immediately after the tragic death of benjamin dean and the injury of his wife in the tenderloin after driver ran a red light and struck them both, but this is about even more than one death in the tenderloin, which i know there have been many across our city. we have lost 15 pedestrians and cyclists to preventable violence on our streets this year. in light of the lengthy and informative hearing on tuesday at the sfcta, i will keep my comments brief and described the emergency actions called for in the resolution. the city has set bold goals to get 20 traffic deaths by 2024 and yet we continue to see avoidable deaths and serious injuries happening on our streets. every day, on average three people are hit by cars across the city. the injuries and fatalities are happening on just 13% of our streets, many of which are in district six. this resolution is about taking emergency action, but these are not new ideas. we need the board of supervisors , and sfmta, and the mayor and other agencies to meet the urgency this issue requires. we have to work together to identify the funding and do w