so peter albert. >> mr. albert, welcome back. >> good afternoon, chairman brinkman and members of the board. i would like to invite up three people that will co-present with me. lydia and denise, fredo, if you could come up. thank you for inviting us to come down and talk about this transit course idea that's been a lot of fun. i would like to explain why we are talking about this. we live in a city. it can be tough on families or it can be fantastic for families. and we see muni and the walkable sidewalks as critical infrastructure to help children learn how to get independent, learn how to have healthy growth and enjoy and embrace the city for all it can offer you when you are a city resident. we know that kids need to be safe and feel safe. it's excellent that we're coming on the heels of that presentation about safety. but also, not every parent can take the time to orient their children as they're going from, let's say, elementary school and middle school and learning to ride muni by themselves. too oft

. >> i would like to comment peter albert on a splendid effort with kids that they utilize public transportation safely. but there's one question that's very important. who is going to protect the kids from rogue bicyclists on the sidewalk? that is very significant. and i think steps have to be taken for that. i have this a situation where i did, i told a cyclist he was riding on the sidewalk, he wheeled back and told me if there were more bike lanes, there would be, he would be using them and not riding on the sidewalk. i responded if there were more houses there would be less burglaries. the same twisted logic. the point is, he was disobeying the law he should have been cited and there should be citations for people who ride the bikes on the sidewalk. there are responsible cyclists who do obey the law, but people who disobey should be cited and should have a citation. furthermore, for more responsibility for cycling, they should pay for a license. motorists pay for a license, cyclists should pay for a license, too. the payment for the license should go to m.t.a. so, this is simply a form of re