but the point is, this bike operator, my concern is not with the bike operator.concern is with the drivers who are downtown and the bus drivers and the safety for those who are renting these bicycles. that's my concern that comes out of this. and i would suspect that's the concern of the union square merchants because that's not something you want people to have to worry about when you are attracting them to your stores and hotels and restaurants. and so that's it. i have a couple questions about liability, because even though it's the bicycle company that is concerned about the liket as a business concern, it's our concern, too. it needs to be our concern. so nick or virginia -- go ahead, nick. a couple questions. i want to know -- i mean, i read the lease and frankly i didn't do very well in law school in contracts, so there's no way i can possibly know. but you want to know how much coverage is there so if something, god forbid, were to happen, i want to make sure that we are held harmless in a situation like that, and then also then, i want to know about the

we have each of those companies, blazing saddles, bay city bikes, and bike and rosm they've been our advertisers for the last several years or so. i can't tell you how much our readers love them. very popular. there's never been any problems with them, no safety concerns. they're all thriving right now. so it is very popular. our business headquarters is at union square at st. francis. so i'm around there all the time. and right now, mason street, there is blazing saddles. that's a couple years old now. and so i see the bicyclists there, which seems no problem. they have their maps, they know where to go. they don't stay in union square. they use the bikes to explore the city. i commend them for coming together and bringing this so our tourists. it's going to be a great thing. it's very congested with cars and the public walking around, but these are bicyclists. so they can get on the bikes and go and explore other parts of the city. i hope you do support them in this and i thank you. president buell: thank you. >> craig, suzanne, brian, january -- janet, christian. >> i am with clas

bike rental lease. it's a question that i think needs an answer before i can really sign on here because i can see a situation here where we have all this activity going on that's intensifying the situation in terms of traffic, in terms of the additional bike riding activity and what have you. so could you answer this question to the best of your ability, why now? what is the rush to add union square at this time? that's my question. >> we asked respondents to suggest parks and we set a minimum that respondents must operate. and golden gate park and marina green park where we have traditionally had the bike rental concession. but we also said if there are other appropriate locations, we would be willing to consider evaluating the appropriateness of those locations. when the response from park wide came in, they did suggest operating in union square. the department evaluating the appropriateness of operating in union square and had conversations with the m.t.a., conversations with the san francisco bike

on sunday, it is quite easy to take your bike. outside, it is only folding box and a provide enough bike parking. >> the public transport bicycle at the end of the trip, it is that a bike share program? is that a transit program? >> it is a bicycle sharing program. the bikes are not free. the cost 2.85 euros per day to use it. but it is growing very popular. >> on the issue of bikes and transit, in the u.s., a traditionally we have seeby? -- traditionally we have seen bicycle racks. we cannot really see that in europe. is it because of the size of the city? >> i think honestly, it would not be possible to do that in copenhagen is there are so many cyclists which would try to use that service. i think the system would break down. you could do it if you had few cyclists, i guess. we have examples of areas in denmark we have that system, but that is not in the dense areas. >> my name is neil. i am with the san francisco planning department. i wanted to go back to your goal of mass cycling and how to speak forcefully about the boards

only has 1% trip share by bike. advantages and the benefits of cycling, very short but, which you can capitalize is the health part, the reduction of health costs because the effect of cycling on health are above expectations. it's nearly all diseases will have less risk of occurring when people have enough physical exercise and all the extra, the ideal means of physical exercise is about half an hour a day, medium-intensive exercise. so it's far better than going to the gym twice a week and then, very intensive sporting for two hours. and what is easier than having this bike trip into your daily commuting? then automatically you have your half an hour exercise and it's been shown in the managementerlands that people who sigh -- netherlands that people who cycle to work have more than people who don't. also the environment there are a lot of things you can capitalize because you don't have to invest on electric cars or transit or whatever to reduce the carbon dioxide, because the emissions of bicycle is zero. there

one is of course, the people who want to bike, to rent their bike, to have it repaired. on the other hand, it's part of a social economic project, so, therefore, it's also an initiative that i find personally very important. these are people who are unemployed but get into a working program in the bicycle service points. i think with this presentation, i hope i have given you a glance of how we in brussels try to enforce the cycling patrol and i don't think i have to tell you that it's of benefit for all of us, for our health, for a better neighborhood and also -- and that's a good thing, and also firms, banks, more and more are happy to put cycling in their mobility program because it's good for their image. if you come to brussels, you will see bicycles, for instance, indicated like this is the group. this is the bank. they really take it as an advertisement and part of their policy to show they are progressive because they have their employees on the bike and i think that will help us very much in the choices we make. so i would like to just thank you for your attenti

the bike rental people are very polite. but some of them do not. it is just heroine, so you have to have some sense on the subject. thank you. -- it is just harrowing. >> hello. i just want to put in a few words for the people that run these businesses. i've been walking by them for years. i've been very impressed by the way they corral their customers. they really explain what is going on. they tried to sell them a helmet. they cannot force it on them, but they do their best to keep everybody safe. so i'm familiar with the fisherman's wharf area, and there are cable cars and the tourist buses and the people wandering around going like this, and i have never seen any problems for the bike customers. the problems with that bikers seemed to me to be local people, the people with the little tax -- with their little paths. i recommend his people for their conscientiousness. they know what is going on. they care about their customers and about t c

or people have to have wider bikes or folding bike.but having a heavy bike in a two-room apartment is very detrimental. i think that needs to be addressed in at san francisco. >> problems of bicycles and space needs. at least they're not having to carry their up cars up to their apartments. how you deal with that in copenhagen? >> i think people just throw their bicycle against the wall where they live normally. but it is a responsibility for the city. that is why we have parking spaces were people live and work and shop. -- where people live and work and shop. that is a discussion every time, what is adequate? >> in the netherlands, if you want to have a permit to build a house, it is mandatory that there is a place to park your bike. in rotterdam, they have the same situation. there, they put bicycle boxes on the street. the people who do not have space to park their by -- park their bike in the house, they can put their plight on the lockable shelters on the streets. in the netherlands, they provide for this problem. >> the amount o

they will be instructed not to ride their bikes across the plaza. you may have noticed that market street has undergone a comprehensive citywide program to become much more bicycle friendly. as i noted earlier, the the c shelf a minimum base rent of $127,400 per year with the greater of 5% increase. the total projected rent is $1,081,049, and the projected a year total is approximately $2.5 million. projected rental the solid on the screen, that is the five- year break down. staff contacted the following groups and organizations prior to our -- prior to the commission meeting regarding the union square location. i will not read them all because i have lots of names. we contacted the following groups and organizations prior to the commission meeting regarding the marina green location. the following groups and organizations, regarding the commission meeting -- excuse me, prior to the commission meeting regarding the justin herman plaza location, and the following groups and organizations, regarding the golden gate park location. so we did quite a bit

how many people actually and can you lock a bike to that? >> reporter: all right. let me just show you one thing. one resident did say, there's two bike racks, there's a pole here, what's the difference? i'm just saying. >> gotcha. all right, juliette goodrich in benicia. thank you. >>> the budget axe is falling at uc-berkeley again. the university is going to be laying off 150 employees this year. the chancellor says most of those will be let go by june. some have already been notified. the layoffs will not include faculty positions. most of them will be managers, support staff. the campus employs 21,000 people and 500 jobs have been cut over the last few years. the new job losses are expected to safety university about $20 million. >>> well, despite the outrage, san francisco-based insurer blue shield refuses to delay rate hikes. but it does say it will agree to a review of its latest increase by an outside expert. the company says it will issue refunds to customers if errors are found in its paperwork. the increase effective march 1. and it is the third rate hik

the bikes are across before the cars start thinking about getting across. this has made it very safe the bike if copenhagen from one end othe other. what has happened is that we now have just in the last 15 years, bicycling has doubled and every year it goes up. we now have the motor split that 36 percent of everybody commute to work on bike and 23 percent commute to work with cars and five percent on foot, whatever. it's unique in the world that we have so little traffic because of the bicycles. furthermore, it's healthy and good for sustain ability, whatever. we're proud of this and show how car traffic is going steadily down as bike traffic is going up in leaps and leaps. we have problems if copenhagen also and the reason is there was this poll showing the major problem, whichmost people pointed to, was the awful congestion of the bicycle lanes over the years, traffic engineers have been more smart in handling traffic. they can handle it now with fewer and fewer lanes and they have put in bicycle lanes, taken parking out, put in medians and whatever, and

we still have funding to bring new bike racks in, so the task force could choose other kinds of bike to install as well. >> reporter: while some are per plexed by the design of the bike racks, others really don't mind them. >> oh, doesn't bother me. to me, i think it adds a little bit. they look pretty good. it's not rusty. >> not like a huge eyesore. >> they sort of resemble the wheel, so they might actually blend in more. >> reporter: what some residents do mind is the money and time spent to figure out what to do with the bike racks. like bicyclist lisa. >> i think it's excessive. >> reporter: and back pedaling a bit, the city admits group consensus should have happened before the bike racks were bolted in. >> i think, yes, in retro suspect, it could have been handled differently. >> reporter: okay. so it will be handled differently. now the city council will meet to discuss who will be on the task force to discuss who's going to decide what these bike racks will look like, alan. right now, they are still horseshoes. one woman told me she would like to see them painted black. one

we still have funding to bring new bike racks in, so the task force could choose other kinds of bike racks to install as well. >> reporter: while some are per plexed by the design of the bike racks, others really don't mind them. >> doesn't bother me. to me, i think it adds a little bit. they look pretty good. not rusty! >> not like a huge eyesore. >> they sort of resemble the wheel, so they might blend in more. >> reporter: what some residents do mind is the money and time spent to figure out what to do with the bike racks, like this bike rider, lisa. >> i think it's excessive. >> reporter: and back pedaling just a bit, the city admits group consensus should have happened before the bike racks were bolted in. >> i think, yes, in retro suspect, it could have been handled differently. >>> 8:38. a big bust in a drug ring. eight california men are being charged for their alleged involvement in the operation out of san jose. the men bought the dvds out of a warehouse that manufactured and distributed counterfeit movies and music. the items were then sold at flea markets across california

andy spoke previously to the biking facilities being proposed on site, bike parking facilities for the residential and retail. we think this is a great way to build a vibrant transit- oriented space on a premier corner of our city. as i mentioned earlier, we are very supportive of the design iterations the project has gone through. we like the entry and exit at the heart corner of market and delores, which we feel greatly increases the retail presence at the corner. we're excited by the cafe seating and feel this will enliven the important gateway to dolores street. we like the street furniture they're proposing. we like the way they are treating the corner. we are also very impressed with the porous nature of the design on delores that was not in some of the original designs. it is an improvement and has been made. lastly, we have also been impressed with the way they have responded to the concerns the community has brought up, and in particular i know there was concern about the property wall on the western side of the project, visible when one travels east. there were changes made t

continue to build bike lanes.e are doing better at building bike lanes, certainly, i think where we fall short in part is we don't educate the drivers within the city. i continualy hear from people who don't understand how bike lanes work. bicyclists are always on the defensive. i wish i could say i felt like it was a safe city for bicyclists. which could say go to work on your bicycle and you will be fine. i don't think i know one bicyclist who has not been hit by a car door. >> a large number of san francisco homes don't own vehicles. i think that's a good thing. people don't need cars in the city. a lot of people don't need cars in the city. >> i think to a certain extent the saying is true, if you build it they will come. the more parking spaces you build the more cars you attract. i would like to see district 8 particularly along the transit corridors and on market and where muni is effective i would like to see less parking. >> i felt like mun muni was getting better. now we have gone the other direction. th

no secret the city wants as many people as possible to ride bikes. what you might not know is that sometimes they want them to ride them right down the middle of the street. >>> and if you have a facebook account, a change you're being urged to make for a safer networkingexperience. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, th >>> first it was the cell phones now it is cars. governor brown putting the brakes on all new car purchases asking that all taxpayer funded cars not essential for state business be turned in. part of the effort to help the state's massive deficit. there are approximately 11,000 cars and trucks in the state fleet. the governor wants to cut that in half. nonessential vehicles must be sold or transferred within 120 days of the plan's approval. >>> starting in the fall every golden gate bridge toll taker will be out of a job because the bridge district overwhelmingly approved a plan today to replace them with a fully electronic system. they say it would save more than $19 million over the next eight years. but toll takers say the world's most famous bridge

. >> i bike every day.ommute to work. >> reporter: michael horn is among the thousands who two- wheel it in san francisco. the city is trying to establish dedicated or preferrential lane lanes. >> i like it. >> people like those. people feel safe in them. they think that they are a huge bonus to the city. and the fact that cycling has increased since 2006 is a testament to some of the things we are doing. >> reporter: on other streets, san francisco is trying out preferential lanes for bikes. he is not opposed to cycling down the middle but he stayed right because he was turning right. >> what is it like with the traffic on either side of you? >> it is not too bad. this is a city. you are going to run into traffic. >> honestly i like the middle because drivers they don't look to the right. either way, i'm going on the left of the car. >> reporter: on the other hand, some folks don't like the idea of having cars on both sides. >> sometimes it seems just kind of odd to be backing up traffic like that especial

we're well ahead of schedule of what was initially in the bike plan. that will also cover the particular improvement. director brinkman: it made me think if we had seen that much increase in redshift on muni, you would never get on a bus at rush-hour. if we had seen that much increase in car traffic, it would take twice as long to cross the city. it was a reminder we were able to increase the bicycle rider ship that much. to most people, it was probably invisible unless you're trying to cross crosswalks on market street and having to dodge some of the router cyclists. i am interested to see something like that on of unfilled. i think that is an equally important -- i am interested to see something like that on oakenfeld. that is an equally important gap we need to fix. i have heard people say there will not ride bikes with children to drop them off for day care because they are terrified of that three block stretch between scott and the panhandle. that is the end of that. thank you. i appreciate the separated lines on division. fabulous. it would be gr

through it, and we ride bikes together on bike trails, and we do it a lot, and i am actually a very good bike rider, and i don't fall anymore. diana: i think it's important to actually discuss it because, like you said, there are different things that you can do in order to promote safety such as carrying a flashlight, just being more careful, or trying to keep in the back of your mind, you know, when dusk is going to happen and try to get to your destination before then. narrator: where does usher syndrome come from? usher syndrome is always genetic. ushers is an inherited condition, not from one parent, but both. kimberling: the reason why it's this way is because it takes two for usher syndrome to happen. it takes a gene, a specific gene, coming from mom and one coming from dad, and they have to come together. the interesting consequence of that, since mom and dad have to be so-called carriers, is that you seldom see usher syndrome occurring in other family members. narrator: parents of deaf children are confronted with many choices regarding communication and education. some cho

>>sinyard: our culture is to have fun, work hard, ride our bikes at lunchtime, ride our bikes at theweekend and part of that healthy creative energy. >>reporter: of course the true measure of just how funky an office is is whether it has a fireman's pole...and yes....this one does. >>sinyard: i learned a long time ago my philosophy that is really the way to do it. just having a very open, everyone sharing very openly and also having fun with it. >>reporter: but when it comes to the serious business of keeping pace in a global cycle market worth around $65b...the company follows one simple mantra... >> egger: we have crazy ideas. we're thinking 5 and ten years out what bikes will be like. maybe there's something where if you think about shifting the bike it shifts for you. maybe it's something where the geometry of the bike shifts whether you're descending or climbing. something like that. >>reporter specialized produced the first mass produced mountainbike in 1981 and mountainbikes still dominate the bicycle industry in the us, with about 38% market share, compared to around 15% for

they will be instructed not to ride their bikes across the plaza. you may have noticed that market street has undergone a comprehensive citywide program to become much more bicycle friendly. as i noted earlier, the the c shelf a minimum base rent of $127,400 per year with the greater of 5% increase. the total projected rent is $1,081,049, t

is this the first major round of bike racks we are putting in? the first grant we have had for that? >> let me refer to my colleague who is better qualified to answer that. >> the answer to your question is no. we have other services that provide racks. this is just one funding source. supervisor avalos: ok. thank you for the presentation. is there anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. we will move this forward with recommendations. item two. >> resolution authorizing the department of the environment to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $75,463 from the us environmental protection agency to implement a green cleaning pilot project that will lead to the creation of multi-lingual green cleaning guidelines. >> good morning supervisors. department of the environment. the title explains what this is, a $75,000 grant to cover staff to develop guidelines and develop more bilingual materials. supervisor avalos: great. thank you. any public comment? seeing none, publi