use of bicycle parking over the last 5 years. and that's why i focus the rest of my presentation on bike parking our new proposal. we're excited to be here today. this come a long way since august of last year where this commission approved the planning code and to comprehensively update those requirement. since the hearing the department has reached it out out to many starmdz. we have reached out to the union square and he san francisco real estate department and the san francisco mta. we have received any meetings with the stakeholders. also, we arraigned on best practices in the comparable cities with are for example, vancouver and it's standards are laid out. based on the comment we received and the research we're here to print our final proposal for your recommendation. so the proposal would include requirements based on two classes. class one bicycle parking is secured indoor parking. it can come in forms of lockers or by bicycle rooms. class two bike targets short term use for visitors and can be located indoor or outdoor.

or specifically bicycle 19? >> also consideration be given to look at the possibility of redefining bicycle parking in terms of it's active use is not triggering percent increase. >> do you feel - are you suggesting it not - we

or specifically bicycle 19? >> also consideration be given to look at the possibility of redefining bicycle parking in terms of it's active use is not triggering percent increase. >> do you feel - are you suggesting it not - we not send this to the board? and the question is whether we could suggest some language but send it to the board. >> well, if this includes not having a 5 foot increase i'll be okay. on that. i don't think that looking at bicycles and not an art gallery >> i think that cars are pretty too. >> we have them in cars on the street. >> audits i'll vote against the motion. >> what is march of the motion be inclined to add that as a recommendation. >> what people wanted most was seeing it was a last resort and you'd work with the developer is that what - >> i would like to provide intents the retail uses. >> i guess we saying there could be a building of lobby of bibles and there's no other reason to get the bonus? >> the existing code says lobby can be counted toward active use. >> that would tr

i also think there's a greater need for interior used for bicycle i had my bicycle stolen. so the complications of the street parking t is quite a problem. i'm glad you've communicated with the developers and folks around the city. i actually move to approve. >> both items? >> both items. >> i second that. just to follow up on some of the concerns on active. can you explain why you're saying it's active use? i think this is great i just want to get at why you're making this active use and why this will discourage someone not to have as much retail space are i can see why you want the bike storage space on the first floor but if there's a ramp going down - i don't quite understand where we're trying to - >> we fully agree we don't want bike space going to some other retail actually use. it came up from the smaller more constrained buildings maybe some of them don't have garages or spaces where bikes to come back located. the way the code is written now, it's strict. the only 25 feet of the facade we have variance. and we want to not have the variance where it's within the fi

then at some point mayor lee and this large conglomerate of bicycle shops decided to form a bicycle for the parks. and they took overall the bicycles shops. within weeks you opened directly a block directly across the street from me and i think it's i shameful of golden gate park, mayor lee to be bullying private businesses. i think it's just like some guy standing in front of you saying we've got the money i don't see the purpose of bullying >> i'm sorry madam your time is up. thank you thank you. next speaker. >> i'm a business owners. i am here to voice my opinion and i thank supervisors reed's office in helping to broker a deal with a solution we could be happy with. initially bicycle rentals came to the association with a certain that the proposal was to have park wide operate at the lake and entrance to the golden gate park 8 days a week he felt this would put his business at risk so the merchants wrote me a letter and ask the city not to do that to endanger his business. we were able to come up with a compromise with rob bicycle rentals said he was supportive of so the merchants

to expand the initial deployment of 350 bicycles. the tfca as local match to leverage nearly $3 million in mtc regional finding. we are funding the biking park project. this project will cover the procurement of 250 biking racks on a san francisco state campus. the other four projects for partial funding include the short-term bike parking project which is including bike racks. since it has two years of funding for racks. we set this project into two halves within this funding cycle. they have a number of other funds available for this coming fiscal year. we also recommend partial funding for department of the environment and department of transportation management programs which we'll hear about the information item. on your agenda abut i will go into detail about them here. first at the emergency right hoed -- home program. it provides a free or low cost ride home in cases of emergency. it's provided to employees of alternative modes to reach places of work. the recommended level will fund one year of the two year project. tfa fund

and i bicycle bicycle riding, but i have seen bicycles run through the stop signs and stoplights, and then people have to come to a screeching halt. i worry about that. >> i think unfortunately we have folks who move around in all modes, whether driving or can b and be problematic. we want to encourage people to be respectful and to be really aware of their surroundings and safe with each other. >> the website again? >> sfbike sfbikes.org. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> we do have to take another break. when we come back, we learn how a local organization is working to keep bay area streets safer for pedestrians. stay with u >>> welcome back to "beyond the headlines," i'm cheryl jennings. we've been talking about sharing the road and how to travel safely, whether you're riding in a vehicle or motorcycle, a bicycle, or walking. everywhere in the bay area, people sadly are hit by cars every day. now, this may mean more stop signs and traffic lights. city officials are trying to cut down on the pedestrians accidents. so far this year, there have been six pedestrian fatalities just on sa

he teaches bicycle safety at the bicycle coalition. you won't find a better person to serve on the committee. and i know you're going to reappoint him, but i just wanted to speak for him since he can't be here. so, thank you very much for listening. >> thank you. >>> good afternoon, supervisors. andy thorn way. i'm here to speak up in support of both of these nominees. i have known bert hill for a very long time. i am fortunate and privileged to have been the chair of the bicycle advisory committee myself, so, i know what a tough job it is and i'm very pleased to have bert continue in that role in representing district 7. and i hope that he will continue to be chair and influence that committee. others have already said, bert is a great educator and has educated thousands of people in better, safer, more responsible, and more fun cycling. don't leave out the fun. he's a very astute, caring, and humane teacher, but he's also a really great example. so, i hope you'll return bert to that position. mr. dole standing port position of d-1 re

currently all the bicycle tape recordings i trips go over the golden gate bridge. people have lunch in sal shred and also using this sort of ad hoc bicycle network we have within our park system to invest visit neighbors in the guide books. but was we can build an awe that ment we'll see we think improve the sales of those local bicycle rental companies >> i don't know about america cycling on canyon but i know that the bicycle rental and skate they're my be neighborhoods on 6th and fulton but it's a different kind of business and i hope we don't negatively impact them. we want to enhance their businesses on the edge of the park but i'm still supportive of the lace for the 5 years and thanks very much >> so we have a number of amendments by our budget analyst a motion to approve? a motion to approve the as amended legislation? so moved. mr. clerk call item number 4. the resolution to approve the amount of $506,000 to cover the san francisco initiative >> do you want to talk about this item or defer it? we'll defer it. this is emily with the department of public hea

the first one is to improve the safety and connectivity for people traveling by bicycle. what are we building and where should we build it and we are talking about making our streets safer and we are providing that kind of connectivity and it is an important piece and i want to mention that because it is the macro view and there is really magic in creating a connective network and magic in creating corridors that are comfortable to walk and ride the bus, and to bike. there is some work coming out of new york city that we hope to replicate here, looking at about 9 different street scape projects that the city invested in over the last five years and the economic performance, of those commercial districts as compared to similar commercial districts that were adjacent, to what they were in and the district that they were in and in all cases that two, the places where the city made an investment in the protective bike way and plaza, and street scape and improvements, those streets out rformed, the partners and the district, immediately adjacent and with the two cases where th

so they will get their bicycles right now to bicycle to work. traffic is moving smoothly and top speed but we are seeing quite a bit of traffic on road on the jowlian off-ramp to the pavilion. in downtown san jose, this is where we have an accident in the westbound direction along 580 beyond 980, a solo vehicle spinout and the roads are not wet but the car may have been going too fast and to the livermore drive, look at this, down to 16 miles per hour, all due to an early accident out this. kristen and eric? >> congress begins the first hearings this morning on the boston marathon bombings. next, what the city's police commissioner says needs to be done to prevent future attacks. >> six little numbers all that stand between you and a powerball fortune. we will tell you how much is up for grabs for saturday. >> covering daly city, dublin, los gatos, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning, thanks for joining us on this thursday. in the news, today boston police commissioner visits capitol hill to urge the federal government to ti

policy that bans bicycles on most trains during commute hours. that is good news for many of the bicyclists hitting the road this morning for bike to work day across the bay area. our reporter is live at golden gate bridge. >> a lot of people are warming up for real on bicycle to work today. there will be checkpoints. there are 200 stations all over the bay area with volunteers with snacks and water and encouragement and doctors from kaiser permanente are here to talk to riders and give them advise. we will bring in a spokesman from the san francisco bicycle coalition. how many years for they have vent? >> this is the 19th year, so the coalition is in conjunction with kaiser permanente puts this event open to welcome riders of all different skills for the day to bike to work. >> i love my bicycle but i love my car. what is the challenge getting people out of their cars and on to their bicycles? >> it is the first time is the biggest challenge. a bike sells itself. when you figure out the route to work and how to do it, you make it work and people

in 1970s, i am not opposed to bicycles because in 1955, my husband and i bought our first ten speed bicycles and we toured all over california with those bikes. so i love them. but we need to be very, very careful not to force these customers in our cities to go to the malls where they can find parking and convenience. so, just a heads up please, thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker please? >> welcome. >> thank you. >> a great time and i will be very brief. my name is chris, and i am actually representative south beach mission bay business association and a small business and a residents and i love the city. i used to work for a large corporation as well back in the day when i was much younger and one of the key things that i want to remember is and i hope that everyone here remembers that we think about all of our citizens in the community and all of the neighbors and the businesses and the people that don't have a voice. i do want to give and i know that it is a difficult job for the mta and the collision for the sport but we need to be thinking and viceling and giving each person an o

i like the healthiness of bicycles. obviously, the conversation in the past year has been about safety for everybody, and we want to continue investing in that and we have a great conversation with the bicycle coalition, in all of these areas. and where are the biggest investments that we can make to get people where they want to go? obviously, commutes to work is important. but also commuting to these big, huge events that we sponsor in the city. whether it's america's cup or going to the concerts in the parks, all the different festivals. we are always, note only advertising, but promoting the routes in a way that they won't be interfered with other modes of transportation. they write about mission street being corridors, but these are great conversations and they bring there advocates and they bring in neighborhoods. the neighborhood small businesses like bikes, because i think the bicycle concentration usually has people say, hey, i want to make had a stop here. i want to do more in this neighborhood where cars migh

the first one is to improve the safety and connectivity for people traveling by bicycle. what are we building and where should we build it and we are talking about making our streets safer and we are providing