fast forward a decade, and octavia boulevard is constructed, and congestion and the issues associated with vehicles trying to access the freeway are clear, as is the neighborhood's desire to further protect page street from these impacts. you know, eastbound in particular, folks are looking for alternatives to access octavia and the freeway from oak street, and page has been picking up a significant amount of that demand. at the same time, it's still a quiet, for the most part, bikable, walkable street. and so in the mornings in particular, page is one of the busiest bike corridors in the city. in the reverse commute, there is less demand because of some steep hills, which i'm sure you can appreciate if you've ridden on page, but the mix of walking, biking, and vehicles has led to some safety and comfort conflicts, particularly at the octavia and gough intersections. in 2014, we really started outreach for this project. we held a number of open houses with the community to gather input on really a broad range of issues as part of an octavia boulevard planning project. clearly, page st

first off, i want to say we are right near the octavia boulevard. there's a lot of traffic and noise there and having trees is really important as a buffer for both the pollution and the noise. i think replacement is very important for the block. again, i had mentioned previously the alley on one side of us is lilly. the alley on the other side is linton. they are currently planting sidewalk gardens that are lower than three feet there and tree basins that are narrowing than three feet as well. over the last two months or so so that is inconsistent with what we're being told tonight. also, lilly and linden are featured in the marketing material for both the city and friends of the urban forest about ideal neighborhood involvement and greening up your block. if those allies, these streets are the same why are we being denied the opportunity to do what they're doing. we're sandwiched between the two of them and our block blocks bleak and grey by comparison. we're all upset by it. it seems crazy to me. i think there needs to be a more thought out plan