>> and parking authority commission to order. secretary silva, can you please call the roll. >> clerk: yes, thank you. [roll call] . >> clerk: chair, you have a quorum. places you on item number 3, announcement of prohibition of souns producing devices during the meeting. we have no announcements since we are in a virtual meeting, and places you on item 4,

approval of minutes for the july 20, 2021 regular meeting. for members of the public who wish to provide public comment, dial 888-808-6929, meeting i.d. 9961164. to raise your hand, press one, then zero. >> thank you. before i open it up to public comment, i'll open it up to commissioners for any comments. for members of the public, if you would like to make public comment, now is your opportunity. moderator, are there any callers on the line? >> operator: you have three callers on the line. >> okay. if you are calling on the meeting minutes of july 20, please go ahead and speak. hello? hello? did someone press one, zero to be in the queue?

perhaps, moderator, you can move to a different line and come back to that one. >> operator: you have two questions remaining. >> go ahead, speaker. >> hello. i pressed for slow streets, but i guess that's coming up later. >> okay. that's 11, several items down later. we're on item 4, so it'll probably be at least 20 to 30 minutes before we get to that. >> okay. sorry about that. moderator, are there any additional callers on the line? >> operator: you have two questions remaining. >> next speaker. >> can you hear me now? >> yes, we can. >> david pillpel. it looks like on sfgovtv

channel 2, it looks like we're getting the tail end of the health meeting two weeks ago, so i don't see where the m.t.a. board -- i guess i'll jog around and see if it's covered in some other way or maybe they can attend to that. hopefully someone there is listening. i had two items on the minutes. i read the proposed changes in a phone message to miss silva a few minutes back on page 16. my two public comments, just some minor changes. so it would be david pel pill -- pillpel identified a number of issues in the staff report, comments on slide presentation, and opined,

o-p-i-n-e-d, and then, on the next page [inaudible] insert recently and will follow up regarding insert the transit investment strategy. so those are my requested corrections, and i read those into a phone message for miss silva, so if you could make those changes. otherwise, i thought those were comprehensive for your longest meeting so far this year, 8.5 hours, but they were great. thank you so much. >> thank you, mr. pillpel. next speaker, please. >> operator: you have one question remaining.

next caller. hello, are you on the line for the approval of the july 20, 2021 minutes? perhaps, moderator, we can see if there's anyone else on the line? >> operator: you have one question remaining. >> okay. press one, zero if you'd like to comment on the minutes from the july 20 minutes? >> hi. >> clerk: are you calling on the minutes? >> yeah. like the previous caller, i can't access the meeting on-line, so, but yeah. >> secretary silva, are we visible on sfgovtv? >> clerk: i checked the

website, and we are not currently streaming live, but if you go to our webpage, there's a tweet on the page, and there is a comment link there. i will let the public know when we are streaming live on channel 78. >> oh, hi, can you still hear me? >> yeah, we can hear you. >> yeah, so i just saw the tweet, and i just clicked on it. it took me to another page, and it took me to agenda. it doesn't take you directly to the meeting, and i'm having trouble that -- like, i just want to make sure that everyone can see the slides that pop up when people are talking, but yeah, i tried the twitter link,

but yeah. >> we are live on channel 78. are we live? >> are we live? okay. great. and we are on-line, as well. >> yeah, i'm on channel 78. it doesn't seem to be at the meeting right now, yeah. >> okay. we will look into this. thank you so much for alerting us to this. let me just -- for city

attorney, do we need to pause if it's not visible to the public, that they can see us? can they hear us, i guess, if they can't hear us? >> thank you, chair borden. deputy city attorney susan knowles. on-line is probably sufficient if you want to do so. >> okay. i know we're channel 78 and streaming, as well. >> yeah, i know we're not on

channel 78, but the slides, hopefully, it'll be on then. >> and actually, all of the slides that are given in our meeting are on the agenda, so you can follow along. >> and also, it would be so helpful if, like, people could comment on that before, but i don't want to hold you up, so thank you. >> thank you. >> chair borden, i logged onto sfgov channel 72, and i think you were live streaming now. i logged in, and i can see it on my second computer. >> okay. thank you so much. moderator, are there any public callers on the line for item number 4?

>> operator: you have one question remaining. >> next speaker, please. >> uh, yeah, and i'm watching sfgovtv 2 right now, and it's the transbay joint powers authority, and on sfgovtv channel 1, you're not on. can you hear me? >> yes, we can hear you. the website i have, what i have is san

francisco.granicus.com/media player. i wish i could show it to you, but if you go to sfgovtv.org/liveevents, you can see it there. >> sfgtv. >> dot-org. >> okay. i'm there, but it's starting with a list of events. it's got health commission, school board talk, town haul commission. i'm not seeing m.t.a. on here at all. >> okay. if you go to the sfgovtv, m.t.a. 2 -- yeah, it shows

something different. yeah, i can't explain it. i'm so sorry. it's a separate group that's handling. i don't know what to tell you. what i can tell you is you can hear all the presentations if you go to -- >> yeah, i have all the slide presentations and everything on the -- you know, on extra tabs, but naturally, you're going to have viewers who are not as savvy as this, so i would call sfgtv again and tell them to redouble their efforts. >> yes, absolutely. we are on that, and we will do it, and i will inform members of the public that we are a completely different agency and we don't control what happens over there. but i know we are typically on that channel, so i don't know what's happening. but thank you for alerting us. we appreciate the diligent work

of members of the public for looking out for us, everybody, so thank you. >> clerk: chair borden, just an update, we started calling sfgovtv to get us on our normal channel and get a link, and we will let you know when we get that link. >> okay. great. we are still on item 4, approval of july 20, 2021 regular meeting. are there any comments or questions from the public? moderator, any additional callers? >> operator: you have zero questions remaining. >> so we'll close public comment, is there a motion, board? >> i will move the minutes with the changes that public commenter pillpel noted in his statement and sent a record to

secretary silva. >> second. >> great. secretary silva, can you please call the roll? [roll call] >> clerk: chair, the minutes are approved. places you on item number 5, communications. >> again, i do apologize to members of the public. we are working on getting on-line. the next several items don't have anything that's formally being presented that you don't need to necessarily see, but i just wanted to apologize and say that we are working on it to get us live. couple items under communications. please note, item 10.3 on our consent calendar is being continued, so it's not going to

be heard today, it's not going to be considered or voted on today. if you would like to comment on the item, the time to do so would be under general public comment. i also would ask that we adjourn our meeting in honor of peter wu. peter wu was a transportation engineer with over 50 years of dedication to the sfmta in san francisco. he helped support the entire reconstruction of the embarcadero and king streets, the destruction of the embarcadero freeway, and the construction of the rail line. although he officially retired in 2003, he remained active with this office until his last day. he continued to minimize the safety and circulation of construction impact activities

on our street and was the consummate public servant. so with that, we will adjourn our meeting in his memory. also, i have to do my perfunktory covid-19 comments. as you know, we are all meeting virtually and participating via teleconference. we apologize if you are not able to see this meeting at this time, but we thank you for tuning in. our published notice on this meeting and we ask the public to participate in advance by writing us or leaving us a voice mail comment. if you did before this meeting, we received your comments and are happy to answer them.

as you know, we are having today a technical difficulty with not be on s -- with not being on sfgovtv. sometimes we lose the phone line, and we have to rebridge it. please know if that happens, we will stop the meeting and not reconvene until happens. there are a lot of moving pieces involved in this process to hold the meeting remotely. i know it's been over a year, but technology is technology, so thank you to everyone for your patience and behind the scenes to make this happen. do we have any comments on this item? >> clerk: yes. so this meeting is being televised by sfgovtv channel 2.

however, members of the public can go to sfgtv.org -- [inaudible] selection watch in the top left corner, and then, you can see us listed as a meeting in progress that you can watch. for members of the public who wish to make comment on items on the agenda is 888-808-6929. the meeting i.d. is 996-1164. and press star, one to raise your hand.

places you on item number 6, introduction of new or unfinished business by board members. >> first, i'd like to take the time to say that this is the last board meeting for cheryl brinkman. i she was always so gracious and so masterful in chairing the meeting and has forged relationships all across the agency and has brought visibility to the people outside of 1 south van ness to the board does, so just a background of director brinkman. she was appointed to the board in 2010 by then mayor gavin

newsom, and she was nominated by the liveable city, where she then served as chair. she was elected as chair in 2012 and again in 2017. vision zero has been one of her top priorities and has been very optimistic, as you were talking about earlier, but she was always positive and not afraid to back down and take a stand counter to what seemed to be the most popular thing, and she always did it with poise and grace. cheryl, i feel so honored to have had the opportunity to serve with you. i'm so sad to see you go, and i'm so happy for you for your next journey in life, and i look forward to seeing you in person sometime soon to we can present formally a presentation

to you of an official plaque and street sign called brinkman way, so i look forward to being able to present that to you as the group, and i'm going to turn it over to vice chair eaken next. >> thank you so much, madam chair. i would like to pile on in recognizing director brinkman's 11 years of service on the board and her outstanding contributions. as you all know, she's been a fierce and vocal advocate for safe streets and walking and biking in san franciscos, and -- san francisco, and that we need to design our streets for all ages and abilities. she had some cute acronyms for how she ended up in this landscape that i don't remember, but i'm sure she'll

remember us later. she is what it means to be a really engaged board member. she put a high premium in understanding our system, talking to the operators, understanding their concerns, and really bringing those concerns back into the board discussions and the system. director brinkman, i hope you count, i firmly count among your achievements on the board [inaudible] free muni for youth, which i'm so happy that has occurred while you're still on the board, and of course, the very popular slow streets program, which i see as an outgrowth of your passions.

you really live your vision of what you want your city of san francisco to be, and clearly, you love our city, and all i can see is we will be -- we will be consoled that you're going to be traveling the world looking for best practices and solutions through your blog, so we -- we could give you a hug, i hope you feel very proud of your contributions, and we're just so sad that you're leaving. pass it back to you, chair borden. >> clerk: chair borden, you are muted. >> at this point, i'd like to open it up for other directors under unfinished business or comments to director brinkman. director yekutiel?

>> i'll make it quick. 11 years is such a long time to serve on such an esteemed board. i hope we'll get to do something in the person in the future, and i just want to say 11 years of service is an amazing, amazing contribution to all of us at the agency, so

thank you for that service. the only new and unfinished business i would add is as many of you may seen, we rode the cable car yesterday. the cable cars are operating, and it was awesome to ride the service along with director lai and director tumlin and the mayor. i want to say it was a lot of work to get it going, and they are bringing much needed dollars to our small businesses and commercial corridors who are trying to hire back their employees and bring the city back to life, so i'm really glad the cable cars are back. we met a young boy, nathan. it was his ninth birthday, and

he was squealing with delight. it's a good reminder that what we do brings joy to a lot of people in the city, and i don't want us to forget that. thanks. >> thank you. director heminger? >> thank you, madam chair. remembering back, i think i met cheryl, the first time i met cheryl, she was on a bike, and that told me all i needed to know. you've really been, i think, the epitome of a public servant, and i just admire your ability to keep your cool and give all sides accountability. i served with cheryl on the caltrain board, and you can bet they wish they had you back.

one last request, when you get to paris, i hope you'll let us know so we can have a special meeting and present you with all of your [inaudible]. >> thank you. director hinze? >> cheryl, the diplomacy and guidance that you have added to this board has been eye opening, and on the issues, i remember the point of view you bring to this work. it's a model for, i think, future board members and definitely for me, and also having gone through the process of appointment, i think surviving what three mayors and

the board of supervisors is also an accomplishment that needs to be spoken for, and so that's a major accomplishment and goals. also, a highlight for me was touring the castro street subway station, and part of that was because i got to meet you in person. so i'm so glad we got to do that, especially upon learning the sad news of your early departure, we can all be consoled that you are enjoying a very well deserved retirement. thank you, chair. >> thank you, director hinze. anybody else? are we good? well, with that -- director lai.

sorry. >> thank you. just want to agree with all of my colleagues. thank you for your 11 years of service. i cannot fathom staying on this board that long, and you are one of the most sincere people i've met in public service, and i appreciate your ability to remain even keeled throughout the years, and even on the p.a.g. thank you for your years, and enjoy your traveling. we're all jealous. >> okay. we've had everyone speak now.

i don't know, director brinkman, if you'd like to say any comments, and thank you so much. >> thank you, chair borden. it's been an honor, a pleasure, and it's always changing, so you'll never get bored with your time on the sfmta board service. i just want to reiterate that we all succeed together. i'll just say everything that's happened over 11 years, it's from all of the hard work from

everyone. thank you so all of the advocates who have been such strong voices for the kind of city that they want to see. keep voting for the people that you want to see create the city that you want, and keep supporting the board and the staff of the m.t.a. who we want to bring you a service that you want. we have to thank family members and friends for sharing their board members, so thank you. thank you for giving me the space, the time, and the support to be the best board member i can be, and thank you all again. i'll miss you so much, and i will certainly be out there on social media, and our travel blog will be, get this, less car, more life. we'll see you out there, and

thank you all so much. >> thank you, director brinkman. so sad to see you go. directors, are there any other items under new unfinished business by board members? seeing none, moderator, we're going to open the line for item number six, that is introduction of new or unfinished business by board members, mostly recognizing director brinkman. operations, are there any callers on the line? >> operator: you have three callers on the line. >> hello? hello? is there anyone who would like to speak? >> operator: you have one question remaining. >> next speaker, please.

hello? hello? is there someone there? hello? moderator, can you see if there's anyone else on the line? >> operator: you have one question remaining. >> next speaker, please. >> hi. good afternoon, chair borden, sfmta directors, and director tumlin. my name is jodi madeira, and i'm the director of walk san francisco. and i'm also calling in to pile on the praise of director brinkman and her 11 years of service on this board. director brinkman, you sat on this board as the city adopted vision zero and some of the

great legislation along the way. from myself and all of the staff and members of walk san francisco, thank you so much for your years of service, and you will be missed. thank you so much. >> thank you. moderator, are there any other callers on the line? >> operator: you have one question remaining. >> next speaker, please. hello? >> hello. >> yes, you might want to mute your background -- >> mute what? i don't know how to do this. >> okay. >> it's very confusing. the stuff on the screen is not the same as what i'm hearing. any way, i'm calling on [inaudible]. i think it should be put back into full service.

all you have to do is put back that full service of the line. either the 5 fulton or across the panhandle to haight street. it's just hopeless, and it's not true that they have access from their homes to anything within three blocks. the line goes along some very important [inaudible] valley, and i can't think of the others right now, but at masonic, there is a home for the aged, and it will take you all the way downtown. that business in hayes valley

needs that transportation because going either north or south from there, there's no way to get there. it's a little island, so i hope that 21 hayes will be reestablished. thank you for your attention. >> thank you for your time. thank you. moderator, are there additional callers on the line? >> operator: you have one question remaining. >> just a reminder, this is for new and unfinished business. i took that call because that person was having some technical difficulties, and it was easier to have them comment there, so this is for new and unfinished business, so caller, please go ahead. >> thank you. hayden miller. just want to follow the

comments on director brinkman. as somebody who's been following the board for 1.5 years, just the work that she's been doing over that time, as a young person, growing up here, just seeing how our city has transformed and she's been pushing for that, it's been great to see her in our government. so the rest of you board members are great, to, but yeah, special shoutout to director brinkman, and i'll miss you all on your travel, and we'll miss you on the board. >> thank you. moderator, do we have any callers on the line? >> operator: you have zero callers remaining. >> thank you, and we'll move

onto the next item. >> clerk: director, that's item 7, director's report. >> great. and we have a presentation, and so that'll be something different. and i understand we're back on sfgovtv, so welcome to everyone who didn't see us before. director tumlin? >> first, i'd like to turn it floor over to transit director julie kirchbaum, who will be offering some special recognition. >> clerk: and for those in the conference room that are streaming with us, you may need to dial star, 6 to unmute your mic. we do see you. and i believe that i can spotlight them so you can see them better. >> can you guys see us? >> clerk: yes, we can. thank you. >> okay. so we're not quite ready to be

doing in-person meetings, but something as personal as a recognition, we wanted to attempt to have some of us in the same space, so i'm julie kirchbaum, the staff director, and i'm going to be honoring two people today. first is joseph kibble, and with me is [inaudible] and it's going to take both of us to do it justice. in service to the public, our operators have to wear dozens of hots, and there's no more heroic example of that than what happened on monday, june 14, on the 14 mission.

joseph was driving his route, and an elderly passenger had what appeared to be a heart attack. and after securing emergency support with the fire department en route, although he didn't have to and was under no obligation to, joseph began immediately giving this passenger life saving c.p.r., and the fire department acknowledged that these actions saved this person's life, which is so self-less and beautiful and something that we wanted to honor today. the image that i have after our

conversation is joseph gratefully handed things over to the fire department, he then sat and prayed with the man's son for his healthy recovery, so i would -- we're so honored to have you as an example of our dedicated operators that make such a difference in people's lives, so i want to give you this certificate of appreciation on behalf of the m.t.a. board, and i also want roger to have an opportunity to [inaudible]. >> thank you. my name is roger marico, president of the transport workers union local 258. first and foremost, i want to say, cheryl brinkman, congratulations. make sure you upload as many

pictures of transit related issues, cool stuff, fun stuff aboard, and bon voyage, and on your work of all those transit related issues, thank you for that. when we heard board member manny talking about bringing more life to the city of san francisco, i also say that transit workers are the lifeline of san francisco because they provide the most important item to the city of san francisco: transportation. we are the givers, the lifeline of blood that gives line to the city, and i consider that to be the bloodline of the city and

county of san francisco. today, we're honoring joseph kibbles because not only is he a part of that, but his actions on this day helped save an elderly person's life, and we acknowledge and here by also award joseph kibbles for his heroic and fast thinking acts that day, and i would just simply like to read the certificate here. transport workers local 258 present this certificate to joseph kibbles. due to your fast thinking, you were able to save the life of a person on your bus. transport workers local 258 acknowledges your efforts as a transit hero. congratulations.

[applause] >> thank you. i guess it's my turn. honestly, it was just something that i think i would hope everybody else would do, given the consideration. i don't consider myself a hero that day. the fire department were the true heroes. i just helped them along. it was a very emotional day, and i just hope that other operators, if we can get a volunteer situation 'cause we're out there on the frontlines, and you want some

help for people that you care about. that's all i have to say. it was a rough day, but it was worth it at the end. >> thank you. >> all right. thank you. >> thank you. on behalf of the board, thank you very much. [applause] >> [inaudible]. >> our second recognition goes to david stanbury who recently retired and [inaudible] i think a person can come. david officially began working for muni when he was a high school intern over four decades ago, and that's only because i'm math counting the countless

times that the old school operators would actually let david, young david, drive their cars back in the day. david has worked in so many areas of transit, including the control center, the cable car division, and ended his career as a division manager, really supporting all of our operators and making sure they had the resources that they needed to be successful. david leaves a really strong impression. in fact, after he left central, they continued to call [inaudible] basically until the present day, and anybody who ever had any question about

muni history or kind of the rich transit environment that we operate in, you were always the first call and will continue to be. so he is taking a lifetime of knowledge with him that i know that you will continue to advocate it and be active and be a resource to all of our systems, so we're so grateful. in noncovid times, you would probably be the centerpiece of a 200-person nonretirement banquet, but we're sharing it today as part of this board recognition because we're in such unusual times. the cable car shop prepared an

award that they have for you, and also, they said to practice. and we're also, on behalf of the board, for all of your years of service, i want you to accept this certification of appreciation and tell you what an honor it is for us to work together. >> thank you so much. thank you. >> we'll miss having you. >> first, i want to congratulate miss brinkman. we met before. it's going to be a major loss, but as you're going to travel, i'll probably try and travel, too, and post pictures, but i

wish you all the best, and i thank you for your years of service. i don't have too much to say other than it's been a journey. it's been a lot of ups and downs, working in several departments, several different areas. as miss kirchbaum said, maintenance was a lot of my time. cable cars, presidio, kirkland, yslais creek. i've seen a lot of things come and go. main thing for me, as has been said, is to give the operators the tools they need. i always consider myself to be, you know, a fair person but trying to support the operators, the good, the bad, and everything they do, they

need support. if it's peer assistance, i'll refer them. if it's something where they need medical attention, whatever they need, i try and make sure that they get. it's very important, not only the operators, but the first line. i said, you know the custodians, you know the engineers, you know the mechanics, you know everybody involved in the operation is important, so just giving them that tool to succeed, that's very important. i'm humbled by this, because i'm just another employee. i'm a dinosaur. i've been here so long, but i'm just another one of the employees. there's so many employees. i've met a lot of people over my time, and i just briefly can say, you know, it starts with curtis green, who i -- he always gave me the

encouragement. as i called the history of the muni from can beach to people that i've worked with. mary allen davis, miss kirchbaum, i have paul oh, who took my place at kirkland. you know, i -- the employees that i worked with, operators are very important, mechanics are very important, and the cable car shop, i just commend them for this because this is very unexpected, and this is a great treasure, so thank you, all, and, you know, once again, i'm very appreciative of this. [applause] >> and on behalf of the board, thank you so much for your service and thank you for all you've done for us.

>> you're welcome. you're welcome. >> thank you, director kirchbaum, along with mr. kibble and mr. stanbury. we now return to our regularly scheduled director's report, where we've got a lot to update you all on. first of all, our full vision zero report. on july 29, we did have a hit and run fatality involved a motorist and pedestrian on treasure island, on treasure island and mckella roads. we have been conducting six motorcycle practical skills training courses in june and july in partnership with the san francisco police department. just a reminder that motorcycle riders accounted for about 20% of our road fatalities in 2020. we've also been making incredibly rapid progress on quick build improvements on vision zero. most recently, we completed construction on two transit boarding islands on seventh and

bryant and seventh and brannan, which should be finished by the end of the month, and we continue working on every street in the tenderloin, which you know is not only the highest concentration of injury crashes in san francisco but also has the city's highest concentration of children, seniors, disabled adults, and with mental health concerns. so in the last couple weeks, we've been involved been covid, including to help step it up on the jones street physical distancing lane, making some expansions there, looking to close to traffic the 100 block of golden gate avenue, and one block of turk street with over a dozen community based organizations in the tenderloin. if you have not seen our recent

work in the tenderloin, we would highly encourage you to join our streets team for a tour, particularly on the weekends when the kids are out enjoying our work, particularly in the summer with the safe streets program that we've done in pardon nership with liveable city. we've also been making progress with work on great highway and jfk droif -- drive in golden gate park and rec and parks department, and we're going to be working throughout the summer along with the sfctas work on the district 4 mobility study. staff has been developing a narrative presentation that will help gather feedback scope

and feedback from stakeholders. the youth commission back on july 27 got a bunch of comments and are eager to move forward. we also had our consultants and peers present some of their final deliverables for the west side traffic study. they presented those just about a week ago, and they contained very specific near, mid, and long-term network improvements that can address some of the traffic related concerns we've heard, both from the richmond and sunset districts, and we will be incorporating those technical findings into our outreach. we've also of course been working throughout the month with the recreation and parks department on golden gate park. we will be working with recreation and parks department in public outreach later this month and running through

october and will be coordinating with the mayor's office of disability and others. the sfcta has selected a consultant to do the equity analysis for j.f.k. it allows the equity analysis to happen in perfect alignment with our analysis. we still expect to be developing alternatives to be vetted during the public outreach process and then present those alternatives with recommendations to the board of supervisors by the end of the calendar year. next topic is, last week, we had a hearing with the board of supervisors on transit service. as you'll recall, the board of supervisors adopted a nonbinding resolution urging the sfmta to restore 1 on 0 is -- 100% of muni service by

december 2021 and present a plan on how we could do this to all of you. as you know, muni service restoration is dependent on our hiring and funding. we have spent just over half of the over $1 billion that we're receiving from the federal government, and we're expecting to spend 300 million in the remaining this year, and we need to spread out the remaining $200 million for the next four years until we receive money to sustain us, and we still have not receive any commitment from the federal, state, or local funding to be able to restore

or sustain the services that we had in 2019 without drastic service cuts. we are very eager to restore service, and we are making progress on the service restoration, including restoring the cable car service yesterday, which will be operating in training mode for the month of august, and therefore will be free to riders. we're expecting to be at our regular service starting around labor day weekend, at which point in time we will need to start charging fares again. on august 14, just a reminder, we will be doing a major expansion of our regular muni services, restoring or expanding over a dozen lines, and extending service to midnight on all of our core routes. we'll also be restoring the m ocean view as trains and design

a way in order to restore a portion of the 31 balboa line, again, on august 14. we'll also be operating school trippers to ensure that students can reach school when it resumes later this month, and of course, we'll be starting up our muni for all program on august 14, as well. in the meantime, we've begun work on the next round of service expansion that is expected to happen in early interof 2022. -- early winter of 2022. so we plan to do a lot of outreach on that service plan starting next month and into the fall. we'll be developing a variety of areas in order to figure out how to allocate whatever resources we have available. we'll be bringing recommendations on those alternatives to this board for approval in november, with the next round of service restoration being planned in

early 2022. and in the meantime, we're required to hire across all of our service areas, most especially in our maintenance division. meanwhile, also in preparation for the muni service restart and the start of school, we have been busy partnering with the san francisco unified school district with all the ways that allow kids to get to school, including changing signs in about 150 loading zones that completely change start and stop times. our transit ambassadors have been around since 1996 and are important for maintaining a

sense of civility on all our muni lines, but particularly the lines that serve our schools. our crossing guard program is restarting with 180 crossing guards covering 106 schools, and we're also returning to in-person safe routes to schools. we're returning to in-person safe routes to schools programming, serving 75 schools with programming like park and walk events in order to reduce lights on congestion in the front of schools as well as other programs to help parents and kids get to school safely. and of course, we're in a major partnership with the san francisco unified school district and city college in order to inform parents, schools, and staff about our free muni for all program in

order -- outreach in order to get the word out about free muni to all. we will be fully rebuilding the intersection of south van ness, mission, and otis. we're so grateful by doing the closure for an extended period over a long weekend, that we'll be able to finish all of the work within five days, rather than having it done piece meal, which would result in traffic delays for a couple of months. i want to end with a statement for director brinkman. director brinkman, you

exemplify how to hold staff and officials accountability while respecting and hearing all sides. thank you, and good luck in your travels. that's all. >> thank you. directors, any questions? i see director lai. >> thank you, director tumlin. that was a lot of good updates. i just want to make sure i understand the upcoming calendar for when we're going to be considering service again. so i think i heard from you -- obviously, the board made a resolution, and i believe it requires the m.t.a. to provide some sort of a solid plan by the end of september, and i believe i heard you say we had our restoration service in

august and then, the next restoration won't be until 2022. would you just remind me and the board and the public on when would be our plan to restore service levels? >> so we'll be coming back to the board with updates on our planning process throughout the next six months, with the expectation that, in the fall, we will ask for an action from the m.t.a. board on what our service restoration will be on our service expansion. we will come back to you in 2022 if additional resources are available, what's your next round of service -- what's our next round of service expansion? >> okay. and are we planning on meeting the board's resolution request to provide an actual plan for service recovery by the end of

september? >> so we will be responding to the board's request. there will obviously not be time to do a detailed service plan, something that typically takes a public agency like ours about two years to complete. >> okay. thank you, and hopefully, we will have an opportunity to weigh-in before that happens, but i'm not clear on all the time. i hope to work with staff in the future. >> thank you. director yekutiel? >> hi, director tumlin. someone on mission told me there was someone on a scooter that was hit and killed in the last four or five days. is that true or did that not happen? >> i would defer to streets director tom mcguire for that

information. typically, it takes a few days for us to get details. tom is here. >> good afternoon, directors. tom mcguire. yes, tom is right. we bring you information that we've gotten and confirmed with the san francisco police department. i'm not aware of the crash that you're talking about, but we will follow up with the police department and bring everything we know to our next meeting. >> thank you. this came directly from the small business owner itself. he saw the person die, and it was very traumatizing. the scooters don't come with helmets. i have to tell you, i took one recently, and i tried to go up the castro hill, and let me tell you, it doesn't go uphills, and it felt very scary. and i just want to say if folks

are dying in increased numbers, i want us to think about these forms of transportation as long as folks are using them for transportation. >> definitely take that to heart, and i think that's one of the reasons why we're often coming to you, asking for ways to protect pedestrians and scooters and traffic in all different kinds of ways, and perhaps, we can connect privately to get the business owner's name. happy to get that information. >> we go through their permit requirements, and i wonder if we should require them to provide helmets for people if we're going to allow them to take to the streets. i have another question, but

it's about delta, and mask mandates and all that and potential cascading effects that you might perceive from that on our system. we're hearing and seeing from the small business community a pretty fast slow down in activity. folks are more nervous to go out to bars and restaurants. they're nervous to go to bars and events and theaters, and how do you think that will affect our agency and our plans for recovery? >> that's a very good question. so first of all, we have maintained a mask mandate and our cleaning regiment on muni. so far, muni remains extremely safe and not a likely source of transmitting covid, including the delta variant. but in terms of our overall service recovery, we have also been tracking the data from the area council and the controller's office and the likely pace of return to work.

and the latest information that we received this work from the area council suggests a 40% long-term drop in the number of people commuting to offices in downtown san francisco. all the more reason for us to be taking the very measured and precise approach that we have been doing in order to make sure that our one-time federal money can last while san francisco and its travel market recovers slowly. we are continuing to expect a long-term slow down in our muni fare revenue and our parking revenue, which means we must continue to be cautious with our expenditures until we identify new sources of funding. >> got it. i would just put two things on your mind. one is we read in the news recently that large employers in our downtown core which were scheduled to reopen for their employees this month are now

pushing it either farther back, and i imagine that would have an impact for a rush back in the fall of folks going back downtown, so perhaps we should be pushing additional projections, how long it would take to bring people back. and the venues have been hit hardest in many ways by this pandemic. they were the first ones to close, if i remember, because they rely on large volumes of people coming in and out frequently, and they were just starting to plan gigs, and now, you know, i don't know about you, but most folks that i know do not want to go to a concert with a mask on? and also, as a large kind of concert space, it may require them to close or delay their opening even longer. i know that folks are thinking about this internally, what we can do to provide relief to venues to help them not close

permanently and survive. i brought this up before, and i know you and i have discussed this before, chair borden, but i want to bring up venues again. thank you. >> another reason why it's important to restore service to midnight on all of our main lines. >> are there any additional questions by board members? if not, we'll open it up to the public. moderator -- i'm sorry. director heminger? i'm sorry. >> yeah, it's actually fine, madam chair. director yekutiel beat me to the punch on masks, so i have no further questions. >> okay. thank you. so with that, we'll open it up for public comment. there is for anyone who would like to comment on item number 7, the director's report. this spans everything from special recognition to the updation on vision zero -- update on vision zero to on

going activities. moderator, are there any callers on the line? >> operator: you have six questions remaining. >> thank you. first caller, please. hello? hello? moderator, perhaps you can open up another line first. >> operator: you have five questions remaining. >> next speaker. hello? someone on the line? if you are a speaker who wishes to speak to us, please put your television or computer on mute

so you can speak to us clearly. moderator, are there any other callers on the line? >> operator: you have five callers on the line. >> next speaker. >> hello, directors. my name is richard rothman, and i want to talk about transportation issues. i'm a san francisco native, and i've been following transportation issues all of my life. deaths on vision zero are not going to lower until we change our stance on stop signs. at almost every engineering twice a month, they're adding stop signs, so they give mixed messages. and in the engineering, the engineer rider report, if he says no, why can't there be a

hearing on the -- on the appeal so we can talk to the engineer? the one on 38 and geary, i tried e-mailing him. doesn't answer his e-mail, doesn't -- can't leave him voice messages because his line is message -- you know, there needs to be some kind of dialogue and communications and, you know, we need to work together, just not saying no, and coming up with solutions. if they don't want to put stop signs, maybe putting those articulating stop signs. and last, asking where we're going to find $5 million. just look at the organization chart and see where you can find the money. thank you very much. >> next caller. just as a reminder, this is on

the director's report. general public comment is item 9, so if you're not calling on those items, general public comment is item 9. next speaker? >> herbert winer, retired worker of the city of san francisco. many people like myself consider muni a part of daily living. not replacing the lines by the end of the year would cause a hardship on all of our members. since 2008, there has been a diminishing of service lines and bus stops, forcing a hardship on disabled, seniors, and the population as a whole. the project known as muni forward, the quality of transportation has worsened, due to the stripping of lines

and bus stops. the buses don't run any faster, and there's a potential of missing buses. at the least, muni should be restored to full service by the end of the year, which is the position of the retired workers of the city and county of san francisco. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> operator: you have five questions remaining. >> next speaker? >> hi, there. director yekutiel mentioned a fatality on 18 and valencia where someone was riding an e-scooter and then talking about helmets. whatever happened on the bike lane, citizens were told that the physically protected bike lane along valencia would be

installed as soon as possible. this was three years ago. please update us on the status of the valencia protected bike lane. secondly, i would kindly challenge director yekutiel to read helmet use around the world. when a driver crashes the body of a person who is riding a bike or a scooter, a helmet will not save their life. however, physically protected bike lanes, such as on valencia, will prevent that driver from impacting that person's body and will protect riders. thanks for listening and please update us on the status of the

valencia protected bike lane. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> operator: you have four questions remaining. >> next speaker? >> can you hear me now? >> yes, we can, mr. pillpel. >> david pillpel again. so i wish that when you make a special presentation like earlier, that you might have two opportunities for public comment specifically on the special presentation with the recipients still present, and then a second opportunity later on all other items. i have nothing on the later items, but i did have some comments on the special presentation, and i wish the recipients were still there to hear me at this time. i do not know the 14 mission operator, but i thank him very much for what he did, and i certainly hope that others would do the same under the

circumstances, an exemplary operator. i do know david banbury, and i'm glad there was a presentation for another david. he preceded me as someone interested in muni as a young person. he actually made it a paid career, as opposed to me and made it many years in many capacities, and i spoke to that. i have plenty of stories that i could share, but i don't have the time, and many of them may not be appropriate for public consumption. nod to referencing -- in addition to referencing weldon friend and curtis green, with so many others retired, he is one of the few going back to frank bauer and curtis ballice

and is one of the old timers of muni, and i thank him very much for his service, and i'll leave it at that on item 7. thanks very much. >> thank you, mr. pillpel. moderator, are there any additional callers on the line? >> operator: you have four callers remaining. >> next speaker, please. >> hi. this is hamilton carter, and i'm on the border of district 10 and 11 in the excelsior. if you would, please bring back the entirety of line 43. there's a school out there that kids need to get to. please bring back the 28-r. the 28 as usual is packed, but the 28, the 29, the 44, they're always packed.

please bring back the 28 so that people can move around safely with more trips, and likewise, please bring back the 57 for the same reason, for sfsu and getting our students out there safely and quickly. you do have the funding to bring back the west lines now. i was delighted to hear that the city, the supervisors, nine of them urged you to bring back all of the lines now. i'm disappointed that you don't think you can have a plan ready for that any time soon. the plan to take away the lines seemed to take well under two years. b.a.r.t. has brought everything back. delta hit, and lo and behold, all the lines are back, and they now have more trains to spread the riders in. so have faith in the funding, please, and please bring our lines back that we trusted you

with over the pandemic. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> operator: you have three questions remaining. >> next speaker? >> hi. my name is hennie. i live in the excelsior district, and -- can you please bring the 43 back because i have classes, cause i have classes there -- can you please bring the 43 back because i have classes there, and yeah, because i just -- yeah, and can you please bring back the 28-r and [inaudible] thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> operator: you have two

questions remaining. >> next speaker? >> hi. hi, board members. my name is martin munoz, and i'm a tenant living in district 5. i'm calling just to speak about, you know, the tragedy that happened on valencia. respectfully, director yekutiel, i know you're well meaning in your comments, but you really should consider how, you know, this essentially victim blames, when the reality is that the board and m.t.a. has not moved quickly enough on protected bike lanes on valencia, which have been needed for many, many years. the truth is this city would have many more bikers if it were safer to bike. as a transit rider, as a pedestrian, i don't feel safe biking in many areas of the

city. [inaudible] was redone filmsy barriers, and i'm looking out my windows, and i'm seeing more cars than during the pandemic. i think that has to do with the fact that these posts are much harder to see for drivers who may be confused with the concept of slow streets. we are moving way too slow and there's too many people dying. i saw the images of the person dying on valencia on twitter, and the fact that he's dead is even more tragic. we need you to act now so we can have a greener city with more transportation options. thank you. >> clerk: 30 seconds. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> operator: you have one question remaining. >> next speaker? >> clearly, you would know that

masks are not enforced. i have called many times of masks not being worn. i am sick and tired of reporting this and having anything done about it. i have been told to put my mask higher up on my nose, and yes when it's other people, nothing is done about it. what are you going to do about this? >> does that conclude your comments? >> yes. >> okay. next speaker, please. >> operator: you have two questions remaining. >> good afternoon, board members.

can you hear me? >> yes, we can. >> perfect. okay. thanks. hi. good afternoon again, board members. hayden miller. just wants to -- just wanted to echo some of the board members about vision zero and how long it's taken to get protected bike lanes on valencia street, and then, we blame the users of bicycles, scooters, etc., for not wearing helmets. muni's lack of enforcement of covid-19 procedures, as the previous caller spoke to, such as social distancing, mask wearing, the lack of hand sanitizer and masks not being available on vehicles is going to slow down return for people who just don't feel comfortable with the delta variant, so you guys need to do more to enforce

the covid precautions, and that's what i've been saying this entire time. it's also frustrating that some of sfmta's own contracted officers are not wearing masks or are wearing masks improperly at the ops stations and with contractors. if you can't enforce it with your own employees, how can you enforce it with riders? so you need to take more action on that and vision zero. thank you. >> okay. thank you. moderator, are there any callers on the line? >> operator: you have two callers. >> next caller. >> my name is david alexander, and i'm a parent out in district 1. just calling to comment on the local 7 and fire workers for

their final appeal. i urge you to sit down with the union because you can come up with the best design ever for vision zero, but it can be vetoed with one phone call. it's your job as city leaders to make this work because there's been a lot of near misses on which streets -- this is mission and lake, and then, last week, in the outer sunset, last week, there was a near miss. we can better design slow streets across the board, but we can't push our local engineers to create these designs if they're going to get vetoed. thanks. >> thank you. moderator, are there any additional callers on the line under the director's report, item number 7. >> operator: you have one

question remaining. >> next speaker, please. >> hi, directors. my name is [inaudible], and i actually stumbled on the collision on valencia and witnessed the collision, and it was traumatic [inaudible] while biking on that street. a helmet would not have done any good [inaudible] under the car, so it is incredibly disappointing to see how many times advocates have called for a protected bike lane on valencia, and it was march 2020 where a pedestrian was killed in this intersection. sfmta was back [inaudible] for the crossing obviously not nearly enough here. it's frustrating to hear that director tumlin and staff not

aware of the collision. [inaudible] it's very disappointing that it's delaying vision zero. thank you. >> thank you. moderator, are there any additional callers on the line? >> operator: you have one question remaining. [please stand by]

many programs and projects that they want to delay. they actually, as many of you might now, do not have a veto power. that committee is advisory and i think we need to start empowering sfmta staff to make the best design that protect people and make our city more livable rather than deferring to the fire department. so i encourage all of you to empower those people, empower staff to start making the decisions, the necessary decisions to protect people on our street and push back on fire when she say the response times are hurt, when data shows that response times are some of the best in the area. far better than national standards. and for example on slow streets,

faster on slow streets. injury on slow streets are down 80%. these programs work, street design changes work and we need to start pushing back on fire when they demand or intimidate staff into watering down designs that endanger people's lives. thank you so much and thank you, all, for your work. >> thank you. moderator, are there additional callers on the line? >> you have zero questions remaining. >> we'll close public comment. director hinze, i saw you -- did you still want to ask your question? >> director hinze: sorry, i was having trouble with buttons. my question is we're waiting to questioning about the delta

variant. as we know the city implemented mandatory vaccinations for our employees, so i was just wondering where we were -- if you knew where we were on vaccination and what sort of outreach we were doing to those people who may not have gotten vaccinated as of yet? >> yes, we're keeping track of detailed data on vaccination rates within the agency by division. and we're doing work to ensure our employees get vaccinated. last week, we held a town hall and invited not only dr. bennett of the department of public health, but also mayor london breed came to explain to people just how important it was to get vaccinated and why the vaccinations are safe. similarly, we've been accommodated pop-up clinics out in ourdy advices.

one of the -- divisions. one of the challenges we have is that most of our employees are out in the field and not necessarily using a computer term not every day or even coming to roll call. so it's important for us to reach out to people where they are in order to get their questions asked, specifically for those who are hesitant to get the vaccine, but also to make sure it is easy for folks to do so. we're committed to making sure that all of our employees get access to this life-saving vaccination. that not only helps to protect our employees, but in many ways more importantly prevents community spread to more vulnerable populations. >> thanks, chair. >> with that, we'll close this item and move on to the next. >> item number 8, citizens advisory committee.

no report is expected. item 9, public comment. >> great. so this is the time for members of the public who would like this speak on an item that is not on the agenda. the only excepting is item 10.3, which is the sfmta response of the grand jury report regarding the van ness corridor. that project is listed under consent calendar, that item is continued to a future time, so if you would like this comment on that item, you can do so right now. otherwise, public comment is open to any topic not on the agenda but under the jurisdiction of the sfmta. are there any callers? >> you have four questions remaining. >> first speaker, please. >> hi. can i talk about the slow streets quickly? >> we actually have slow streets on the agenda for item number

11. >> i'll wait. >> thank you, perfect. next speaker, please. >> you have three questions remaining. >> next speaker. good afternoon. >> go ahead. we can hear you. hello? let's go to another line and come back to this one. >> hi there i'm calling to ask about -- can you hear me? >> yes, we can. >> okay. sorry about that. i'm calling to ask about what has happened with the rapid response team program? so far there has been mentioned

a few vision zero fatalities and we know there was a hit-and-run a couple of weeks ago and an 88-year-old woman was hit. we don't know -- she was injured, but i don't know any follow-up on that. we're curious in the 72-rapid response teams are still in action. that was when m.t.a. would come out to a crash and see what was going on to implement safety measures, unfortunately, too late, but at least in the after math. and despite all of these recent vision zero incidents, i haven't seen any news or information about the rapid response team actions. so, if you all could address that in some random item or give the public some information as that program status, we would be very grateful for that. thank you. >> next speaker. >> you have three questions

remaining. >> can you hear me now? >> yes, i can, mr. pilpel. >> great, david pilpel on item 9, public comment. i've had some good conversations with various staff over the last couple of weeks on several topics, some of which have been at the board or may be at the board in the future. i wanted to ask if there is an update on the 2022 network outreach plans. there is a little information on the sfmta 2022 network website, but it's still sketchy about outreach in july and august and september. so, if there are plans on that, if you can provide an update today and at future meetings, the more you can publicize that outreach the better. i have not been able to reach

caroline slyia, very sad for both of us. hopefully, we can connect by phone later today. on item 10.3, the civil grand jury report response i understand that will be continued to a future meeting. i went back and refreshed myself on portions of the report, which did ask for a response both from m.t.a. as an agency and separately from the m.t.a. board, so i encourage you to look carefully at the proposed findings and responses and note very clearly that the m.t.a. board response may differ from the staff response. staff -- 30 seconds -- >> thanks. staff may disagree in whole or part with the recommendations, but the board may have different views. and as an oversight body, you may find and recommend and reply differently and direct the staff

to do things differently than what they were planning to do. i would encourage you to take your independence seriously, in all cases, but in particular on the civil grand jury report in the future. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> you have three questions remaining. >> yes, hi. can you hear me? >> yes, we can. >> mine is simple. i'm just here to support the slow streets. slow street has been something that has been very beneficial it neighbors and to anyone that lives on those streets and in the vicinity. it's assisted in terms of less stuff on individuals -- [indiscernible] -- dealing with cars.

and i'm sure -- position here and there. and also with commuting. this is the type of idea and creations that i wish you'd had going forward. so i think i want to put out my support for slow streets. i want to say thank you for all the effort and thank all those individuals who spoke before me for the neighborhood and for better street and design. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> you have three questions remaining. >> saltations, all. i'd like to thank sf gov forgetting this broadcast to everyone. thank you to all the members here who are paying attention to what the public has to say. thank you for your time obviously. beyond thanking all of you, i would like to thank the muni operators. in my experience, they've held

buses to enforce mask mandate. they've verbally asked or requested for folks to wear masks. and i've felt very good riding muni in regards to my public health. but what i'm asking from any and all of you all is to -- mm maybe get a hold of your counterparts at caltrain. whenever there is a san francisco giants baseball game, the folks from down the peninsula definitely don't wear their masks and they're coming up to san francisco to folks who are just trying to get to wherever they're going down in the is south bay to home. and unfortunately they may be bringing the delta variant or other covid cases along with them. again, this problem only happens during san francisco giant baseball games, otherwise caltrain is able to enforce the

mandate. when there are games, there are too many people unmasked and the train cars are very packed. caltrain seems to think the problem is with the riders, as opposed to their job which is forcing the mandate. if someone could remind caltrain it's their job to enforce mask mandate, not for the public to comply, even though the public should comply. i hope you all stay safe and well. thank you for your time. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi. my name is reed. i live on 5th right near lake and i'm calling to support the slow streets and the lake street slow street. it's amazing, there are so many kids riding around. my kids used to commute to

school. i really hope you keep it in place. i don't want to take too much of your time, but i really support slow streets. it's been transformative for this neighborhood. >> next speaker, please. >> hello there. my name is alex i'm a longtime resident of district 2 and i personally would like lake street to remain slow. and ever since basically we selected slow streets, i can say it has proven to be a major success. personally i like being able to walk in the middle of the streets. an families, including young kids are able to walk, run and bike on the street. i'm asking the board, you guys, to make lake street slow permanent. thank you very much. >> thank you. just -- thank you.

are there other callers on the line? >> you have one question remaining. >> i just want to remind people if you're about slow streets, lake, shotwell, that's item number 11. we're on item number 9 which is general public comment. so that's about items not on today's agenda unless you're calling about 10.3 which has been removed. with that, i'll take the next speaker. >> hi, i'm calling about slow streets. i'll call back in later. >> thank you so much. are there additional callers on the line? >> you have zero questions remaining. >> with that, we'll close public comment and move on to our next item. >> directors, that places owen the consent calendar. these items are routine and will be voted on by a single vote unless a member of the board or public wishes to consider an item separately.

members of the public, if you wish to address the board, press 1 and 0 and add yourself to the queue. 10.2, authorizing the director to execute agreement. to accept a gift of pro bono services to support the sfmta's ports precipitation in proceedings held i by the california public utilities commission. and administration of the statewide transportation network company, t.n.c., access for all programs. the cost of the services is estimated at $99,840. that concludes the consent calendar. >> chair borden: great. i'm going to -- >> oh. >> item 10.3 to a future date.

>> you can go ahead and make a motion and -- feel free to make a motion. >> move to consent calendar. >> second. >> i'm going to open up public comment. if you would like to speak on items 10.1, 10.2, those two items, this is the time to speak. you can go ahead and announce which item you want to speak to when you're making your comments. are there any callers on the line? >> you have one question remaining. >> can you hear me now? >> yes, we can, mr. pilpel. >> great. i have comments on both items 10.1 and 10.2. shall i wait and then you'll pull them and i'll have two minutes on each?

>> no, during covid we haven't been doing it that way. we've been taking it as one item and one caller comment. we haven't been pulling the items. i think we talked about this before. so go ahead and give your comments on both at this time. >> okay. i might need more than two minutes, but i probably won't. so on item 10.1, traffic modifications on the calendar item and the resolution -- let me pull that up here. so the discussion on page 3 under environmental review references the determination that the items are categorically exempt and has the case number for items a and b, but doesn't have the approval date, which i believe was -- one moment -- may 21st, 2021.

and then for items c through e, it references the transit effectiveness project, feir and dates and planning resolutions, but does not include the case number, which i believe is 2011.0058e. so, and references and august when the department determination that the approval items here within the scope of the feir. so on the resolution, on page 1, the third whereas, i would include the amends to include the approval date of may 21, 2021. in that third whereas paragraph in the fifth i would include the

case number. and then i think the rest is good and i'm making a request now for a copy of the august 6, 2019 planning department determination. i looked everywhere and i mean everywhere for that and i believe that document is not -- repeat not -- posted and available to the public on the planning department website under exemptions, under t.e.p., under eirs, anywhere. i could not find that document and if it holds you up from approving that portion, you may want to check with the city attorney, then so be it. but that document was not available, is not available. i can't find it and i'm requesting a copy and in the future i ask that things like that be included in the packet to this board. that's on 10.1. on 10.2 brieflily, i don't have any particular issue with -- >> 30 seconds.

>> thanks with the civic bridge program or the proposed contractor, but i don't know the proposed contractor. i don't believe you should be approving things like this retroactively, apparently the work has been going on since april and i question whether there is an ethics commission filing needed because i have no idea who this contractor is and what other interest they may have with the city and whether providing these pro bono services gets them in the door for other possible work in the city. those are my comments on the consent calendar. >> thank you, mr. pilpel. moderator, are there any other callers on the line? >> you have zero questions remaining. >> so we'll close public comment. to the items that mr. pilpel referenced being excluded from the motion and the -- i'm not

sure about the -- the gentleman was on line about the posting of the environmental do you mean. but if the environmental document wasn't posted, is that a problem for us moving forward today? >> so, i'll speak first and then let ms. jones go ahead, deputy city attorney. as we discussed at our last meeting, we are not required to include the case numbers or the dates of the environmental review in resolutions, although it's customary. so you can add those or not as you wish. in terms of the posting of the -- that is required by the planning department. if ms. joan is not aware whether that is, in fact, posted, i recommend that you move forward today and if we need to come back with that one document, we can do so in the future. the planning department routinely posts all the

categorical exemptions and statutory exemptions on their website. it would be unusual for it not to be posted. >> yes, sara jones planning director, sfmta. agree with ms. knowles that the planning department does have their system set up to post everything. i believe mr. pilpel is referring to something that was tied back to an environmental impact report which back on the sag of the postings, they do end up in a different place. just as a service to the public. even though the system as it exists is compliant with chapter 31 of the administrative code.

we will follow up and look into finding that document and making sure it's posted on the planning department site. and i guess i would say follow the queue of ms. cleveland knowles around if you're able to go forward and then if there is a need to come back and take further action, do so at a future meeting. >> great. >> thank you. so with that, the matter is now before us. board members, we have a motion and a second. any comment? seeing none, secretary, can you call the role? >> on the motion to approve the consent calendar? >> chair borden: >> aarti:. >> vice chair eaken: aye. >> director brinkman: aye. >> director heminger: aye. >> director hinze: aye. >> director lai: aye. >> commissioner yekutiel: aye.

the consent calendar is approved. >> chair borden: that moves us to the next item. 11. >> designating four corridors as slow streets to extend beyond the covid-19 emergency. golden gate avenue. lake street from 28 to 2nd. sanchez street and shortwell street. -- shotwell street. >> great. mr. maguire is going to be taking us through, so i look forward to the presentation. >> good afternoon. i'm going to introduce shannon who is going to tell us -- walk us through the details of what is proposed today. thinks the next step in the slow streets process. as you know slow streets were originally implemented as part of the covid-19 emergency response with the specific purpose of permitting socially

distanced neighborhoods. they proved to be extremely -- and extend certain slow streets past the pandemic, specifically the four that are on agenda today. these four are chosen because they have strong support among neighbors in their -- in the particular neighborhoods they exist. geographically diverse set of corridors and they've not had a negative impact on adjacent streets as far as safety spillover traffic or any operating issues for our city partners or muni. as we progress into the future of slow streets, we're going to continue to evaluate streets and have that dialogue with communities about what -- which of the slow streets are important to retain and continue to bring those decisions to you over the next two months. i'm excite thad shannon is going to be talking to us about these slow streets today.

with that, shannon, outstanding slow streets program manager. >> thank you so much, tom. good afternoon, my name is shannon. i'm excited to be here today to present the initial batch of slow streets to continue beyond the pandemic. today i'll be presenting three major updates and requesting board action in taking the first step toward the post pandemic slow streets. the action we're requesting today is the reauthorization of four slow streets to extend beyond the pandemic. as you know, the slow streets program is an emergency response to the public health crisis that resulted in a shelter in place order last march. narrow sidewalks outside of central businesses made social distancing difficult for cyclists and pedestrians. we went through a period of rapid expansion and added

another batch of new slow streets this spring. now we're coming back to the board to discuss what could happen to these streets after the pandemic. over the past year and a half we've been really hard at work. we've built out the network of approved slow streets. we've collected data on all of our slow streets during the pandemic and this data has been instrumental in determining how slow streets are working and how we can make them work better. we're speaking with san franciscans to understand how slow streets are working for them. we sent out surveys living within a quarter mile of the slow streets. we sent out over 100,000 post cards to residents and we received over 15,000 responses, giving us even better data about how slow streets are working. now we're advancing our materials. the original barricades we used last year are maintained.

so we're now installing materials that are more durable than the barricades deployed last year. new materials including posts in the roadways and road closed are rolling out on slow streets. i want to address these new materials are not perfect. over the weekend we learned that newly installed delineators were cut down with a power saw in the middle of the night. we're currently investigating ways to harden the materials as we continue to try out the materials. we're continuing to build the plane as we fly it. the biggest thing we've been working on in the past few months is figuring out to do with the network of slow streets created. we've developed an approach to determine if a covid era slow

street could become a lasting part of the neighborhood's infrastructure. we developed criteria to evaluate how our temporary slow streets helped us meet city-wide goals. we wanted to make sure that slow streets is a low volume residential street. slow street treatment works because these are low-volume streets that have limited through-traffic in the first place. we want to make sure the community around the slow street wants it to remain. we heard from san franciscans about the slow streets and we're using these results to make them work better. the third criteria, we found that slow streets work best when there is a community partner on the ground really advocating for the slow street and making sure it's successful. fourth, it's critical that the implementation of a post pandemic slow street is consistent with what else has been planned for that street. whether it's identified in the bicycle plan, the green

connections network, the neighbor way program. we want to make sure that the implementation of the slow street is consistent. finally, we collected transportation data for all of our slow streets over the past several months. we want to make sure that the slow street is not causing external impacts to the overall transportation network. this is a somewhat complicated graphic, but it shows the process for having a temporary slow street become a post pandemic slow street. and we built up this process to determine really how we would be selecting streets to advance. today we'll be talking about four slow streets that are recommended to advance in this process and ask for board action to authorize this specific change. and that's for lake street and golden gate avenue and for sanchez street and shotwell street. these four corridors were selected because they are among

the best utilized and well loved slow streets into the city. each of these streets has not only met but exceeded our criteria. they're strongly supported by the people living on the street and others in the neighborhood. there is a neighborhood group on the ground that supports and programs the slow street. and there are minimal impacts on the transportation network due to the presence of the slow street. these four slow streets have grown into examples of low-stress roadways that can be used by people of all age and acts and we want to lay the ground work now to keep them around even after the state of emergency is lifted. so, one thing we can do as we look toward post pandemic slow streets is improve the tools we're using. our original temporary slow streets use one tool. this tool as type 3 barricade with signs affixed to it. we installed these materials

because we had them on hand and we thought they'd work for the two to three weeks for the shelter-in-place order. however, they're still on the streets and they require a lot of maintenance to stay in good shape. they don't provide clear instructions and don't work on many of our narrow streets in san francisco. our sign shop has done an amazing job putting these materials together, replacing them and maintaining them throughout the pandemic. that said, one of the things we're most excited about is expanding the slow street tool kit for corridors that we're recommending to extend beyond the pandemic. we can use a lot more targeted tools to address issues occurring on different slow streets. if there are too many through vehicles we can install turn restrictions or operational changes to reduce the number of through-vehicles on a corridor. if there is poor visibility for people in the roadway, we can

install pavement markings or crosswalks. we have a variety of tools we can deploy to fine-tune the conditions on these streets. one of the ways i describe it is like we're evolving from having a single pool, a sledge hammer to a whole toolbox of treatments to address specific issues. and today's action is not the final say in what is happening on these slow streets. as one thing we didn't really have when we began the slow streets program was time. in state of emergency we were approving and installing on a limited time frame. now that we're looking at post pandemic changes, changes that will last, we're spending time doing on-the-ground community planning to center neighborhood needs in the design of the slow street. this means that slow streets corridors that right now might look the same, because they all have those types of barricades,

may look very different in the future. we anticipate this would be about a four-month process for each corridor. and we actually have some examples in how this process plays out in two slow streets that are now in the design phase. so, my team led simultaneous community outreach processes on two corridors. the same staff, the same time. the same tool kit. sanchez and shotwell. as you can see, these two designs are very, very different. even though they're using the same tool kit. sanchez slow street is well utilized, it's often filled with people walking and biking in the roadway, especially on weekends. however, we heard loud and clear from the sanchez community, there were major impacts due to the increased use of the slow streets. there were quality of life impacts related to noise and trash on the street. and we made sure that the design

for sanchez didn't change traffic operations. we wanted to make sure that the design included crosswalks and signs to reinforce the street appropriate for vehicles, but do not recommend changes to make it nor difficult for people driving on the street. however, shotwell slow street is very different corridor from a narrow slow street. and we heard that it doesn't feel safe to people walking in the roadway. i think part of that is because it's such a narrow slow street. when a vehicle comes through on this very, very narrow slow street, it's disruptive to the activity happening in the street. particularly, if it involves children riding bikes or people walking. so we heard there that the key issue was too much vehicle traffic which led to poor use of the roadway.

so thinks just an example to say that future slow streets could look very different from one another depending on what we hear in the outreach process. so, today we're requesting an extended authorization for these four corridors, these four slow streets to allow the slow street to remain in place beyond the 120 days post state of emergency that they are already authorized for. with completed community outreach processes for two of these slow streets and we are ticking off outreach on lake street and golden gate avenue next month. -- kicking off. this is half the process for approving what a post pandemic slow street would look like. in addition, we're working with communities to fine-tune a design using the expanded tool kit. and that culminates in a public

hearing to finalize the design. we anticipate that the public hearing for sanchez street and shotwell street could occur later this month. and pending these approvals, we'll be able to implement these slow streets by the end of this year and return to the board with an evaluation of how these streets are working in 18 months. >> directors, any -- director lai. >> director lai: thank you, chair borden. thank you, staff, for the very thoughtful presentation and details on how each slow street differs, certainly by neighborhood. there are contextual considerations. i wanted to focus on the data

analysis that staff has gone into to help us understand potential disruptions around nearby networks. i think i heard you mention that primarily our metric is measuring whether or not there has been disruption on transit. could you talk a little bit about whether we have considered other types of disruptions, potentially, you know, in some of the public comments that we received, there are concerns voiced around potentially increasing the opportunities for injuries in other parallel or alternative streets? could staff talk about that, please? >> absolutely. so, some of the data that we've collected on slow streets, on all of our slow streets up to this point, is not only how many people were using them before the slow street was implemented,

to after, and that's people walking in the roadway, walking on the sidewalks, biking in the roadway and through-vehicles on the roadway, we've been collecting that data for the adjacent corridors. so one corridor in each direction. one of the the things we've been making sure is that there aren't significant disruptions to the adjacent streets: in almost of -- all of the cases there is not significant disruption. and that's while there is about a 50% reduction of through traffic on the slow street, these are low volume residential streets to begin with, so refrikting them to -- restricting them to local traffic only doesn't have impact on adjacent streets. we have also, as you mentioned, we're looking at transit impacts, but we're also looking at vehicle delays and how the other streets in the network are

functioning. >> great. thank you for that. could you talk about the cumulative evaluation of the eventual networking of the slow streets? i would say i am certainly in support of moving forward as many slow streets as possible as quickly as possible, however, i do want to -- for us as a board to continue to think about the networking of these slow streets that i know other directors have mentioned before as well. so, primarily could you talk about, you know, what this sort of phased approach may or may not do on the networking of slow streets and also on the understanding of the cumulative impacts that the phased approach may have? >> absolutely. so one of the reasons that we're excited to move forward with the phased approach is because we're still trying to figure out what the end of this pandemic looks

like. we're still trying to figure out when the end is actually going to come. and what the transportation network looks like at that point. so what we're going to continue to do is monitor how our slow streets are working and the good news is that all of our treatments, even the ones we're talking about in the post pandemic tool kit are adjustable. we're able to go out and make changes depending on what we're seeing with the data that we're collecting throughout the process. so, we will be evaluating them. not only individually, but within the context of how all slow streets at once are working and we're also now looking at what to do with streets that aren't working. and potentially removing some of the slow streets that are underperforming or aren't serving their neighborhoods well, to make sure we're freeing up as much space in the transportation network as we can. >> director lai: my last question is i know members of the community that wrote in with

concerns, voiced concerns around, you know, whether or not we have a full appreciation or understanding about the traffic patterns, especially after school begins. could you talk a little bit about staff's perspective on that and the timing that you had chosen on the authorization extension, please? >> so we think slow streets work well with schools. local pickup and drop-off is authorized use on the slow streets. we found that many schools have been able to take advantage of their slow streets to encourage students, faculty and staff to walk and bike to the school site. we've been working closely with our team on making sure that the slow streets are working well for their communities. but we will be evaluating that and look forward to working with partners at sfusd to make sure

slow streets are working appropriately with them and we can adjust as needed. >> director lai: thank you. >> chair borden: other directors with questions at this time? seeing none, we'll move to public comment. director >> chair borden: no? >> commissioner yekutiel: that was an errant button press. >> chair borden: if you would like to speak, press 1-0 and you'll have two minutes to speak and you'll be given notice when you have 30 seconds left. first caller, please. >> you have 26 questions remaining. >> first speaker. >> yes, first i want to say thanks for holding this hearing. my name is joshua. i live in district 2 and i urge you to vote yes to extend lake street as a slow street.

i've lived on lake almost 10 years. i do drive a car and i have suffered no inconvenience. i use california street or geary boulevard instead of lake street. i feel that the people who are opposing keeping lake as a slow street are really just -- i don't feel their concerns are all that valid. they seem to be around parking or misstating that the street is permanently closed, when the only change is it's not considered a thoroughfare. crossing lake street, i've almost been hit several times by speeding drivers prior to it being a slow street. looking out my window, i see kids playing in the street. i see people walking their dogs.

i see lots of people getting their exercise in. i feel that a lot of people really do support lake street being a slow street and really enjoy it. you know, people on my block get deliveries all the time. there is no problem with the deliver vehicles accessing buildings. it seems to me that arguments against it are not really strong. >> 30 seconds. >> one thing i hear is that streets are designed before cars, but san francisco is an old city and was built while few cars were in use. i would like to urge you to keep lake street as a slow street. >> you have 32 questions remaining. >> hi. my name is tony. i've lived in san francisco for 13 years and in the mission on

20th near shotwell. i primarily walk and bike to get around the city, but occasionally drive. slow streets have been wonderful for my community and for connecting my neighbors with one another. i hear a lot of conversation about how traffic could be disrupted. i just want to remind the members of the board here of the lives that are destroyed by collisions with pedestrians and cyclists. i want to express my strong support for making slow streets on shotwell permanent with robust infrastructure. and i'm urging for the expansion of the program, especially 20th street. please keep our neighborhood streets safe, enjoyable, local and slow. thank you. >> you have 33 questions remaining. >> good afternoon. in full support of moving

forward with these slow streets. first i want to add my appreciation to director brinkman for her dedicated service. less car, more life would make a great motto for the slow street program. i had an opportunity to volunteer. just being out on the street for the afternoon was blown away to meet neighbors and see the amazing space created. i saw middle schoolers riding bikes home from school. sleepovers together, retirees out for an evening stroll. had so many wonderful conversations about what slow street has meant to people and saw firsthand. we need to keep that. however, i am concerned that the original point of the slow street program that is stopping through-vehicle traffic so everyone feels safe being in the street risks getting watered down. the small local traffic only signs don't work as we've seen on page street. every driver thinks they're

local traffic. that needs to happen everywhere, the diverters. the reason why community members have taken it upon themselves to put their own barriers in the street is because the agency has spent the last year failing to keep us safe on the slow streets. i support the slow streets and ask the board to approve them, but ask the board to ensure that the site doesn't lose goal that families need to be comfortable and safe. when that's not happening, there needs to be immediate effort to keep them safe, not wait 18 months to evaluate them. thank you so much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> you have 33 questions remaining. >> good afternoon. my name is janice lee. i'm here speaking on behalf of the bicycle coalition. from day one, we've been

supportive of the slow streets program. i'm very lucky to live near two slow streets. there are street hockey tournaments and on sundays, i see all the families walking, biking, to head up to the farmers market. i know the impact personally of slow streets. i'm super excited you're moving forward today. this is an easy decision for you to vote yes. i hope from here, you will approve more corridors and push for more robust design so we can build a network of slower streets and less traffic that people across san francisco can enjoy. as someone who sits on the transit board, i empathize with you all. it feels like things move like molasses. it feels like a four-year term isn't long enough to make change because everything takes so darn

long. so even though it's called slow streets, this program gives us hope about what it could be like to move fast, to make change fast. to believe that change doesn't have to wait and that change can iterate. take it from -- who served on this board so many years, 11 years. thank you for your service and how you moved the m.t.a. and the huge amount of change on the streets thanks to your leadership. and think about the projects that you approved years ago that still have yet to come to fruition. let's move faster and i hope the board takes this opportunity to make the streets better and safe and more welcoming to be. >> thank you. >> you have 33 questions remaining. >> hi there. i'm on the board of the north of

pan handle. i'm speaking on behalf of the association and in support of golden gate street. we spoke in support of the street and we wanted to you to be aware of our strong support. it is a safer route for bicycling. it's where local families began a tradition to meet on the street. it's where neighbors bring greenery to the public realm. it's a place for kids to stretch out and play. and it's a safer route to many neighborhood schools. the golden gate avenue slow street is an asset to the open neighborhood and all these new things it has brought are positive and should continue as we climb out of the pandemic. golden gate already pre-covid had many traffic calming features. based on the survey results shared in today's meeting, it is

clear that a super majority of san franciscans and neighbors agree the slow streets should continue. the pan handle association is passionate about vision zero and minimizing injuries and death due to traffic collisions. slow streets are safe streets. we implore you to vote in extending the golden gate slow street. we will be your community stewards to maintain it. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. you have 34 questions remaining. >> hi. thank you so much, everybody. i'm so excited to be here. the news about the slow streets. [indiscernible] -- of school student and live near golden gate street. we have loved it and attended to it and been putting on greenery

to make it more safe for other families in the neighborhood. i'm really pleased with our ability to just go out, walk a dog, meet up with friends. we also are supporting the local pollinator community as the bees, butterflies and birds, which is really nice. we even had birds come down into the barricade that we've been slowly and organically building with our local residents. so we do consider ourselves custodians of the land in homage to the native population who used to live there. we also have been passionate about making sure that our streets are free of murder, assault and threats. so as a mom with a young child, they have a lot more energy than we do and they need opportunity to get out and get energized, shake off the shakies and feel safe and free. this has been like, you know,

more life, less cars. we really are discouraged about the signage itself and that's why we put out barricades. it's abysmally bad as far as physiologically serving as a barrier. so, you know, it looked like something that my son would make with cardboard boxes. we need you to actually get some engineering around using iconography so it's clear these are kids street. you know, drivers no matter what language they speak, they can know this isn't for them. i could go on. i'm sad to hear there is another murder on our streets. it's unforgiveable. you need to fix our streets. that's on you. >> thank you. next next >> you have 36 questions remaining. >> next speaker.

>> hi. my name is courtney weaver. i'm a native san franciscan, i've lived here off of lake street now for 16 years. lake street has been before the pandemic, before slow streets, was a huge thoroughfare, especially in mornings and afternoons which was dangerous. i have school aged children. they've been nearly hit numerous times. i've made numerous calls to our local police station for help and it's only been during the pandemic, during slow streets that it's actually been just wonderful to walk on lake street now. i really want to push for the continuation of slow streets and to add for more clearer signage. especially for drivers who are now driving around the barriers and getting right up next to kids on bikes. in the bike lane or in the

street riding, or walking or running, and the drivers have no education about what to do apart from just going around them. and that i feel like is a disaster waiting to happen. so, i do want to push for the continuation of the lake street slow streets and it's been wonderful. it's been a silver lining of the pandemic to see people, interact with neighbors and have people of all ages out there and access to fresh air and being with one another, walking, biking. people with disabilities. and i want to thank you for your service and for considering this to be a more permanent state for lake street. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> you have 36 questions remaining. >> i have some concerns about

slow streets. there is enormous congestion on california street. and as a result, we have to take side streets like complement street and -- clement street and lake street. my concern is, have all residents of the city been sampled? especially drivers. and right now there are bike lanes on lake street which supposedly protect bikers. if you really want to protect people, institute more speed bumps. and we should definitely wait until the end of the pandemic. because if you make this permanent and the pandemic lifts and you're going to have a lot of congestion. someone is going to have a black eye. also with respect to walking on slow street, intersections are for walking.

not slow streets. you cannot convert streets into playgrounds. they are meant for driving. and, unfortunately, drivers have no influence in this dialogue because most of them are working. therefore, you get a biased sample of sentiment as to what slow streets should be. i do believe in safety on streets, but i'm definitely don't believe in adding congestion by implementing slow streets. it's only meant for a selfish few. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> you have 36 questions remaining. >> next speaker. >> i'm a father of one and speaking on behalf of kids safe s.f. as one of its leaders. i along with kids safe urge to

you approve the four streets. thanks to shannon and her team for their work and leadership and support of an innovative program that is effectively making our streets safer. on slow streets we've analyzed there are 80% less injuries compared to before these were slow streets. while this shouldn't be the top priority, because you're 18 times more likely to die from traffic violence than a fire. the fire department response times have improved on slow streets, including page street, where they had sfmta remove installations from the streets. please ensure that the fire department doesn't continue to ruin our slow streets. while slow streets have been disproportionately successful

with residents, the design eliminates through traffic which is less safety for kids. we urge the slow street team to use diversion tools like shotwell's proposed design as well as block-in plazas. and we urge you as board members to encourage these. i urge you to approve the slow streets proposed today and encourage the team to use proven traffic diversion tools, to increase safety for kids on slow streets and help improve quality of life for kids and families in our city. thank you all so much for your work. have a great rest of the day. [please stand by]

>> please we're asking you today to prioritize health and safety to help keep slow street and push for a citywide network for car free spaces as part of vision zero policy. thank you. >> chair borden: next speaker please. >> caller: hi, i'm jesse. i like to take opposition to the permanent -- [indiscernible] i do understand the safety of people, these streets aren't being used like they are in

other neighborhoods. i urge you to reconsider. thank you. >> caller: hi. i am a district one resident. i feel so much safer on any adjacent street. i also drive a car to visit my parents. i don't think that the closure of lake street has affected my

ability to drive anywhere to reach my destination. i think the closure of all slow streets but in particular lake, has not impacted me while driving. instead, it has greatly increased my sense of safety while i'm on bike and foot. it's also great place to walk my dog in peace and providing me this safety that i need living in a dense car dominated city. especially during this pandemic when we've all needed to have space to find some mental stress and anxiety. thank you so much for your work in providing this slow street program for san franciscans. that's all i have to say. >> chair borden: next speaker please.

>> caller: hello. good afternoon. live on sanchez, i urge you vote not to extend the slow street. this program was meant to be temporary response to the pandemic. unfortunately, it is created many quality of life issues, sfmta program manager has acknowledged. we've gone from a residential street to loud, and dangerous boardwalk. there's constant noise and litter. bands can set up and play whatever they like in the middle of the road.

there's now no sense of privacy or civility. we realized residents have a small voice. that can be so many of us that can live on these streets. we're outstaffed and outorganized by special interest groups. many of whom you have here today about how wonderful this program is. it is not. it is deeply divisive. voting not to extend this instead and rebuild the fair program is what is right. we're pleading with you to step us for us. we should make our transportation community better and more safe but this program is many bad side effects it

needs to be rethought and consideration for all. not just the special interest groups wants and desires. please don't approve this extension. >> chair borden: next speaker please. >> caller: good afternoon chair borden. i'm the division organizer at walk san francisco. last month, the group shared a report on our observations from surveys, listening sessions slow streets it alongside seniors and people with disabilities. we shared a series of recommendations base the on what we heard from speed management devices to signage and treatments. the number one piece of feedback we kept hearing which was adding

-- [indiscernible] along slow streets. i want to share my appreciation for the sfmta slow street staff on their willingness to be part of this outreach. we look forward to continuing to work with staff to make sure these recommendations are reflected in the design staff continue to refine and finalize them with each community. thank you. >> chair borden: thank you. next speaker. >> caller: my name is mike chan. i'm chair of the m.t.a. citizens advisory council. i'm an organizer with northern neighbors, that advocates for lively and liveable neighborhoods in northern part of the city. with lake street, our members and supporters of lake street

have -- [indiscernible]. some excerpts about being a great connector to the community, helping kids learn to ride their bicycles, being a great way to relax and enjoy and play. i think this is a great asset for the community. urge your approval for slow streets. >> chair borden: next speaker. >> caller: my name is dave alexander. i'm a parent of two kids in district 1. i'm also a board member of the san francisco bicycle coalition. to the m.t.a. commissioners,

thank you. i live in san francisco. lake street is beneficial to my mental and physical health as well as providing my family and friends with safe passage. i'm able to run essential errands, socially distance without fear of traffic and violence. we need more people from it west side and safe streets are great place to start. thank you. >> chair borden: next speaker please.

>> caller: hi. i am a resident in noe valley on sanchez street. i'm calling to voice my strong support for keeping sanchez as a slow street permanent. as a neighbor on an adjacent street who drive bikes and walks the slow street has been hugely positive and beneficial to my life and that of my neighbors. even though i have a car, i have not been the all detrimented by the slow street. we have not seen increased traffic on our adjacent street. we had a huge positive impact of being able to walk safely and gather safely throughout this pandemic and hope to see sanchez continue as a gathering point and support local businesses and

cafes and great outdoor seatings and venues and has really improved our mental and physical health throughout this time. we're so excited we might be one of the first streets considered for permanent. i want to support for slow sanchez and other she streets around the city. thank you so much. >> chair borden: next speaker please. >> caller: hello. i'm an organizer of the central mission neighbors. we're a group of about 140 resident and merchants, living and working 23rd street to 17th street. this includes the majority of the proposed the shotwell corridor.

shotwell slow street program sits within our vision for the neighborhood. we've been involved since the early planning stages with shannon and brian and the sfmta slow street team including planning sessions, surveys and opportunities for neighbor engagement and feedback. our neighborhood is informed and engaged. we fully support shotwell for many reasons. it addresses safety concerns in our neighborhood, like slowing traffic down and providing a corridor for safe bike traffic. two appropriately highlight our shotwell streets which is lined -- [indiscernible]. it provides a much needed safe

space for neighbors, families and children to gather and exercise and socialize which frankly didn't exist prior to this program. please approve shotwell as a permanent slow street. >> chair borden: next speaker please. >> caller: hi. this is meredith nelson. i'm a lake street resident. i'm calling in strong support of keeping all of the slow streets and moving all of them on a path to permanent. i'm calling specifically about my own street, lake street. i have enjoyed a really great quality of life living here while all streets have been closed. i walk on the slow street every single day. sometimes multiple times a day. sometimes i bike on the street. i met up with neighbors.

it's been a really vital place to be able to get outside and it provides an easy access to the parks in presidio. the opposition i've been hearing is mostly about allowing food traffic to go to the presidio highway which was never the intended use of the street. this has been a residential street and having it designated as slow helps to maintain that status and maintain a great community quality of life for the people that live here. thank you for your time and consideration.

>> chair borden: next speaker please. >> caller: [indiscernible] i have tried to cross slow street as a pedestrian and run over by bikes, skateboards and scooters. most of the intersections along market street as well. it is not just about the people

in the neighborhood. slow street, it's also about the people who pay taxes and have the right to use these streets. like me as a pedestrian. i don't get around the city by two ways, by feet -- [indiscernible] it's to do something for everybody and not just the bicyclist. >> chair borden: thank you. next speaker please. >> caller: hi, my name is chelsea wong i live on shotwell. i strongly oppose any shotwell permanent slow street. as you research in your own report, people are not using it. no one is going to use it or use

them ever. it doesn't matter how permanent you make it. cars are still going to blast down shotwell. anybody who thinks that is literally crazy. they're going to get hit by a car. i am a driver and a pedestrian and a cyclist. i also take public transportation. in the past year, i have heard about accidents on 21st and harrison. last week i witnessed a hit-and-run. last year there was a hit-and-run on 21st on a bicycle. in the past year, 21st and harrison, two houses were hit and a pole was hit. these are things that my neighbors are telling me. i don't know where you guys getting the research about low impact, absolutely, there have been more accidents in around the corridor on shotwell and

21st. slow streets are adding to traffic congestion. you have on coming cars. i think the slow streets made it more dangerous. i don't think that any one ever will use the shotwell slow street corridor safely ever. thank you very much. >> chair borden: thank you. next speaker please. >> caller: hi, i'm a big supporter of slow streets. i'm a resident right off lake street and also i'm mostly a driver, actually. not a cyclist or a walker. i found no impact on -- i mean i guess a slight impact on california. they are manageable. it's been so nice to see so many people using lake street for

purposes other than driving. the community aspect of it has been absolutely huge. i think it's wonderful. i know there are people who have concerns. i'm not part of some big agenda or some big organization. i'm a resident. i think it's great. sure there are pros and cons, the pros clearly outweigh the cons. thank you so much. >> chair borden: next speaker please. >> caller: hi. good afternoon. i sent you a support letter back in march signed by 267 individuals in our neighborhood community. i'm speaking on behalf of 262

individuals who cannot attend in meeting. it creates community in a unique way and it has brought together people who might not otherwise have made connections. i have been enriched by the experiences and friendship that have been made possible by the slow street. i support the m.t.a. plans to keep sanchez a slow street and believe that appropriate safety measures will ensure that everyone can enjoy this space. along with the residents of sanchez street and community leaders, i will do all i can to take care of this neighborhood.

thank you shannon and brian for the efforts so far. thank you. >> chair borden: next speaker please. >> caller: my name is matt sweeney. i live off 25th in between guerrero and delores. i strongly support keeping sanchez street slow. i encourage the board to vote to approve sanchez street as well as the other three slow streets be made permanent. thank you for your time. >> chair borden: thank you. next speaker please. >> caller: hi there. my name is kathrin. i live in district 8. i'm calling to voice my support for slow sanchez and the other

slow streets. it has made a huge impact on my life in several ways. i can't imagine it going away. i like being able to walk up there alone as a woman. i feel like there's someone jogging or walking their dog. it's nice. i haven't seen any of the negative impacts. i'm a driver in the city. i had to drive down slow sanchez and access one of the other businesses. i found respectful. thank you so much for your time.

>> chair borden: next speaker please. >> caller: hello. [indiscernible] >> chair borden: next speaker please. >> caller: hi, i'm calling in strong support of the slow street proposal. i'm calling in regards to the --

[indiscernible]. i'm calling for strong and hard material to ensure the safety of pedestrian and bicycles. residents on oak street, are organizing with sfsd to eliminate slow streets. i want to say i'm in support of -- [indiscernible] oak street has never been a safe street. oak street needs to be redesigned from scratch.

please pick oak street and make it permanent. >> chair borden: next speaker please. >> caller: i wanted to voice my support for slow streets but also to voice -- [indiscernible]

i think sfmta does really good job with equity and outreach. i'm worried that we're talking about removing underperforming streets. we haven't given them a fair shot. shotwell is considered underperforming and needs improvement.

>> chair borden: next speaker please. >> caller: hi, my name is andy. 20 plus year resident on shotwell. i wanted to voice my strong support. we definitely want shotwell to remain a slow street permanently. i wanted to -- i'm just representing myself and my neighbors i'm not part of the bike coalition or anything. i'm saying, i personally observed it being used in its intended format. i've seen an increase in family activity, kids wanting to ride bikes, people getting to know their neighbors.

it's been really amazing breath of fresh air during the pandemic. we appreciate it working with m.t.a. to refine the design. i like to repeat couple of things that i heard. i have not seen traffic backed up on the number of streets temping to negotiate turns or intersections on shotwell. at most, i seen couple of cars. currently the signage is not really doing all it should do to help navigate those intersections. i've seen the final layout. i think it will would alleviate those problems. i drive, walk and bike on shotwell. i like to say