ben kaufman followed by eric williams. >> ben kaufman with the san francisco transit riders union. i want to echo what a lot of folks have said on the ta and the mta in collaboration. i thank you for putting your head together outside the box. we wholeheartedly support center writing brt with right door boarding. i want to acknowledge mr. wong's comments that the stocks should be maybe given a little more thought -- the bus stops should be given maybe even a more thought in terms of accessibility. but as far as projects, this is a great one. it is an investment in our future. it is a connector to an isolated neighborhood, or a group of isolated neighborhoods to transit. and it is the first example of bus rapid transit coming to san francisco and we hope it paves the way for many more in years to come. correct erik williams. the last person to turn in a speaker cards -- >> erik williams, the last first person to turn in a speaker cards. >> if we are talking about the alternative on the right-hand lane and making it a transit- only lane, saving the agency millions upon millions of do

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