires hospitalization, so we are not collecting other data around south reporting right now, and we anticipate that the pedestrian and bicyclist collisions between folks with disabilities and bicyclists is underreported for this reason. >> thank you. a few other questions. on your diagrams, they use zones , and in previous presentations you had plans of lengths of market street, and in in this presentation, all i saw was the linearity, is that a word? everything seems to be parallel,

and i know that the bike lane zigzags in and out along market street. do you have anything current that shows us what that pattern looks like now? >> i pulled up a slide with a cross-section. we didn't include any plan views is there anything in the appendix? >> the sections are the best case scenario, they are not the bottlenecks. >> the sections will show how the bike lane shifts, but i think the fly through video shows it. >> i didn't see any, even in the fly view. >> i can explain where it shifts where we have shifting of the bike lanes, or the bike way is where we have other facilities

that we can't move. so the bart portals will force the bike way to shift towards the center lane of the road. where we have transit islands in the center of the roadway, it pushes the bike way towards the building face, and then where we have loading zones, the bike way will go on the outside of the loading zone. so that is where you see the meandering of the bikeway, that is where we have those other facilities. >> i know that was a concern that the a.r.c. had, i reiterated it at the joint hearing with the arts commission , and it is noticeably absent from your presentation. so i would like to have you add that back in so that we can fully understand. >> right here on the right side, you will see how this is the loading zone, this is the middle of the image.

[laughter] it shows how the bikeway bends. i think that is the only place it appears. >> i would find it useful to reintroduce your plans that you have had in the past because that pretty well shows in the tight bottleneck areas where ultimately the pedestrian zone is what gives because everything else is fixed. >> correct. it is another way to imagine it. the street zone is between 4 feet and 10 feet wide, the pedestrian path, the main path of travel never is compromised, but it is that streetlight zone

where the furnishings go, where the bike racks and the seating, et cetera. it goes between 4 feet wide and 10 feet wide to accommodate the shift in the bike lane. >> okay. great. the last question i have, when does the clear channel contract come to? >> for the bus shelters? >> i believe it is 2022, but they have a one-time extension that is a possibility for another five years. it could go until 2027. >> okay, because we were able to influence that on the van ness within the civic centre historic district, so i would like, i hope we have an opportunity to put it on that when it comes out thank you. let's go ahead and open it up for public comment. thank you. i really appreciate your presentation. sorry, i will have a hard time saying these names. we have two speaker cards.

>> hello, i am a member of the community working group for better market street for the past for years. i also did the survey of the market street pavement area that was highlighted done by independently -- independent resource center. we didn't just walk along break, we also walked along other currently in place pavements like from saint patrick's church at mission to market street and the pavement in front of the jewish museum. we tried several different. this is a rainy saturday, so thankfully it was raining -- really rainy and it was really slick, but what i need to point out is 90% of those who have a

mobility disability do not use a wheelchair. the 90% use canes, crutches, walkers, braces, walking sticks. if for one of us a cane, a crutch, a brace foot slips out, we are down. so that is important to keep in mind about the safety aspects. we know some people want to keep the bricks, they are slippery when wet, they are unsafe, sometimes when delivery people drop something, some of the brick gets chipped off and you get a scalloped shape. there again, that is allowing for slipping out from under when you hit it the wrong way. keep that in mind. people may want something because they know it, they like it, they remember it, but please don't put people's wishes above the safety needs. i say not just people with disabilities, with think of young kids running along next to mom or grandma.

they are also ones that could slip. i want to try and answer chair highland's question about dangers. there are conflicts where pedestrians come up in the middle of the street and street and generate the cause of an accident. they cross against the light. is also problems against cyclists and pedestrians. there have been some deaths caused according to the d.a.'s office, with a typical problem is exemplified by outbound market street bicyclists work . they go up the market street curb access ramp, go across the sidewalk, and then down the venice access right -- ramp. rather than stay in the street, they cut across which means putting nicole or myself, we could be bumped, pushed back, we might fall on our bats, break a hip, break an ankle, the cyclist is gone. keep that in mind for how you

view safety issues, but there -- there was a kid who hit a bicycle in golden gate park on the original separated bike lane the kid went up in the air. his mom took him to st. mary's so he didn't get in because those are ambulances and s.f. general. keep that in mind. there are people who are getting hit. thank you. >> thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners i am the senior community organizer of the san francisco bicycle coalition. i'm also the vice chair of the better market street community working group. i'm here to speak on behalf of our 10,000 plus members in support of the better market street project, which will create a safe place for people walking, biking on market street where currently there is few. hundreds of thousands of people

ride buses, trains, and bikes on or below market street daily. it is the backbone of san francisco's transportation street. it is also one of the most dangerous streets in san francisco for people biking and people walking. so to put a little bit of color to the statistics, just this past month, we have had two vehicle pedestrian fatalities that fifth and market. that gives you all an idea of the crisis that we are facing on market street. people are getting hit and killed on a weekly basis. so we can't compromise on the central safety, as well as accessibility rules of the project by being overly prescriptive about surface design elements. we need a bike lane that is visible, intuitive, that meanders here and there to maintain continuity between art portals, elevators, loading

zones, we can to minimize or hide to the bike lane. it needs to be visible for people writing as well as people walking on the streets. it is really important. we also need to consider implementation. and asphalt lane would be slightly cheaper and quicker to get in the ground, not to mention more comfortable to ride on. pavers can be a little bit jarring for people writing whereas asphalt, if it is smooth and it is a relatively comfortable ride. with regards to the pedestrian right-of-way, as we have heard, the brick sidewalks have been an impediment to market street being accessible to all. we can't trade accessibility and safety for ecstatic concerns here. we need to hold onto the main goals of the project and not go against them. preserving surface elements is shortsighted and would be a disservice to market street's future users. so ultimately the best way to preserve the legacy is to

reimagine it. now we have no bicycle facilities. it is an embarrassment to san francisco. thousands of writers at peak hour and there is nothing in the lurch with buses, and drivers, and people are dying because of it. thank you for your support for the project as proposed and for allowing some concessions for historic preservation to push safety and accessibility. >> thank you. any other member of the public wishes to speak? step up. >> good afternoon, commissioners i am here representing walk san francisco. walk s.f. is the only pedestrian advocacy organization in san francisco with the goals of ending pedestrian deaths and serious injuries on our streets as well as improving our street and sidewalk so that more people choose to walk every day.

i'm here to express walk s.f.'s position on the better market street project in the near for clear separation between the sidewalk and the protected bike lane based on safety needs. market street is a place where half a million people walk every single day, and yet it is one of our most dangerous streets. collision reports show us the fifth and market intersection is the most dangerous intersection in our city, and just a few weeks ago, a 79-year-old woman lost her life at that intersection. because the data shows that people are being hit and killed along market street, we need to do something to change these unnecessary tragedies from continuing to occur. the better market street plan, with its improved intersections and sidewalk level bike lanes, will make the streets safer. our interest is keeping people safe, especially on the sidewalk , and this is why we supports the sidewalk level bike lane, and believes that the different materials including the delineator between the sidewalk and the bike lane are necessary. that material selection is a

calculated choice for safety, whether it is that of a bicycle rider or a person with disabilities. month ago we went to observe the studies to test the materials with a blind person, and it was fascinating to watch. the different material types make an incredible difference, and the information -- and the information that a seeing impaired person is able to comprehend. this is the type of the research -- type of research that they are conducting and we are supportive of these measures. we hope that you will be, too thank you. >> thank you. any other member of the public wishes to address this item? >> commissioners, i spoke with you earlier. we were looking backwards, now we are looking forwards. i chair the better market street citizen's working group. we have heard from a couple of members already.

we have members who are from the disability community, from building owners and managers association, walk san francisco, transferred riders coalition, bike coalition from the hotels, the new residential buildings, business owners, the c.b.d.s, all of the stakeholders that we can find which are involved, roughly 24 members. what we are trying to do is revitalize an historic corridor and bring it into the 21st century. this actually has the same use as it had in 1847 when it was first laid out from the ferry building to twin peaks, which is why it was a straight angle. it is possible that the horses that were using market street at that time are today replaced by electric scooters. [laughter]

but the concept is the same, and everything you have heard up until now on this hearing is to just do that, to bring it into the 21st century. it is going to change again. our predecessors in this room and on the podium are going to hear this, maybe 40 or 50 years from now, and there will be more changes, but again, the concept doesn't change, so i hope we have your support on this. >> thank you. any other public comment? we will close public comment and bring it back to the commission. commissioners? commissioner pearlman? >> all i can say is geez, it is, you know, an incredibly vast amount of information, and i really honor all of those who have been involved and their commitment to doing this.

it is really startlingly complex , and in reference to mr. miguew long it has been this way, many of you have seen the 1906 film going up market street, and it is just chaos. there's cars that are new at the time and they are zooming across , there are people walking in the streets and there's trolleys, and there's bicycles, there's everything. this is clearly not a very new problem that we are addressing here. i just want to thank everybody. i think that the overall concept and design, i'm not a big fan of the bricks anyway, so losing them is not something that i regret. also we have had a lot of discussion about the passive gold light standards, and i think we've come to the agreement with the design that has been proposed, so from that point of view, that is one of

the few pieces that is, you know , it is a landmark on the street, it is one of the few pieces that we really had some discussion of, some say over. i think for the rest of it, it is out of our wheelhouse, and i think the work that is being done is fantastic. i heartily support the direction that it is going. >> thank you. commissioner john's? >> will there be some allowance made for the samuel's clock? >> yes. >> it will remain. all of the landmarks and historic features like that will remain. >> how you view the bricks on market street is, i think, a function of age. if i am correct, they were installed after art was put in. i consider them, at that time,

to be any fishes interloper. [laughter] the bricks were the wrong kind, they were always too soft, so as far as from a preservation point of view, i don't think the bricks were ever legitimate. they were somebody's attempt to improve it, and i think it was bad. i am very happy to go back to cement or this, although, i just observed personally, i think it is going to make it a rather sinister street with all of this black and grey. it will just be dark, and i think not appealing, but it will hide the dirt. [laughter] >> i have a couple comments. i continue to be concerned about the zigzag and it is not my

expertise, but i'm concerned that our pedestrian zone is being narrowed and that the transit zone is getting widened, and i think that even as it is now, the bicycle transit that happens on market street is incredibly fast, so now we will have a very fast-moving vehicle between the buses and the pedestrians, so i have great concern on that. i do like the paving. i really like the treatment of the paving and the granite when the intersections come together, that is a really nice detail, and we will have, i believe another opportunity to review

the alignment of the path of gold lights, because i believe there will be something then he skipped finalized with us. okay. anything else? thank you as commissioner pearlman said. this is an amazing amount of work. thank you. >> don't forget these. [laughter] >> they will place is on items nine a through d.

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negotiation and facing a potentially significant rent increase. the features that we are recommending for safeguarding our the -- for safeguarding our the pilates and movement therapy services for a all ages and body , the training and certificate program, their business services for movement professionals, the building's façade, including the original double doors, windows, cornice, and mouldings, the business culture that embraces the community diversity and total well-being, and their direct generational line to the founder of the discipline. the next applicant his la raza sentry legal. they are a community-based legal organization dedicated to empowering low-income communities in san francisco to advocate for their civil and human rights. it was founded in san francisco

by a group of latino students from the university of california hastings college of law in 1974. they worked out of location from 1973 to 1989 before cobol and moving to their current location at 474 valencia street. the site opened its doors in 1972 and they wrench their offices to a variety of organizations in order to create a safe space for the indigenous community to advance culturally and politically in northern california. staff is recommending the following features to be safeguarded. they're their not-for-profit legal advocacy and social justice services, their commitment to upholding the community's heritage, cultural values and art forms, and programming addressing

immigrants, seniors, disabled, and workers' rights. third applicant is located at 20 923rd street. it is a japanese restaurant founded in 1987 in the dogpatch neighborhood. it started in the restaurant businesses a bartender on pine pine and van ness in 1962. in 2006, under new management, they got -- he got the help he needed to realize his dream of a cuisine with finely crafted cocktails. they are not concerned with authentic japanese cuisine, with focused on how the employees and their heritage and passions influence the japanese-style and cuisine at the restaurant. the restaurant now has a reputation as one of the best sushi restaurants in san francisco as well as housing one of the largest japanese whiskey collections in the city