at the same time, it's still a quiet, for the most part, bikable, walkable street. and so in the mornings in particular, page is one of the busiest bike corridors in the city. in the reverse commute, there is less demand because of some steep hills, which i'm sure you can appreciate if you've ridden on page, but the mix of walking, biking, and vehicles has led to some safety and comfort conflicts, particularly at the octavia and gough intersections. in 2014, we really started outreach for this project. we held a number of open houses with the community to gather input on really a broad range of issues as part of an octavia boulevard planning project. clearly, page stuck out as part of those outreach efforts. in the fall of 2015, we held a more focused walk and talk with neighbors and advocates to see what we could do in the near term to address safety at octavia, and that led to an eastbound running center bike lane. an additional open house in 2016 as well as neumann husband stakeholders interviews were conducted by my team, clueing with john muir elementary school

when i was looking over the plans, i live in this neighborhood, it's incredibly walkable, it's bikable. it's near several bus lines, i was wondering why there was three units of parking in the bottom. i am not attached to housing that is not historic. i think we do need density, and we are going to have to knockdown some buildings to be able to get the density that we need in this city, but i think demolitions should be contingent on providing the true value that our city and county needs, and for that reason, i would like to see this project come back with the park -- just echo what's been said, i'd like to see the parking removed. i'd like to see another unit, and i'd like to give you time to come back with a new design, which is what i actually expected to happen today. [inaudible] >> president hillis: sure. >> so i hear you, and i'd like to offer the compromise with the fourth unit after the a.d.u. is completed. >> president hillis: i think you're hearing other compliments about the design, that somehow the parking is driving the demolition of this drive. >> right, but i'm saying t

when i was looking over the plans, i live in this neighborhood, it's incredibly walkable, it's bikable. it's near several bus lines, i was wondering why there was three units of parking in the bottom. i am not attached to housing that is not historic. i think we do need density, and we are going to have to knockdown some buildings to be

when i was looking over the plans, i live in this neighborhood, it's incredibly walkable, it's bikable. it's near several bus lines, i was wondering why there was three units of parking in the bottom. i am not attached to housing that is not historic. i think we do need density, and we are going to have to knockdown some buildings to be able to get the density that we need in this city, but i think demolitions should be contingent on providing the true value that our city and county needs, and for that reason, i would like to see this project come back with the park -- just echo what's been said, i'd like to see the parking removed. i'd like to see another unit, and i'd like to give you time to come back with a new design, which is what i actually expected to happen today. [inaudible]