in america a lot of people consider themselves bicyclists. in the netherlands hardly anybody considers themselves bicyclists anything more than brat eaters. everyone eats brats, so everyone cycles. there is no discussion about it. you see on distance, men cycle a little bit more and women use the bike more often because they use it for going shopping or the short distances. one other thing is that biking has a high status in the netherlands, so that's also different from a lot of other countries. this i will skip. hardly readable but this shows that bicycling is used in all kinds of modes of travel, 25% is using the bike, to go into education is 50% and beyond high school it is even a lot more, 55% to 80% children who visit high school do so by bike and you got to realize how in the situation, there are hardly any school buses in the netherlands. there will be no parents bringing their children to high school by car. they say, ok, what's wrong, you can use your bike. it's very cold or range, you won't melt, do you? -- raining, you won't melt

it creates space for pedestrians, bicyclists, etc. as we go down the sidewalk extensions, all transit stops are going to have more space for shelters for passengers. storm water planters. there has been a history of flooding along the street. a lot of these elements are meant to control the flooding. instead of the storm water going into the sea were, it will go into the ground water -- into the sewer, it will go into the groundwater. here are some of the things you might see in cesar chavez. on the top right, the storm water planting going into the plantar itself. the shortens the distance of crossing the street. it improves the visibility of pedestrians themselves. in a five-year span, our primary concern is safety. 15% of crashes involving pedestrians, others involved bicyclist. that is over representative. this is just a partial list. it came from various agencies. this is an existing boad know of cesar chavez. it is designed -- existing photographs of cesar chavez. it is designed p foreak-hour travel. you see people parking on th

>> i would not support a fee for bicyclist. i would like to increase access for bicyclist. i don't think that it has to be closed as often as it is. i would like to increase bicycle access. this is a wonderful mode of transportation. >> you support it for pedestrians but not for cyclists? >> i would not support a toll for cyclists unless we can do this through the tourist-rented cycles. >> there is a fee when you ride the bicycle? >> i don't know. we are exploring that. my city directors know that as part of my long term plan to look into tolls for pedestrians. >> you voted against cuts to ferry and bus services? >> i do not support future cuts. >> you did support them in the past? >> i don't remember. i believe that we voted unanimously to do that. we are in a dire financial situation. it will get worse. if government funding as cut, we have less and less people on the bridge. a lot of jobs have been lost. many people are -- we need revenue. >> i think there was a split on the ferryboat. thank you. >> thank you. >> at this time, we have richard grosboll. >> thank you. i ha

why was the port invested a bike lane if you're just going to allow bicyclist the ability to ride on the sidewalk. in violation of the san francisco municipal code. in san francisco, stanley roberts kron 4 news. >> if you of a comment our story idea for stanley you can e-mail us at peoplebehavingbadly@kron4.co m. a berkeley institution is closing its doors. blix bar on telegraph avenue is closing after 71 years. the noisy subterranean bar open back in 1940. just a few years ago the bart rose barely $2 million. by this year, the owners defaulted on their release and had to close. the founder larry blake's supposedly spent $700 to open this far back in 1940. a look at traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza, no problems east bound into san francisco, i mean into oakland. kron 4 news at 5:00 is coming up next. >> a live look outside over downtown san francisco clear skies but breezy. the winds will die down, i will have a complete forecast coming up. the news at 5:00 next. >> live this is kron 4 news at 5:00. >> our big story tonight at 5:00, and other sexual assault in the lake merritt ne

amount a bicyclists use this. some might use this tool reachedcaltrain. the extreme traffic congestion that would be created by this plan would be bad for everybody, pedestrians, drivers, and cyclists. i would ask you to look for alternative approaches. >> good afternoon. >> my name is daniel. thank you for taking the time to hear me. i am 8 district 9 and president. i am a part of the south separate cisco impact. i bicycled there sometimes. i often drive there. i want to say how excited i am about this project. i have been working on this for years. some of the changes were implemented. that was an awakening to me. i see the same possibility. it has been such a barrier for that to happen over in cesar chavez. the ground is being broken up for a very important reason. i think it is an incredible opportunity toi. ts flaw is tragic. a lot of the changes are clarifying. it may slow down traffic. the level of service to be gained by clarifying where you are supposed to bei know that ia very good friend. she was one lane over while somebody got annoyed about t

now the project could slow down bicyclists riding across the bridge. cyclists have about a ten foot wide sidewalk on the western that is just for them. but with this scaffolding taking up three feet, riding there could be more difficult. bridge officials could ask the cyclists to walk their bikes in that area. but for now they say they will monitor the situation. >> i bet they will. >>> time now 5:06. let's see what sal -- see if the commute is awake yet. what do you think, sal? >>> i don't think so, dave and pam. i think we're okay. people are watching at home getting ready to make that move. right now if you're going to do it on the east shore freeway it shouldn't be too bad for you. westbound 80 looks good coming out to the maze and continuing from richmond all the way to berkeley. of course to the maze. let's go to the toll plaza where it's still very light coming in to san francisco. no road work to worry about both upper and lower deck are clear at this moment. and in san jose we're also off to a nice start on the peninsula as well. and on the sa

. >> now, a note to bicyclists. the work is going to cause a narrowing of the west sidewalk of the bridge from 10 feet to 7 fees. bridge officials will monitor how bicyclists handle that and may tell them they will have to walk across the bridge in now on so we'll wait to see how that goes, sydnie. >> christin ayers, thank you. >>> so what would apple be like without steve jobs? some shareholders are demanding answers today. anne makovec tells us what's in the cards for the silicon valley giant. >>> reporter: this man filled what has been steve jobs' gig at the shareholders' meeting in the past, tim cook, the chief operating officer wearing blue jeans and speaking candidly about the company's success as some shareholders at the meeting specifically a labor union that owns stock for pension funds pushed apple to make a written plan to name a successor to jobs. >> they are going to be asking if not for an outright succession plan, although some are, they are going to want to know what is the strategy to make sure that

elderly people, children, you should aim -- and especially children because they're your future bicyclists. so make it for cycling for everybody and get rid of all of the relics of john forester and the vehicular bicyclists or those who want to travel or who are advocate of the speed cyclists but realize in the netherlands the average piece of cycling is 12 miles an hour. that's enough because already you're faster than the cars and it makes cycling at reach for everybody. and that's one thing that is important, realize that it's not actual safety but perceived safety what makes people cycle. if people feel safe, and i can guarantee you that a lot of people will not feel safe on a bicycle lane where they could easily get doored or if they are just a little less bit concentrated or make strange movements, they will be in the car traffic and they will be run over. so think about that it will be a lot better idea to remove the parked cars away from the sidewalk and have your bicycle path then between the parked cars and the pavement. i guarantee you that's all people who are latent cyclists w

i believe caregivers are providing a -- there is a lot of focus on bicyclists. the day care and activity is really difficult right now. >> [reading names] >> i am the city-wide child care at a ministry there. i am here in support. and to support strategies. it is a critical issue facing most working families. the community-based child-care is that a premium. only 43% of parents with children means that 55% of working families are not able to find it. additionally, it is important to recognize that it is the infrastructure that helped to maintain bc the's economy. -- the city's economy. those working parent turnover $1.4 billion annually in san francisco. we would like to include a child-care providers under the exemption and recognizing that it is an essential service. given the serious lack of supply, it is sometimes effective. >> [reading names] those are the last people to turn in a speaker card. >> i live in the russian hill area. i have been a property owner for about 30 years. parking has become more and more difficult in the area. i have a grudge, but man

the most significant improvements are for bicyclists and pedestrians. improving the existing curbs line on the northeast corner of the intersection -- you should have paper copies as well as the slide. we are moving of the pedestrian signal and constructing an ada compliance kirk raab. -- curb ramp. it will increase the crossing distance, and it will visually narrow market street to motorists. the project has been environmentally cleared and is ready to proceed. it is approximately $61,000. the department of public works staff will move forward and the public will finalize the design. the design is scheduled for completion in fall 2011. the project is scheduled for completion in summer 2012. finally, i can take questions, and i also have a staff. >> commissioner wiener? commissioner wiener: thank you. i just want to complement staff on more -- moving forward with this. it is an improvement to the area. it is a dead area that can be used -- it is a dead area that no one can be used. -- can reuse. this stretch of market around the safeway, it needs more a

this is a place where we were able to use the ideas of a new type of street which would favor bicyclist and pedestrians. each one comes with plans, sections, and standards and guidelines. this is a section which is quite familiar to you in terms of addressing the specifics of what kind of uses would be allowed or subjected to special permits. we have some special areas. there is an overlay that you can see that shows the areas that are within the public trust. we take each one of those areas and the public and citic facilities and some supporting jobs-creating uses and we get each one of those a set of uses. we try to anticipate that this is a place of innovation and their needs to be some flexibility and some guidance and how to accomplish those things. we're looking for innovation in construction. this is a very important section and probably believe are most detailed. what we have added text in this one. there is some questions that came forward in terms of street well. we have focused on the development blocks and easements and have added some additional easements that extend it thr

i believe caregivers are providing a -- there is a lot of focus on bicyclists. the day care and activity is really difficult right now. >> [reading names] >> i am the city-wide child care at a ministry there. i am here in support.

bicyclist use this sidewalk in the afternoon and on the weekends.but workers will have to narrow the sidewalk by 3 feet. >> there's too much confusion for people passing. and there's a safety hazard. we may ask them to walk. we don't know yet. >> we think it's a fantastic experience. i wouldn't come here if i couldn't ride my bike. >> there's two sides to the bridge. seems like they could come up with some solution. during 9/11 what they did was have vans bring bikes across. that was a bit of a hassle. >> some aren't thrilled with all this. they are working with the bicycle coalition to make this as painless as possible. >> los angeles a judge told actress lindsay lohan he would send her to jail even if she accepts a plea deal on charges of stealing a necklace. he said he was treating her like any other defendant and he wanted her to get the case resolved quickly so she could move on and reach her full potential. after the hearing the judge says he did not expect lohan to take that current plea deal which was originally proposed to keep her from doi

and if you're going to allow bicyclists to riderless sidewalk?is a violation of the california vehicle code. in san francisco, stanley roberts, kron 4 news. now, here is stanley roberts who found people behaving badly. kron 4 news the 6:00 p.m. is coming up, next.. this san quentin's death chamber is getting a look at another judge from a judge that closed down five years ago. details and protesters the night before he arrives. >> and ebmud facility equipment explosion. >> new video from egypt. the cover picture of the riots from last week in what is being done to change the government. live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. at 6:00 p.m. >> at 6:00 p.m. hundreds of thousands of dollars of upgrades. five years later, the judge that stopped executions in california will visit san quentin. com on the eve of that visit protesters. christine connolly is like. christine? >> yes. a small group of protesters. and you can see their holdings and singing songs. that " we shall overcome " and they want to go to the message is that the de

if it gets cut down further, it might impact the runners and the bicyclists. >> initially outside contractors were going to charge $30,000 for the renovation but the district of the bridge is doing the work itself. for now if you want that great picture of the golden gate bridge, you better grab your camera. >> thank you, taur -- tara. >>> someone played a trick on the wisconsin governor. >>> a storm watch is in the forecast for a part of the bay area. mark tamayo will have details on that rare situation -- coming up. >>> also -- >> reporter: steve jobs is a visionary. he's a spiritual leader and he's a cheerleader. pretty hard to replace that. >> executives at apple start thinking about a future without steve -- steve jobs. [ cheers ] >> the mount diablo school board has decided not to close any more schools, at least for now. that was the applause and cheering from parents, teachers and students last night after learning silverwood and westwood schools will be kept open. the decision came after the superintendent made alternative recommendations for saving money. but the school board presid