sufficient bike parking would help make biking a convenient choice for commuting. >> we have receive some support and comments from the san francisco real estate department and san francisco bike coalition sfmta. we looking forward to comments from you toble possibly have an adoption hearing in january. >> is there any public comment on this item? >> we look forward to continuing this conversation and moving forward with this for a vote in january. the current bicycle parking standards adopted in 2005 were sufficient at the time, but since then we have seen as was specified, seen an increase of 71% ridership since that time in 2005. with the san francisco city council and the board of supervisors adopting a 20% of trips by bike, by 2020, as a citywide goal, clearly these bike parking amendments are really great way to help show the ability for someone to be able to ride to and from work, play, shopping and whatever it might be. bicycle parking is obviously a very important component to the bicycle network besides simply bike lanes. with estimates of approximately 86,000 bicycle trips

minor is a bike lane on mccallister. minor is a bike lane on paige.bike lane running through masonic going through fell. have you seen the amount of cars there? do you see the amount of cars backing in to get on to the bay bridge? do you see the amount of airport shuttles, amount of taxis that are using that route? as i said i'm not here to argue the merits of the route but the city owes it so itself to be a complete impact of the entire plan and all plans in the area. thank you. >> president chiu: next speaker. >> good evening, board members. this is off the bike path real quick because i've been here all day as well and i want to make this comment before it gets too late. i don't know if you all know in your districts, my office down at transport workers union is in receipt of a letter from the agency, the sf mt agency that they're going to cut office over the holiday weekend, not knowing -- i'm pretty sure you don't know about this. >> president chiu: is this comment relevant to this appeal? >> yes. >> president chiu: okay. thank you. next speaker.

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

we had an independent party help us collect some of the bike data, but we also collected bike data by ourselves. we collect our own speed surveys. and then our ma engineers built a traffic model, a simulation model, using industry accepted standards, the highway capacity manual, 2000 edition, collected by our staff, analyzed by traffic engineers and peer reviewed by another traffic license engineer and ther theres process with the planning department to further fine that to make sure we were capturing all aspects of the project. >> was that published? >> yes. that was part of the exemption -- the cat ex, categorical exemption. >> supervisor olague: this has more to do with the project because the issue keeps coming up and i don't really like to mix the two but we're here. and i heard this in the past, and i've discussed this already with the mta staff. and the rationale and even with director reiskin, and that's the rationale behind not using the alternative routes, the paved street and these other routes that folks have proposed over the years. if you could comment on that, even thou

director of the new york port authority to put into action a bike accessibility plan, a bike plan for the more than 200,000 employees of the new york port authority. so they convinced these men that it would be a benefit to invest in bike accessibility. the thing is, i don't know, maybe you could put out an opportunity to meet them. we are mainly preaching for people who like our message, but i hardly meet people -- the opposition. i don't know, maybe there are some people who are against too much like accessibility in the room here, but up until now, we have not met them. >> back in my town, i meet them very often. one of the most, one of the best arguments concerns air quality and the problem of noise. also, the numbers of young families not wanting to have their kids growing up in town and moving out. they're really looking at what arguments can you put forward to say we cannot continue the way that things are going. >> think in copenhagen, the status of the car has changed. people are not used to having cars anymore. they sometimes use a car and go to a car sharing club or somethi

i'm not going to argue the merits of the bike policy.ne meeting but most of the meetings are held during the day when i actually work, thank you very much. but let's get down to the issue of whether this really needs environmental review. we can argue about what's minor. we can argue about what might be major. but i'd like you to do something tonight. i would like you to realize that there's a giant project going on three blocks from your house, and that that project is three blocks away from another giant project. that's going to take away a combined almost 230 parking spots. they're going to move into the neighborhood orve

i'm all for the safety of the bikers and i'm all for bikes. i ride bikes myself. i just don't feel this is the right way to do it without getting the right study done. thank you. >> i apologize, i have a little bit of a cold. i live in the neighborhood. i can echo a lot of the other constituents that our concern with young kids and a family is yes, you ride bikes and it's an integral part. but when you look at san francisco and how the city interacts and the infrastructure these are key areas for both a residential, commercial, and also distribution of thoroughfares through the city so major changes in how it's structured could have a dramatic and material impact on how people get to work and how the city flows. so i think it is important -- as of now, no one really has a thorough understanding of what the impact would be because practically no studies have been done. so before we really make major changes, it is important to go through the steps. and don't put ourselves in a position where we make a -- harmful impact by eliminating some of the major thoroughfares

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

we fought with the bike coalition because we want to make sure whatever bike path went down cargo way, cargo way okay was going to make sure cargo could go down cargo way safely. we worked hard with everybody who wants to come on this port and work here to make sure that they understand they have to be a good neighbor because they are part of this community, and the port is part of this community as far as i know, and i do quite a bit of environmental justice work and work with a lot of organizations around the country that are focused on port activities because port activities have a huge impact on health whenever -- wherever they r as far as i know this is the only port known as a good neighbor and i want us to celebrate that fact and you can't do that unless you're working together[applause] >> finally we wanted to highlight an example of the variety of activities that happen at the eco center. there is a chip called the alma that was constructed in 1891 and managed by the national park service and recently sailed back to the hunter's point area where it was originally constructed.

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

just like with your car, you don't want it falling over when someone else pulls their bike out. that there is a little bit of understanding of what it takes to park a bike properly and safely and keep it from being stolen. >> miss rodgers? >> commissioner sugaya? >> thank you. this isn't on this subject, but since it's about bicycles, maybe the question is more directed towards mta or the bicycle coalition, but has there been any thinking and i don't though this. i asked this question the other day and they said there was also legislation, but is there any discussion about legislating bicycle licenses for individuals buying bicycles? when i was a young kid riding a bicycle, i had it take my bike to the police department and get a license. it was put on there with a little metal plate and clamped on there. it wasn't screwed on or anything. i guess i could have pried it off, but i was a good little kid. so is there anything going on like that, especially since there is the statistics that we were just given and visiblely on the streets a lot more bicyclists? you know the paper car

to find their stolen bikes.n berkeley, don ford, cbs 5. >>> checking other bay area headlines, an oakland man who got into a standoff with alameda county sheriff's deputies was later found dead. authorities say a victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the incident started when deputies arrived at an apartment on fruitvale avenue to serve an eviction notice. >>> in menlo park, one of those win a house raffles turned into this protest. activists showed up at a $4.1 million menlo park dream house today. their beef: they say these types of raffles and lotteries are a tax on the poor and create false expectations. >>> a cayman discovered protecting a stash of marijuana in a home has died. the reptile mr. teeth was taken from the home and transported to the oakland zoo. officials there determined he was critically ill and nonresponsive. the homeowner said he bought mr. teeth back in 1996 to commemorate the death of rapper tupac shakur. >>> roberta gonzales with us and our weather has some teeth. the cold? brrr. >>

dad says it's a lot of bike for a kid.tion and klodtrack tires. wow, a limsnogger connection! i don't know what that is but it sure sounds impressive. yeah! and that's not all. it has a 21-speed grip shift and hydrostatic super-coil shock absorbers! i mean, look at those tires-- think of the awesome burnouts! man, i can't wait to see that bike in action. ooh, i almost forgot! i'm meeting brain at the movies. it's a double feature: aliens ate my homework and my mother the alien. want to come? i can't. i'm saving up for my bike. see? this is the chart of how much i've saved so far. and this is how much i need before i can get my bike. that could take forever! so far, i'm doing pretty well. if i cut out all extra expenses i'll be able to buy my bike by next month. what counts as "extra"? movies, video games, trips to the sugar bowl... that's horrible! that's like living in the stone age, or 1980 or something. yeah, it's tough but it'll be worth it. ( laughing ) ( laughing ) ( cans clanging ) ( pal barks ) it's okay-- i'll be

this development will have a bike shop, special bike storage areas, and direct access to it network of downtown bike trails. >> we hope a lot of people in this building will not even own cars. we would like to see them save money by not having to own a car. >> shannon does not need any extra inducement to get on her bike. >> i am lucky to be able to live here and right alongside the water and engage with the elements. >> h.g. wells said, every time i see an adult on a bicycle,

, if you're into bikes, to own a bike that says ducati on it. >> this is a bike you put in your living700x. it's got a low msrp. 6999. >> reporter: so $7,000 for a bike, that's good. >> really good nowadays. couple of unique things about it is it's got a storage compartment normally where the gas tank is. will hold a full face helmet. go on a ride, you can drop your helmet in there. fuel fills unthe tank. not going to win any races, but it's a really nice motorcycle. >> reporter: is this a good starter bike? >> it would be. they make an automatic version, so you don't have to worry about a clutch or shifter. >> reporter: even better starter bike. >> yeah. just brakes, go and stop. >> reporter: this is not going to win races, but we have a race ready to go on behind us. we're going to check in with danny and tyler. good morning, gang. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: who is going to tell me about the pit stop challenge? >> i will. i'll volunteer. it's a simulation of the daytona pit stop. contestants changing out the rear tire of a sports bike. if you can break our -- >> r

i drag raced the blue bike already. these are more our shop bikes.cs is there. to me it has to be a total package. when guys come to us, they start at one end and find out they can ride user bikes. >> reporter: you are the total package, and this show is the total package. the show going on this weekend. opens at 3:00 this afternoon. you can get your tickets online and you get a price break. we'll have more motorcycles in our next hour. back to you in the studio. >> holly, thank you. >>> we have a lot ahead on this friday morning. coming up, redskins tailgating party. it's fully underway now. but there's lots more ahead. >> and a special edition of ask allison. of course we're talking redskins. we're learning how the quarterbacks communicate with the coaches before the big plays. stay with us. it's 8:55. initiated. neural speeds increasing to 4g lte. brain upgrading to a quad-core processor. predictive intelligence with google now complete. introducing droid dna by htc. it's not an upgrade to your phone. it's an upgrade to yourself. >>> good morning.

. >> do you think you'd never be on a bike again? >> no. we crash daily. >>> a train hits a tractor trailer in a crash that is -- >> insane. >> see why this scene could have been so much worse. >>> and -- a guy has a cow, but no truck. >> you know what? i have a car -- >> talk about cramping bessie's style. >> you look at that roof rack on that thing. you're like, ll, the back seat's a better option. >> a man who was released from jail in seminole county, florida, didn't take long to get there. the deputy stop the penos. the deputy caught up with him pup see it's a traffic stop. the suspect gets out of the car and doesn't look threatens at all with the deputy, but things escalate. here the cop is about to turn him around and he's about to handcuff him. >> never good when the suspect gets out of the car before the cop eve ain proemps. if you're innocent, you sit in your car and wait. >> exactly. something is about to happen. soon as the deputy reaches for his handcuff it's, penos starts resisting. he gets back in the car. the car is started.

stickers with bike safety tips with all the bike share stations. >> if there was as much enforcementikes as for people on cars, you might not have the same sorts of problems you just talked about. >> got to share the road. >> see what happens. time right now is 4:56. it's not part of a movie. the warning the u.s. navy is trying to get out with this disturbing new public service announcement. >>> why people living in georgetown are hoping a [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fold it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. the old georgetown park mall is being gutted and renovated. owners of the upscale condos above the construction are against the proposal to add ten-lane bowling alice to a former mall space citing a long-standing p

what makes these bikes so unusual is its frame. it's made of bamboo. >> translator: it's unbelievably light. >> translator: the bamboo frame is shock absorbent so it's so easy to ride. >> reporter: this is where the bikes are made. in zambia. the man in charge is 34-year-old kamba. he set up this company six years ago. before that, he run a used car dealership. instead of importing finished products, he wanted to produce his own. since 2003, the economy has been steadily growing. but most of that growth hinges on mining copper and other raw materials. and this concerns jakamba. >> we are used to buy things, supplying raw materials to the western world. then we receive finished products. why don't we have finished products ourselves and export to the rest of the world? >> reporter: to get his business growing, chikamba hired ten young people. two years later, they came out with a product that's caught on big in zambia. it's called a bicycle with a long covered. many hospitals in zambia can't afford a truck. so it's in big demand. bu

most bike locks suck.ed to invent a new one. >> that dang lock is so annoying, it's wrapped around your seat, you've got it in your backpack. >> it bounces against the frame and chips and scratches things. >> and sometimes you forget to bring your lock and you're stuck watching your bike the whole time. this guy has created something called the interlock. >> it's a seat post with a bike lock inside of it. >> it's brilliant, great idea, simple, elegant, clean. >> like -- >> a retractable cord on a vacuum. >> but putting the cable through the frame, it insures the bike is secure even if someone tries to remove the seat. >> it seems like it would be easy to cut through. >> can you use it with a u-lock if you want to be extra careful and lock up the front tire as well. this is a brand-new product idea. so of course it's a kick-starter project. >> we need $48,000 to cover the cost of tools and materials to make it happen. >> if you donate $39 by may of 2013. you'll get an interlock lock for your bike. once they

i northwest and two bike corrals for the capital bike share bikes at 17th and k and the other at 12th independent southwest. >> for all road closures and travel information, go to our website and click on our locals guide and send us your tweets and pictures from the inaugural parade. use the hash tag inaugurationd.c. for twitter. >>> police in prince george's county trying to figure out who shot and killed a teenager overnight. 16-year-old marcus jones shot along webster lane in ft. washington around midnight. jones taken to the hospital but died a short time later. police say they're following some substantial leads. >>> a boy is recovering after being attacked by pit bulls in northwest. police found three dogs attacking the boy. one officer fired at the animals to stop the attack. all three pit bulls were killed. the victim was taken to a hospital and is expected to be okay. >>> barbara walters is recovering after falling at an inauguration party. she slipped last night at the home of britain's ambassador to the u.s. she is said to be alert and talking. not clear yet when she'll be

we have five bikes now.eed five more, 10 rider autos why are you so interested in there this? >> we have drivers anyway. it's a lok yeah yal guy. mags knit about africa and bikes. >> the co-founder and his wife trying to buy a property at cape point to build a permanent campsite them. live in slum skprz poor. fertile ground plans to build a sister shop at the site. >> i want to start a mobile unit there. so they'd be able to do repairs and we'd be able to sustain our camp autos they'll ship bikes from any company locations. he's very optimistic about the partnership with our fertile ground. >> this is how we met. we're hoping to snend thousands to the community there. >> i just checked with robert shai. he said ken martin is donating 15 bicycles so far. you can log on to our web site for more about both programs. >> and nfl playoff fever griping the bay area, 49er tickets went on sale, selling .ckets went on sale, selling faster than0@aá/ a sandhya forecast. number of seats available was really limited. fan

as the bike speeds away, ron tumbles along the ground.oesn't seem possible that he's not only survived the accident, he can stand up and has barely a scratch on him. >> i thanks the lord that i'm still here with minor injuries, not too bad. >> i saw him shortly after. he drove his pickup truck back to the start line. >> i do plan to run again. i still want the 200-mile-an-hour record. this is part of the game here and it's just a matter of time before you get in a wreck. >> you would think ron might have learned his lesson and given up racing, but only two weeks after his spectacular wipeout he's back at it, showing up at el mirage dry lake for another shot at the record. mark brazzo is there and isn't at all surprised to see ron. he's very successful, very fast. there was no way he was not getting back on that motorcycle. >> but ron has a new worry. track conditions don't look good. >> it's all broken up. i don't like riding in that loose stuff. it can get kind of squirrely. track conditions would definitely be better. >> but ron is not

biking is big in d.c., so much so that the wildly popular bike share program in the city has turned into largest program in the country, but is everybody playing by the rules? >> do you pay attention to all the traffic rules? you stop at the red lights? >> no. >> reporter: you don't stop? >> not always. >> reporter: our cyclists are technically vehicles obeys traffic signals? a quick sample on the road today shows there's still work to be down. d.c. is plans more bike lanes along roads like illinois avenue that has some neighborhood groups concerned about cyclists obeys traffic laws. here at the washington area bicyclist association there's an understanding that some cyclists do need to do a better job. it's especially important that folks act predictably, and the easiest way is to follow the traffic lays. >> reporter: bike leaders make the points that drivers often need to do more to share the road. in any event, city leaders are looking for ways to continue to education cyclists, even offering classes. >> we teach adults and children how to bike and teach pedestrian safety in the schoo

those who want to bike, and particularly with the separated preference bike lanes inserted there, there'soing to be a market increase in the number of bikers. the point about biking, and you are the growing example, but we see it all over the place. we see it in long beach, california. we see it in minneapolis where it's freezing. it's that as a planner or designer, you're weary to say, "build it and they will come." that's said a lot of times, and it's wrong. the experience in america with bike lanes is absolutely a build it and they will come situation. you have bicyclists wanting to be real bicyclists waiting for the facility, particularly the nervous ones among them, waiting for the separated lane to make the choice made here in portland to join that group to, you know, i used to -- i used to advocate a lot against bike lanes because they made streets wider, and back then, no one biked anyway, but i changed tunes on that because of what i seen happen here. >> [inaudible] >> he asked if big city and small town are different? i never thought of it and weary to discuss things i have not

with the bike study. they usually do bare things and smart trains and all of that. >> mineta transportation institute is a federally-funded research and technology transfer organization funded by the feds and the state. private funding as well and they focus on surface transportation issues. so it can be braille, it could be cars, bus, or bicycling as well. >> uh-huh. >> and they saw bicycling was of increasing interest to cities and looks like the safety issues. so, as you're the lead investigator and he asked me to write a chapter on this. >> okay. >> she -- so, how did you conduct the study? >> it was a sorry have a of best practices of other cities in the u.s. >> oh. >>> we focused primarily in the u.s. and worked on what is working and not working to improve safety in the realm of education. people talk about the five es of how to affect -- effect trains and transportation, whether it's engineering or design and education reach outing to folks letting them know how to behave. enforcement, having poli

the bike back in gear, and that's all he remembers.rifying results are caught on camera. >> i don't remember getting closer to the ramp. i don't remember shifting the motorcycle. i don't remember getting closer and closer and positioning myself for the jump. i don't remember any of that stuff. and i certainly don't remember the helicopter ride that, you know, sent me to scripps memorial hospital, which is where i woke up a day or two later. >> bubba breaks a lot of bones, not to mention a state of the art helmet. >> that's a $1,000 kevlar indy car helmet. very lightweight, very space age technology material. you are not supposed to break those things. that motorcycle helmet was broken in three different places, but it saved my life. >> saves his life but barely. >> i had a major head injury. i had bleeding on the brain. i crushed my right shoulder, broke the collarbone and my shoulder blade in the back. i broke all my ribs, i punctured both lungs, ruptured spleen, i shattered my pelvis, and i broke six vertebrae in my back and one in m

there is no bike lane that currently exists. the changes are not minor alterations because onstreet parking will be removed, concrete plantares and buffers added and a commute lane added -- during commute hours. in order to rely on a categorical exemption agency must provide substantial echedz thaevidence that the project is within the exempt category. they have not conducted a transit analysis that cover the second area and cumulative impacts only rhetoric. the city has a duty to investigate the impacts a project will have. categorical exemptions are not absolute. an exemption must be denied if there is reasonable possibility of a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. or if, quote, significant cumulative impacts from projects of the same type will result. this plan will cause significant direct secondary and cumulative impacts, increase delays on oak, fell, and intersecting streets due to direct and secondary parking impacts, signal timing changes amounted cumulative impact on traffic and public sa

to promote biking. it's another thing to get people's blood boiling. >> everybody has to follow the rules. >> you have to share the road. >> do you know the highway traffic lights? >> don't yell at me! >>> new technology to protect trains from terrorist attacks. >> there is substantially less damage. >> that's really interesting. >> see the difference when the trains go boom. >> whoa! >>> and aliens are communicating. >> and they're using babies! >> and it really sounds like she's saying >>> all right, everybody. best of "rtm" time. a bonus video on our website that steven's going to tell you about. >> it's cold, icy and snowy. a maintenance worker is out there making it easier for us to get around. who better to give them a shout-out than elvis himself? you see him here. known at darren "graceland" jones, giving a shout-out to maintenance workers tells us what they go through. ♪ something they don't need is another cold night with a road to clean ♪ >> check this out at our website and click on -- >> be

and we've really enjoyed accessing the event by riding bikes every year, we use the bikes in the past few years we've used the extra bike racks that have been provided. i want to say that we're really comforted knowing another planet is in charge and control of organizing this event. they've been wonderful stewards of our neighborhood and i think they set a standard for organization by which we measure all other events that happen in our neighborhood. since moving into the sunset there's been a lot of action to museums have been renovated and reopened. * two lots of other concerts, sporting events, and upon reflection we think that each organization is admirable and the standard by which all should be measured. from communication and transportation, getting people out thereby transportation or bikes, the free smut shuttle they just added last year, the number of bike racks they added as well * to the vibrant activity in the local businesses, some of the local restaurants in our neighborhood, certainly staying open later for festival goers there late at night. finally, i'm blown away t

the first week we had a lady return her bike, i don't want to buy my bike from that guy.tandable. but overall, what we've seen is we've seen a lot of people that still want to come here and still take pictures and there are still supporters of lance, the person. >> reporter: and suzanne, the pictures of lance armstrong, the seven tour de france jerseys, still on the wall. craig stalely says they have no intention of bringing those down in any way. they'll leave them up there. >> ed, thank you. >>> during his 2005 deposition, armstrong denied, denied, denied. we'll listen to the entire deposition as our special coverage continues. aig? we said we were going to turn it around, and we did. woman: we're helping joplin, missouri, come back from a devastating tornado. man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we're now leaner, and focused on what we do best. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. ai