well, the department for transport has a duty for a smooth network. the department transport to micromanage. it never has been and never should be. chris grayling. well it's one of those quirky features of westminster life. when parliament gets to its final day of term, mps stage a general debate, allowing them to raise any subject they like, national or local. this last day of term was notable for a couple of maiden speeches. when i was a young child and even a young adult, i never imagined i would become a local counsellor. certainly not an mp. it was quite possibly the furthest thing from my mind. and having grown up with a mum and her endless capacity for compassion and kindness, she gave us children a strong sense of social justice. and i was keenly aware from an early age of the impact of prejudice and discrimination on people around me. i was aware that many black, asian and ethnic people did challenge those who sought to suppress them. there were others who learned how to cope with discrimination rather than to complain. they learned how to suf

now, these figures out today by the department for transport also tell us department for transport also. and i can tell you that these figures from transport brokers tell us that the minister unhappiest passengers in the country are the ones here in leeds. i spoke to them this morning and asked them about their experiences on peak—time trains. it is not so good at the moment because of all the problems round manchester. which makes things worse. and dare i say it, coupled, because i'm going down to birmingham, with the fact that they are digging up the train lines at derby whilst they've got the time tabling changes, it isjust altogether terribly badly. it can be quite hard to get power sometimes would've especially with a small present, you've got to really get out. otherwise... doesn't frustrate you? a little bit but you get used to it, especially in leeds which the busy city. it depends on rush hours. especially if there is an accident in doncaster and you get trains delayed but other than that it is fine. the station is crowded. the trains are worse than the station to be honest. th

there are too many contractual conflicts in the rail industry, for example the department for transport sometimes includes the fastest introduction of new trains and all trains new to the group. the franchisee then has two have a track access agreement with network rail which is contracted with the department for transport, then you have the leasing companies, train leasing companies. when people talk about integrating the railway, track and train, bus too many contractual conflicts to do that at the moment. good to talk to you, thank you for explaining that on an important date for the passengers at northern rail. yankee. thank you. you are with business life. our top story. polls are open in zimbabwe where the country's long—time leader robert mugabe will not feature on the ballot. he was removed from office in november last year. economic issues are likely to be a key factor for those voting today. we will keep you right across all of that news. now, fancy a takeaway? brea kfast? why not? can we have it delivered now? the global takeaway delivery market will be worth worth a whopping

new figures from the department for transport show overcrowding is getting worse on peak—time services affected. things have improved slightly on routes into london but it still has the highest proportion of trains straining at the seams. commuters here as london's king's cross have to cope with some of the worst levels of overcrowding in the whole country. trains coming in and out at peak times are typically carrying nearly 10% more passengers than they were designed to, and the situation at other major stations is almost as bad. passenger numbers have more or less doubled over the past 20 years and attem pts doubled over the past 20 years and atte m pts to doubled over the past 20 years and attempts to improve the network to cope with increasing demand have not a lwa ys cope with increasing demand have not always helps. it is difficult for the government to keep up with that capacity, that need for extra capacity with investment. they have been putting a lot in, but as we have seen, when you try to improve the railway, you need to bring in engineering works, closures, that has caused

the department for transport said people with non—physical disabilities would have an equal right toe parking from next year. similar changes have already come into effect in scotland and wales. qatar's succesful world cup bidding team has flatly denied that it ran a covert black ops public relations campaign to discredit rivals for the 2022 football finals. it follows allegations made by the sunday times that the qataris employed a pr agency and former cia operatives to try and undermine bids by the us and australia in breach of fifa rules. 0ur sports news correspondent richard conway reports. qatar! it was a moment that stunned sport and the watching world. ever since that day in 2010, the qatari world cup has been embroiled in controversy, and today the sunday times has further allegations of wrongdoing. the paper claims to have seen leaked documents that show the qatari bid team employed a us pr firm and ex—cia agents to smear its rivals, mainly the united states and australia. some of the alleged aspects of the smear campaign include a group of american pe teachers being recruit

the department for transport will release figures this morning showing which train services in the ukased on rail passenger counts provided by train operating companies and is intended to monitor crowding levels. the government requires rail companies to use the information to plan timetables in a way that reduces over—crowding. millions of so—called "just about managing" families are no better off today than they were 15 years ago, according to research from the resolution foundation. the not—for—profit social—policy think tank estimates that middle and low—income families were £100 worse off last year than they were in 2003. it also estimates child poverty has increased by 3%. the use of anti—depressants for children is on the rise. in the past three years, 950,000 prescriptions were handed out in england, scotland and northern ireland. children, aged 12 and under, saw the largest increase of 24%. our reporter paul connelly has more. anti—depressants can have a powerful and often positive impact for people suffering from mental health issues, and a bbc investigation conducted by rad

the department for transport is working with the aviation sector, with governments within and outside i think. moving on now to the environment, food and rural affairs committee. could afternoon prime minister, i think the answer is to come to the west country for the holiday and not worry about the flights. there must be times when you feel you are dammed if you negotiate with the eu and you are dammed if you don't, and sol actually very much welcome your decision at chequers, and the cabinet, and the white paper on agri— food because i think rules need to be dealt with. 30% of our manufacturing industry is food & drink, much of that food is grown here, and undervery drink, much of that food is grown here, and under very good welfare conditions and environmental conditions. also the northern ireland border i think the republic, much of the trade between the two is food, and it is perishable and it crosses border several times. but my actual question to you is on fishing. at the moment, the fishing industry contributes 1.3 billion to the economy, 34,000 jobs and 708,000 tonnes of fish

the department for transport said people with non—physical disabilities would have an equal right toar. the current rules do not explicitly exclude hidden disabilities, but councils' interpretations can vary. similar changes have come into effect in scotland and wales. now, what do you buy a panda that's got everything? that's the problem for zookeepers in china. got everything? that's the problem for zookeepers in chinalj got everything? that's the problem for zookeepers in china. i don't think i've ever been asked before to be honest! you never know, what do you by someone who has everything? to celebrate mao zhu's fourth birthday, yunnan wild animal park prepared a four—layer iced cake for him to enjoy. visitors sang happy birthday to the giant panda before he tucked into the delicacy consisting of bamboo, bamboo leaves, apples, honey and corn bread. perfect, exactly what you want if you're a panda. what would you ask for? not very keen to share, we should say, he has a friend who was trying to get a bit of the cake but not for sharing. dad boss birthday today. happy birthday, dad

the department for transport said people with non—physical disabilities would have an equal right tothe current rules do not explicitly exclude hidden disabilities, but councils' interpretations can vary. similar changes have come into effect in scotland and wales. this story has given me the chills. you might not want to watch this if you are still in bed. look at this. a woman you are still in bed. look at this. awoman in you are still in bed. look at this. a woman in west london had the fright of her life when she woke up on monday morning to this. in her bed. the three foot by ten. horrible! —— three foot titan. the royal python, which is thought to be an escaped pet, curled up next to her in her kensington flat while she was sleeping. the rspca caught the snake later in the day, by which time the python had got out of bed. some people would say it is a beautiful python. but in the right place, not in your bed! fine in its natural habitat. i wonder if she heard it hissing. imagine the moment... morning! half asleep... horrible. moving on, i just do not know how it got there, it c

according to the latest data from the department for transport. 23% of passengers arriving in london her cities across england and wales. for cambridge, 16% of passengers arriving in the morning heat had to stand and in manchester, that figure was down to 15%. the report also points out that since 2010, passenger demand has grown faster than capacity in every city of england and wales except bristol, liverpool and newcastle. earlier we spoke to the regional director of the rail delivery group. clearly there is much more to be donein clearly there is much more to be done in london. everyonejust wants a reliable, comfortable journey done in london. everyonejust wants a reliable, comfortablejourney and thatis a reliable, comfortablejourney and that is what they pay their money for and they should get it. that is why the industry is now looking at expanding the number of services in and around london for that morning commute. notjust and around london for that morning commute. not just the and around london for that morning commute. notjust the number of services but also lengthening the

the department for transport said people with non—physical disabilities would have an equal right to. the current rules do not explicitly exclude hidden disabilities, but councils' interpretations can vary. similar changes have come into effect in scotland and wales. it's a bit of a problem, an annual one for zookeepers in china. what do you get the panda that has everything? who knows! to celebrate mao zhu's fourth birthday, yunnan wild animal park prepared a four—layer iced cake for him to enjoy. visitors sang happy birthday to the giant panda before he tucked into the delicacy consisting of bamboo, bamboo leaves, apples, honey and corn bread. he looks pretty happy, doesn't he? they sang happy birthday as well. mao zhu's friend zhen duo was keen to have a taste, but the birthday boy was not keen to share. he kept it all to himself. not getting a look in on the cake! hgppy not getting a look in on the cake! happy birthday to him anyway. fake news is now so prevalent on social media there is a danger it could overwhelm reliable news sources. that's the warning from mps today. so, is

the department for transport said people with non—physical disabilities would have an equal right toe into effect in scotland and wales. the weather forecast is getting a lot more interesting. lucy is there. good afternoon. it certainly is more interesting. we have got cool, wet and windy weather, words we have not said that much this summer. most of the rain has cleared england and wales. still some heavy bursts for eastern empires of scotland. it is working its way north east. an improved today on yesterday for northern ireland. writer intervals for parts of western counties of wales and england, but holding on to that gusty wind. 45 miles an hour across england and wales. the maximum is 23 degrees. 0vernight the rain will clear up degrees. 0vernight the rain will clearup and degrees. 0vernight the rain will clear up and there will be showery outbreaks of rain in the early hours. cooler in the north, but warm in the south. tomorrow more showery rain in the south—east in the morning, but gradually brightening up. we are looking at the day of sunshine and showers. the odd rumble of t

the department for transport said people with non—physical disabilities would have an equal right toden disabilities, but councils' interpretations can vary. similar changes have already come into effect in scotland and wales. great britain s first disabled air display team will take to the skies in the next few weeks. the four—person squad is made up of wheelchair users and amputees, and it was assembled in honour of the hero fighter pilot sir douglas bader, who lost both his legs. a film crew from our disability unit went to meet them. visibility, five. going to be runway... i am alan, with barry, mike and mark. we will be great britain's first disabled air display team. i want us to be a display team that people want to see because we are good, rather than, "oh, look, look what those disabled people are doing, bless." i want us to be good. after 20—odd years of being paralysed, it's fair to say, i was pretty fed up. somebody turning round and saying, do you want to learn to fly? it was like the light came on again. how was it? much better. i have the least experience of anybody he

the department for transport said people with non—physical disabilities would have an equal right tot rules do not explicitly exclude hidden disabilities, but councils' interpretations can vary. similar changes have come into effect in scotland and wales. with me now is sarah lambert, head of policy at the national autistic society. thank you for being with us, why do you think this change is necessary, then? for autistic people and their families, and we have been speaking to them in the lead up to this announcement, it will be transformational, the difference between whether they can go out and access shops, restaurants and services and see their friends and family in the way everyone else, and we spoke to one family who had had a blue badge in the past, but it had been taken away from them, and what that meant was that they just don't go out with their son anymore, because they are so worried about what will happen when they arrive at their destination. sometimes they have anxiety is just about going out? this particular family that we we re out? this particular family that we wer

the department for transport is working with the aviation sector, with governments within and outsidee put forward, this is for the negotiations with the eu 27 collectively, we think that is the right way forward with the deal, but we are making the preparations necessary to ensure that whatever the circumstances, whatever happens in terms of the outcome of the negotiations, we still have those arrangements for planes to fly. so book your flight at your own risk. theresa may said that over the coming weeks the government would publish documents explaining the preparations business will need if the brexit negotiations don't lead to a deal. a conservative wanted to know what the public would be told. it looks as if we are getting closer to the possibility of no deal. everyone appreciates that you would like to achieve a good deal, we all realise that. but this is about setting out very clearly what the consequences of no deal would be. what would be the planning necessary for that, and the costs? you base your question on an assumption that we were getting closer to a no till scenario.

services are not divided in the way that is right and are not what the passengers need, the department for transportwill look at this, and that nothing is off the table. >> chi onwurah. >> mr. speaker, i invite you and the prime minister to visit newcastle this summer for the great exhibition of the north, celebrating engineering and creativity from stephenson's rocket to the wilson twins' suspended island installation. that given that the prime minister refuses to invest in tidal power or carbon capture or rule out a no-deal brexit, which will devastate engineering supply chains, what hope is there that our engineering future will be as glorious as our engineering past? >> can i say to the honorable lady, there is every hope, because of the investment and the commitment that the government are giving through our modern industrial strategy. she asks if i and members of the government will visit the great exhibition of the north, and i think she may be surprised to find how many of us do indeed visit it over the summer. >> i am sure people will. i visited the constituency of stillruary, and i am fizz

we do, however, recognise that have been determined efforts by the department for transport and it has chaos in dover? we highlight the department with highways in bed has identified a solution for managing traffic flow along the 20. should be needed in the of cross—channel disruption. they have put in place some detailed engineering plans and the infrastructure they will need to delete deliver that solution. they led a contract earlier this year as yet they have not yet developed operational plans for how it will actually operate in practice should they use that solution. that is why we highlight there is still a lot to do in the time remaining. the department has told us that it believes that the solution will be delivered by march 19. in a nutshell, what needs to be done to avoid that traffic chaos scenario, given the time available? they have a plan. they now need to work on their operational plans as they are planning to do. there is a lot to be done. and i think we say more widely that the department needs to look across all of its priorities have a good grip on all of those prio

it would give the department for transport to take direct responsibility for running those lines forut time we had people running the railways here who were interested in providing a train service. you mentioned the department for transport in that answer. there has been criticism of that body. chris grayling has been critical of operators but has said, there is only so much i can do and we will have an enquiry. do you say that there is more the government could have done? of course they could. like andy burnham, i am someone could. like andy burnham, i am someone who could. like andy burnham, i am someone who wants could. like andy burnham, i am someone who wants to play the ball, not the man. i have nothing against chris grayling personally, but he has clearly and tangibly failed to tackle this problem. the particular plummet in the current quality of services in our part of the world started in february, and the first time chris grayling came to the house to talk about the issue specifically was in the middle of may. part of his solution was to allow northern to cancel 100% of the

new figures from the department for transport show overcrowding is getting worse on peak—time servicesed slightly on routes into london but it still has the highest proportion of trains straining at the seams. commuters here as london's king's cross have to cope with some of the worst levels of overcrowding in the whole country. trains coming in and out at peak times are typically carrying nearly 10% more passengers than they were designed to, and the situation at other major stations is almost as bad. passenger numbers have more or less doubled over the past 20 years and attempts to improve the network to cope with increasing demand have not always helped. it is difficult for the government to keep up with that capacity, that need for extra capacity with investment. they have been putting a lot in, but as we have seen, when you try to improve the railway, you need to bring in engineering works, closures, that has caused even worse problems for passengers every day. 0n routes into london during rush hour last year nearly a quarter of passengers had to stand. in manchester and birmingha

the department for transport said people with non—physical disabilities would have an equal right toclude hidden disabilities, but councils' interpretations can vary. similar changes have come into effect in scotland and wales. joining us now from chichester is someone with several hidden disabilities. hattie gladwell is diagnosed with bipolar1 disorder, anxiety and inflammatory bowel disease. how important is being able to travel freely at your convenience, and why would the parking scheme about to someone with your disabilities? i will not get about myself because, for me, travel does not affect me, but it affects a lot of people, especially people with anxiety who have panic attacks in social situations, people with ptsd who have these flashbacks, also people with inflammatory bowel disease who have stoma bags. if you have a stoma bag and it leaks, you cannot get parking space. and you try to deal with that while you try to find somewhere to park your car? and some people with inflammatory bowel disease are unfortunately incontinent sometimes, and i have heard stories where they h

the department for transport said a small number of trials would take place over the next year. uk is simply creating the illusion of success, and must do more to make sure recycling has actually taken place. our environment analyst roger harrabin reports. 11 million tonnes — that's the estimate of packaging waste created by uk homes and businesses last year. the uk has ambitious targets for increasing the amount it sends for recycling, but the national audit office says firms have chosen to export more than half of the material, rather than to deal with it in britain. much of the material for recycling goes to developing countries less able to handle it than the uk, the report says. it wants the exports much more tightly governed. the problem with recycling material abroad is that the uk just has less visibility of what happens to it. it has less ability to get... the uk authorities aren't able to get the same assurances they could if it was in the uk. environmentalists want more pressure put on business to ensure that waste is recycled effectively. i think producers need to ta

research from the department for transport due out next week, says traffic could increase between 20%ing increases in traffic of between 20% and 60% by 2040. is this realistic? it is very difficult to forecast just how congested the roads will be in the next 20 or 30 years, but our research indicates people are more reliant on their vehicles now compared to this time last year. one of the reasons for that is simply because people cannot rely on public transport. but attitudes are changing. driving used to be a rite of passage for all young people. you don't need a car in the city centre, there's no need. i've never wanted to learn to drive, it's easierjust get the train. insurance for someone my age is really expensive, there's the petrol, tax — it'sjust cheaper to use public transport than own a car. young men in particular are driving much less. in 1995, they did 7,000 miles a year, that has almost halved. in fact, people in general are driving 10% fewer miles than in 2002. yet next week, the government will still forecast that potentially huge rise in car travel. the government say

research from the department for transport due out next week, says traffic could increase between 20k get? the government is understood to be forecasting increases in traffic of between 20 and 60% by 2040. is this realistic? it is difficult to forecastjust how congested the roads will be in the next 20 or 30 years but research indicates people are more reliant on their vehicles now compared to this time last year. one of the reasons for that is simply because people cannot rely on public transport. but attitudes are changing. driving used to be a rite of passage for all young people. you don't need a car in the city centre, there's no need. i've never wanted to drive, it's easierjust get the train. insurance for someone my age is so expensive, there's the petrol, tax — it is cheaper to use public transport than own a car. young men in particular are driving much less. in 1995 they did 7000 miles a year, that has almost halved. in fact people in general are driving 10% fewer miles than in 2002. yet next week the government will still forecast that potentially huge rise in car travel.

governments, so we will let those rail professionals get on with the job, without the dft, the department for transportre at the table of the timetable and making an utter mess of it. that is what we need. the track and the train together, is about people can coordinate their activities instead of this fractured fragmented system that has so clearly failed us all. but chris railing could argue that you have got the train operators, you have got the train operators, you have got network rail. they are not working in thing, nothing to do with mea kes working in thing, nothing to do with meakes —— chris grayling. working in thing, nothing to do with meakes -- chris grayling. that's what he says, but he is the secretary of state for transport, and is ultimately his response ability. his determination to stick with this model that is coming before his eyes, we saw it with a £2 million bailout that he had to give the east coast mainline, to take it back into public ownership, it is fracturing before his eyes, and he should take the necessary steps now, to listen to what we are saying, bring it together in a

the department for transport itself has said the problems up here have been unacceptable.rhouse partnership saying that all of this has cost businesses in this part of the world £38 million. and about1 this part of the world £38 million. and about 1 million this part of the world £38 million. and about1 million hours of travelling time for business and pleasure has been lost so it had a huge effect and people will be watching closely to see if the changes work. northern are promising that tonight at rush hour they will be operating a good service and we will watch to see whether they do. long day but we are grateful to you, david guest in preston, thank you very much. with me is roger blake — director of infrastructure at railfuture — an independent group which campaigns for a better rail network. thank mac —— thank you forjoining us. thank mac —— thank you forjoining us. let's bc biglia, northern have not gone back to the timetable they used to run prior to the changes, it is slowly changing and should be in place fairly soon. arabist and the of the situation as of today

wyoming department of effort-- transportation is implementing a pilot program on interstate 80 projects like these are vital for the future of our nation's roadway infrastructure. i'm glad the wyoming director of the department of transportation is here to tell us more about that project another work being done at his department and i also want to take-- they gather witnesses for participating. your expertise and insight will help us understand potential high tech challenges and opportunities for a nation's infrastructure. senator carper is unavoidably delayed and will be here shortly and will make his full opening statement at that time, so i went to thank you for being here and i'm pleased to welcome bill who serves as the director of the wyoming department of transportation and is a graduate of california's university or he received a degree in forensic science and technology before moving to wyoming he accrued 37 years of experience and is also served as director of the wyoming school facilities department and joining a-- bill today to testify will be the president and ceo of the intelligence transportation

she's a former inspector general for the department of transportation. you. >> thank you. >> from what we heard -- there's a lot of detail that's not provided. from what we heard, do you think this is an effective strategy to screen for dangerous people because of some of the things they are pointing out? >> most of the data that show us what's really effective in thwarts attacks have come out of studies focusing on israeli security. this is part of a multi-layered security program, a multi-layered security program that's required by the international civil aviation organization so we can fly into each other's airports. it has been shown that this observational addition to security or behavioral pattern observance is effective when done by trained personnel. yes, it's been shown to be effective. >> tsa spokesman in the statement, one part of it i wanted to ask you about. what these air marshals is doing than no different than a cop working a beat. looking for suspicious behavior in the community that they work in, gathering intelligence, watching people f

he's worked for the department of transportation -- [laughs] -- in charge of taking care of the flagsags, one on each tower that fly 24/7 throughout the year. it seems like a fitting job because he was born on the fourth of july and immigrated here from columbia with his parents when he was ten years old. both of his sons are police officers, even more patriotic. he says the hardest and most meaningful part of the job is when he lowers the flag to half-staff to honor fallen police officers or city workers killed on the job. you are amazing. our hats are off to bring >> amazing, and i'm sorry. >> amazing show. set your dvrs, never miss an episode of "the five." "special report" up next, good luck with greg gutfeld. >> bret: can we just go back to -- what happened there? >> no, the show is over. >> bret: moving forward. thanks, jesse. president trump asked his chief of staff to stay on and take on a pair of republican mega-donors worth billions. the first trial begins in a special counsel investigation and it has nothing to do with russia, collusion or the campaign, and should americans

transportation authority, the c.t.a. so we believe that it's critical to start young. this is not an unusual strategy for the department of the environment. we have a very robust school education program, as you know, on zero waste, and simile, we think about transportation from that same lens. we need to encourage families to walk and bike, take transit and carpool, and we're working with our nonprofit partners and other city departments to do that. we are focusing on the broad range of children so children with disabilities and also who i would call geographically challenged. as you know, in san francisco, it's very common for children not to go to school in their neighborhood schools, which means that walking and even biking to school is not really an option. they just live too far away. and so what we're understanding is one of the barriers to carpools is that physical match, that ability to be match makers and bring people together. it saves the money on their commutes, and it helps us reach our sustainability goals. so sarah peters from our outreach team has been one of the team members working on the range of pr

let's talk it over with cnn transportation analyst mary schiavo, the former inspector general for the u.s. transportation departmentshould the faa intervene here? >> reporter: the faa should intervene, but i find the interest extremely interesting. it has consequences i'm sure the faa hasn't thought about. what's paramount is the 90-second rule. that is that airlines and aircraft manufacturers have to prove to the faa they can do it by testing or computer modeling that they can get everybody off the plane in 90 seconds. the faa standards date back to 1960. and since then, seats have shrunk, leg room has shrunk. passengers worldwide -- can't blame this on americans -- passengers worldwide have gotten larger. there's more baggage in the cabin because of bag fees. now there's another problem of comfort animals. and the airplanes are 85% to 90% full, and in the '60s they were 60% full. we're a perfect storm here. the faa just washed its hands. >> your former employer, the transportation department, may intervene here. how so? >> that's right. they're -- help might be on the horizon. cue the superman song. my old office

, we thought and when we passed the fast act that three years would be long enough for the department of transportation to consult with the tribes. we set up a committee to come to consensus on the rules for self-governance. well, unfortunately, it was slowed down because of the presidential election and then after the presidential election, this committee did not meet for the entire year of 2017. and then this year, essentially, d.o.t. had some meetings, but then presented sort of a take it or leave it to the tribes which the tribes find unacceptable. now, unfortunately, the tribes can't prolong the negotiations unless we change the law, because the law set a deadline of december, 2018, and because the way the bureaucratic rulemaking process works, d.o.t. would have to put out their rule in august when we're out of town and without reaching any consensus, without having any meaningful conversations under the tribes, under the rule which they should administer their own funds for their own projects. this bill is simple. it extends the deadline so that d.o.t. won't rush out a rule that is opposed by the

for other kinds of events, without issue. and so there's been a lot of conflict here over what the illinois department of transportation has beennd what these marchers are demanding. and what they're really trying to say here is this is going to be an inconvenience, it's an inconvenience needs to be noted until action is taken against the gun violence that they're facing, predominantly in the south and west sides of the city. >> last question because i know you're in the middle of all of this there were concerns that illinois state police would be making arrests along the dan ryan expressway. because they're the runs wunz that patrol this area. they said they intend to. have you seen arrests so far? >> we have not. it has swelled a little in the middle and expanded beyond the parameters of what police wanted it to. but as far as the eye can see in both directions, south and northbound, there's a line of chicago police officers, illinois department of transportation trucks, an artificial barrier preventing these marchers from crossing over and blocking the last two lanes of traffic. so far that seems to have held and there hasn'

department. on the transportation planning staff and the consultant for the analysis of transportation issues andinal mitigated staff. the city's environmental planning department evaluated the impacts from the fort baker service and the points raised by the city in its appeal. and the planning commission upheld the final mitigated appeal in february. so, after he received all of the additional letters from the city, we consulted with the city's environmental planning staff and unfortunately the environmental planning staff could not be here today, but their environmental review there environmental review officer provided a statement that i want to read into the record after reading the letters. the san francisco planning department's transportation consultant has reviewed the transportation consulting report dated march 19th, 2018 that was attached to the city's appeal letter dated march 21st, 2018. the report does not present substantial new evidence of transportation impacts of the fort baker ferry service. much of the report is premised on the city's claimed that the project would expand from

regional efforts to achieve a transportation system that creates less pollution and helps solve our climate crisis. thank you all at the department staff and to our sister agencies foring it out today. the country transportation authority is represented by executive director killy chan and san francisco transportation agency is represented by senior planner tim doherty. i want to say up front how much we appreciate your hard work and collaboration. let's do this, and if there's any public comment on this item, please let us know and come forward. hearing no public comment, anthony, next item. >> clerk: the next item is item three, approval of the march 24, 2018 minutes. >> do i hear a second? >> second. >> seconded by vice president johanna wald. any discussion? >> president berhume, we had a motion and a second. >> clerk: do you second? there you go. >> i'll second. >> clerk: okay. >> sorry about that. >> clerk: all right. seeing no further discussion, although, is there any public comment? >> okay. we'll call for the vote. all those in favor, signify -- any absentia? the motion carries. >> clerk: item four is the approval of the minutes of the may 10, 2018 special

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to answer the question, the department conducted the project specific transportation analysis for the. not surprisingly, given that the project has zero parking and is one block from a bart station, that analysis did not find that the project would have transportation impacts that are worse than anticipated. in addition, to further address the claims made in this and similar ceqa appeals, the department conducted additional transportation studies to compare traffic and transit conditions with the conditions anticipated in the e.i.r. the results of these studies show that transit delay, transit capacity, and traffic volumes are all better than would be expected based on the projected volumes. and the transportation conditions are not more severe than the eastern neighborhoods e.i.r. anticipated. as previously stated, the issues raised by the appellant regarding gentrification and displacement of residences and local businesss is a socioeconomic issue outside the scope of ceqa environmental impact analysis. socioeconomic effects may be considered under ceqa only to the extent that a lin

for connectsf program. >> supervisor peskin: mr. young? >> good morning. eric young, senior communications officer here to present item 8. transportation authority is working with the sfmta and planning department on connectsf, a long-range planning program to build an equitable, sustainable and effective transportation system for san francisco's future. regarding the overall outreach, we're in our second stage. the first stage defined a 50-year vision for san francisco's future. our current stage under the connectsf umbrella involves major studies looking at transportation network, transit corridors, streets, and freeways. it will help to move us closer to achieving the 50-year vision. given connectsf's vision, it's critical that we reach the largest possible audience. to assist staff in that effort, we issued an r.f.p., seeking to hire a communications consultant. i'm here to report staff has selected civic edge consulting and staff is seeking board approval to finalize a contract with that firm. civic edge will help staff devise outreach and involve multimedia and traditional outreach methods. civic edge distinguished itself from the four terms that responded to the r.f.p. with understanding