andy thornley. >> thank you, commissioners. you will not be surprised to hear we are very supportive of this pilot. i want to point out, this is not for cyclists. folks who have bikes right now have bikes. bike sharing is marvelous because it gives an option to folks who do not have a bicycle but want to make a quick trip. it is a great taxi substitute, a great muni substitute. no date on muni. let's say i am here, i have a lunch date in palo alto. i can make a 10-minute trip to the station, ride the muni, and then make it to my lunch. i would not think of myself as a cyclist, but i would have made a trip. if you have been to paris, barcelona, minneapolis, you may have tried one of the systems. they are wonderful and growing. it really makes short trips convenient and sustainable. density is the key. to the extent that we have a pilot, we want it to be a fair test. there is no point in throwing out 10 stations a mile apart and saying, nobody used it. you need to have those stations close together. in paris and london, the rule