own bikes to bike if they don't want their bike with them all day. bike sharing program have been known to lower auto use. in paris it reduced traffic 5% the first year. in china 78 owners use bicycles previously done by cars. they are good for neighborhoods and businesses and encourage short trips to communities. san francisco will take part in a bike sharing program program, a regional program that will serve as a small portion of the downtown core of san francisco. this is initially 35 stations and bikes located from mid-market to the embarcadero and this is only a first step and we need to move quickly to enact a full larger city wide program. other cities nationwide are also starting bike share programs with more bikes and more stations. new york city will include 300 stations and 5500 bikes. chicago will have 400 bikes and 400 bikes and portland a city with two thirds of our population will have 75 stations and 7500 bikes. i don't want to see san francisco fall behind and we know this type of program requires a certain size in order to ensure i

where is bike sharing? this is a map from a uc berkeley team that i updated and the red dots represent these systems and blue ones are older systems and library sharing and these i put in and what is happening in the united states over the last few years is primarily the east and the mid-west. there isn't a lot of action in the west but we should see things change dramatically in 2013. why is bike sharing important? i work at the mta and we see it as a complementary mode and relieves transit and it's affordable. a annual pass is $85 and if you use the system for 30 minutes and it's free. i don't know any other mode where it costs you a hundred bucks and free from there on out. it's proven quite safe. data from other systems contrary to perhaps -- what intuition would tell you users are involved in fewer collisions, at a collision rate lore than the bicycling population at large. it's healthy. it's clean healthy transportation and deals with the health effects. it doesn't emit toxins and it allows customers

what would be the cost of going from that 350 bike level to the thousand bike? and then do you anticipate doing that as part of an airborne program or on a -- >> the costs are a little difficult to pin down, but my estimate is that we would need another 3 to $4 million to expand to a thousand bikes in san francisco. as i say, it's difficult to pin down because it depends on a number of things, not least of which is system revenue. so, we expect that we're funding this, but also expect that it would have revenue from user memberships and then user fees as well. we don't actually know exactly how much money the system is going to generate, so, we don't know exactly how much public money needs to be put in with that. and then -- so, that's the [speaker not understood]. and, so, as the system generates funding, then public funding, there's no need to use it for operations and maintenance. but operations and maintenance would not likely pay for the capital cost. >> and in terms of -- do you anticipate that we would still be participating in the airborne program for a

we can see a quarter of the children in elementary school walk and bike -- walk and bike to and from school. that 23% of the students live within a half a mile. another 19% live within a half mile to mile buffer, and that is actually over the buffers that are sort of the rule of thumb of how far a child could walk or bike to school. so, we still have a lot more families that we could be working with. >> anna, earlier you said there's about 40 to 50% of the population, 40 years ago walk to school. and then -- >> nationwide. >> and then 15% today nationwide walk. but it looks like san francisco has double -- >> we're higher than the national average for sure. >> okay. >> we're at -- i think due to -- this is my personal opinion. due to san francisco's density, we don't -- we have schools located within the city whereas a lot of other nations, the schools are being located outside of the city buffers because that's cheaper land and it's harder to walk or bike. >> and i know commissioners campos and former president for the school board yee and kim know that focus more on or proximity to

i'm too nervous to actually bike on the street without the bike lane so i go on the sidewalk which also isn't really safe for me or the pedestrians on that sidewalk. i try to go carefully but we are waiting for you guys to take the steps necessary to make that bike lane a reality and, you know, they are getting older and they need the safety that you can provide on those lanes. so i hope that you can find a way to expedited the full implementation of those bike lanes and also consider all the families that are biking in the city and make our safety and priority and not to let voices of people advocating take that away from us. >> next speaker. >> don turner, mitchell berry. >> good afternoon. good to see you again. my name is don turner and i'm with the association and also working with the neighboring merchants in our safe street coalition. on the 18th we did have mr. ruskin come to our meeting and being very concerned about the plans of polk street and that would be a drastic reduction in parking on polk street which would change the quality of life for both the merchants and resident

i'm speaking regarding the oak street bike lane. so in regards to that, i would like to paint a brief picture of what it's like for someone coming eastbound on the panhandle headed towards downtown, the mission, etc. so you come to the end of the panhandle and you can go north and you have to go over some hills and ride to a small block south to oak street which is where the bike lane would be. the speed limit is 30 miles per hour, but i would say it's more of a suggestion than what actual occurs on oak street. furthermore with the timing of the lights, essentially once the cyclist has completed the turn, there is a path of vehicles that are just about to come through that intersection. when they do, there is this, you hear a 4 lanes of traffic barreling towards you just after you turn into the street and you have about three blocks to go. i understand there is private construction. anything that would speed this along would dramatically improve the safety of the cyclist. >> next speaker? herbert weiner and winston. >> herbert weine

bike maker specialized rolled out the turbo electric bike complete with its own built-in motor for extra power and to make your trip to work a little less of a sweat. >> it's about smooth so you can beat all of your friends while wearing jeans and for me girly shoes. >> it's a high end bike for those of you who really don't want a car. it's very pricey, starting at $5900, a steep premium for the extra charge. >> automatic up to your office, sit at your desk, it will are have a travel charger that's nice an compact, you can plug it, put it in a drawer if you got it, let it go all day. when you're ready to go, come back in, slides in, it's in place. >> if you love to bike and don't mind paying for extra power, the turbo might be for you. a sleem new way to get where you're going with an added kick. >> all right again it is expensive. it will be available in a week. if you're thinking hey no car, maybe just a bike. >> can we borrow yours. >> sure. >> thanks with. we have another update on our breaking news. we have new ground shots from our photographer on the scene. a car into a house, act

you've got the bike lane, but you also have the bus stops. you also have to -- consideration how the striping is going to interfering with the bus stops because it should not, especially when you have someone like myself or someone in a wheelchair who has to get on or disembark at a bus stop when you've got the green striping here for the bike lane. thank you very much. >> thank you, ms. sacks. anyone else in the public that would like to speak on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. [gavel] >> colleagues, can we move this forward with a positive recommendation without objection? >> so moved. >> thank you. [gavel] >> thank you. ms. cheng, please call the next item. >> item 5, recommend programming $1,175,104 in cycle 3 lifeline transportation program surface transportation program funds to the san francisco municipal transportation agency's eddy and ellis traffic calming improvement project. this is an action item. >> thank you. and colleagues, we have a powerpoint as well in front of us. supervisor kim. >> thank you, commissione

a new bike that you might not want to share. it is called the turbo made by specialized bikes. it comes with a built in electric motor that does some of the pedaling for you. >> it is about smooth speed so you can beat your friends while wearing jeans and girlie shoes. >> this bike is for me. >> i kind of like this. it does not come cheap. it costs about $6,000. a bike for people who don't want a car but have to commute to work. it will go on sale this week. that is a very fancy bicycle. >> you want to pull our money together for this? >> maybe a good tax deduction. you never know these days. >> perfect weather to be outside cycling. >>> temperatures have cooled off quite a bit from 10 to 20 degrees. down to 76 at livermore. 73 in san jose and struggled to get out of the 60s up in the north bay. 63 in santa rosa. 68 in san francisco. let's get a look at the marine layer extensive at the immediate coast line, the peninsula and the coast. we head throughout tonight continually giving us foggy conditions. we are going to track that coming up. let's look at where it is the coolest.

the bike is called stupid tall for good reason. you can see it takes richie trimble, the rider of the bike to get in the saddle. climbing it like scaffolding, it's 14 1/2 feet tall. >> why? why is there a bike this tall? what do you need this for? >> it's obviously a statement, a bit of an art piece, a customized bike that you can ride around. you can see people around him look like ants as he's trying to ride this thing. the chain itself, 32 1/2 feet of chain. >> does this thing have training wheels? >> it does not have training wheels. that's what i'm wondering, he must have something to help him keep the bike up. but no. >> what kind of protective gear can you possibly wear -- can he fit under the bridge? >> he barely fits under the bridge. >> he says there was about two inches under the bridge. he said the bridge started to narrow down as he starts to get through it. >> that's awesome. what it looks like they make the bike out of. >> he started with a huffy frame and the rest was made out of a steel tubing. it took him 12 hours

own bikes to bike if they don't want their bike with them all day. bike sharing program have been known to lower auto use. in paris it reduced traffic 5% the first year. in china 78 owners use bicycles previously done by cars. they are good for neighborhoods and

one of the main goals of the project is to improve bike and pedestrian safety. collision rates for bike and pedestrians along polk is higher and one of the higher incident cord ridors in the city and because of the neighborhood commercial of it there is a lot of pedestrian activity and because of the relatively flat -- topography it's a major bike route and they will be doing repaving around 2014 to be able to make these safety i am improvements and generally enhance what's already a great and very rich neighborhood and unique neighborhood commercial area. we did develop a number of conceptual proposals for how to make these kind of i am improvements on polk and they were done with public input from an extensive community outreach process that include 2 rounds of public meetings, 6 walking tours and we are doing online surveys and meeting with small merchants to get feedback from local residents and business owners and we have been looking at ways to the extend that anyone of the proposals would reduce parking on polk which is a concern from the neighborhood and

and we want to create bike clubs for middle and high school use, teach them how to repair bikes, build bikes and teach them how to ride them safely in the streets. this is an example we'd like to do at thurgood marshall. we have not reached out to that school yet, but that's the proposal we'd like to do. and also connecting walking and biking to transit. so many of those children are actually taking muni already. for the encouragement deliverables, there's a number of things we'd like to keep the same. of course walk to school day and bike to school week. although we're talking about sort of a safe routes to school celebration in the spring. celebrating all the achievements that a school has done over the course of the year. continuing primarily continuing walking, school buses he and biking train. organizing contests and promotional items in the school. we also want to create to your point, supervisor campos, we want to create transportation demand to tailor to each school. so, giving them data on [speaker not understood] school, available to altria parents and caregivers in multiple

we'll show you john on this bike. >>> and you might want to get that bike ride in today.emperatures are comfortable. we're in the 50s and 60s this weekend the 90s return. we'll let you know how long that near report warmth will last when nbc bay area comes right back. (sir can-a-lot) good day, ma' lady. i am sir can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! (male announcer) break the monotony. visit spam.com. >>> welcome back. a bill aimed at legalizing sports betting has cleared another hurdle. it just passed in the senate committee. the bill would allow betting on most sports except for college athletics. local universities, including stanford and uc system, asked the senate committee earlier to drop the plan saying ncaa does not allow states with single game betting to host national championships. other opponents say 25% of gamblers and treatment programs are sports betters and this would make the problem worse. but casinos say californians are already betting in nevada and this would just keep the money in state where

so the total price of the bikes is a cool $1 million. but that is the cheap part.the administration, will swell the budget to $7 million. and that is long before the agency fulfills its dream of launching 6-10,000 bike. >> we are looking looking for strategies strategies. >> the project manager. >> when you get off of the train you will have another option for getting from the train station to wherever you are going. >> it could cost another $10 a day to ride the bikes. does it have an estimate of the number of people who would use these bikes instead? does it have an estimate on how much the air pollution might get reduced? >> what will the reductions be in the bay area? >> reporter: no. mixed results. >> i am planning on buying a bike. >> he test drove a poteo type of the $1,000 bicycles. >> i think that would be great because then i wouldn't have to buy my bike. >> he was more skeptical. >> i think that is ridiculous. >> it will take a year or two before the bikes show up on streets. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we are going to post this special report o

bike sickle task force will discuss funding for that program and the next step for bikes on b.a.r.t., they will preview bike accommodations on new trains as well. it is open to the public. >> the cal women taking a shot at the final four tonight, the first time ever they have done this. they beat lsu on saturday advancing to cal's very first elite school -- that was the first time they were ever in the elite eight in school history. tonight, they play the lady bulldogs from georgia, the same team that knocked off stanford on saturday night. tonight's game goes off at 6:30 in spokane, washington. >>> the world champion giants step on the field to defend their world series title. >>> the giants start opening day in los angeles taking on the rival dodgers. matt cain doing the duties on the mound. starting the defense of their world title. it goes off on 1:00. just because it is out on the road doesn't mean you can't watch the game with a whole bunch of giants fans. hosting a pre-season opener viewing party. >> the a's start their season at home against division rivals, the seattle marine

. >> the next one is bike sharing and i think maybe we've given a few updates along the way but just a few weeks back the area quality management district proceeds authorizes them to share throughout the bay area the contract is for a total of 7 hundred bikes 350 will be in san francisco the rest will be down the cal train corridor so very much a pilot and used to evaluate the benefit of bike share in terms of getting more people on the bikes and out of their car giving people more options how to make short trips in the city. although the time it's taken this pilot up and going i think many other cities have already gone past proofing the concept this pilot program was initial ly meant to be 500 bikes but because of funding constraints it's only 7 hundred but we will be reaching out to our regional partners to see if we can get that number up to a thousand. and look to expand we're very confidence that as every other city that's tried this it will be very successful. the good news is the contract is finally awarded and the bikes should be in place and operational by august so a great

the blue bike hits a ground and leaves a long scrape mark on the pavement. he narrowly missing orunning ovr his buddy's head and it looks like they pick up the pieces and move on. you have to imagine, not feeling so hot after this. >> you can see the bare skin rubbing against the asphalt. good he was wearing a helmet. look how hard he slammed his head against the road. >>> surveillance video are becoming more and more important in the attempt to find and identify suspects. this one is surveillance video from a gas station, this green camaro pulls up to fill up and you see a scion pulling up in front of them as the people in the green car go about their business out of that scion come three men with guns. they ask them to get on the ground. they steal whatever is on their person and then they get away. the reason we're watching this video, one of the three suspects was later found shot dead. >> oh, my gosh. >> that suspect is 22 years old, christopher devan white, and police are hoping someone recognizes the other two men to try and figure out what happened.

she wanted a bike. >> unbeknownst to her parents, the family was like we goto get gracie a bike.heco is a volunteer for make a wish. frank hanson. called gracie's parents about make a wish. her dad said absolutely not. there's more kids out there who need more than gracie does. and i said, well, i can respect that. but we got to do something for her. >> guess what? >> they got her a bike. >> gracie got a bike. >> it was like one of those awesome beach cruisers that have the full seat and you control the steering with your feet rather than with arms. >> even though she was born without arms, her mom says she draws and paints and does lots of stuff on her own. >> very emotional. just amazing. family friend, everyone involved. thanks to everyone. appreciate it. and i hope that this is just the beginning for gracie. letting nothing stop her. >>> a horrifying scene at an apartment in istanbul, turkey. you immediately see flames and smoke bursting out of the front windows of this apartment and you quickly notice that there is a woman hanging out her apartment window. that's about four

bike. the bikes in morgan hill, it come s with a built in electr motor. it gives you a little boost. >> it's about speed, you can all of a sudden beat your friends. >> biking in heels, sounds great, but costs $6,000. the bike will go on sale this week, so pedal over there. we will be back with sports in a moment. >> the sports desk, this come back stuff for the giants is exhausting, they had a thrilling come back at at&t park against the diamond backs, let's get out there and check this out the rub arer match -- rubber match, top of the tenth. ross, we have ducks on the pond, sack fly, held on to win. rubber match between the a's from fenway, red sox up one, two outs, jed lowry down the line, it was called foul, but upon further review, a fan may have interfered. >> melvin argued to no avail, and then lowry swings at strike three, and that hurt. red sox hang on 6-five. hockey, sharks, coyotes, phoenix up 1-0 in the first period. and this is deflected in by a shark. oh, sharks down 2-0, go t

a lack of a post, supervisor breed mentioned on top of the post, there were children riding in the bike street lane. i was delighted to see them with their little helmets. but i notice when you got to the panhandle, i noticed there wasn't sufficient signage for them to realize and they kept riding into traffic with the cars. my point is that we'll be able to talk about signage particularly for that transition in the future. >> anyone else? okay. >> moving on, directors report. >> good afternoon, chairperson, members of the board and members of the public and staff. i have a number of things to address today as part of my report and as we always do at the first meeting of each month, we'll start with special recognition awards. so first, i want to ask miss reynolds to come forward with mr. bondey and she's welcome to come forward and bring her family. i know when people are thinking about here are thinking about the expertise in terms of bike and pedestrian safety with her policy work here in san francisco but we are actually recognizing her today for a different skill she brings to the

keep investing more in more biking. >> the bike barometer is expected to be installed by the end of the month. >>> paper or plastic will not be an option in stores in much of san mateo county starting monday. new laws take effect in dozens of cities in unincorporated areas banning plastic bags at pharmacies, grocery stores and convenience stores and other stores. carry your own bag. you will have to pay a time apiece for paper bags. >>> the exploratorium reopened in its new home right on the bay. last night people gathered at pier 15 to watch the multimedia performance including a big light show. ♪[ music ] >> i think it's great. i love the location of the new exploratorium right on the water. really wonderful. >> the new exploratorium is three times the size of the old building at the palace of fine arts with 150 new exhibits for visitors to touch, play and invent. don't forget to check out the free outdoor exhibits like the fog bridge which connects the two piers. cool. >> yes, the fog bridge cracks me up because you can look at any of our bridges most of the time and see the same

>> the second option we are calling the market street bike way. and this particular option we would have a cycle track, a divided track and the design is still to be decided. and we would have buses, and everything back and forth. part of the cons to this is that even though there is a cycle track, there is no continuous bicycle facility. when we get to some of the pinch points at the bike portals and some of the larger islands we will need to vere off into a shared lane of traffic. it also limits the size of the street light zones and we would need to move back the curbs, and make lessen some of the work and it would also involve a lot more money in terms of a lot more permanent changes to the street. but there is definitely pros to this as well. having the bicyclists separate, would make it easier if you are on the one of the challenges is that over 250,000 people, use market street every day. on top of that, over a third of the muni lines are on market street. it is hard to do something when you have so much going on. and the idea is to figure

providing customers the unique hop on, hop off ability to pick up a bike at one location and drop it off at another. i am excited to be a co-sponsor to these new bike locations at the east entrance of golden gate park located at alvers lake and at a small portion of the ocean beach parking lot which will connect the existing locations. the added locations will make it even more attractive for visitors and residents to travel by bike in san francisco. they will provide a valuable public amenity in our parks and they will activate the space as they serve. district 5's all bert lake in particular is a site which has been troubled with ongoing safety issues for years. ~ i have been working with the recreation and parks department, the san francisco police department and community based organizations which provide social services to provide more responsible solutions which will make the area safer, more family friendly and more inviting entrance to one of the greatest parks in the world. this proposal is a low impact way to bring positive activity to the albert lake area and is part of a

i had ridden my bike down there and i left my bike and ended up running away with people and walked to cambridge. later i went to get my bike right at the line of the crime scene, and i was really surprised as someone who has moved here recently from new york, i was surprised to see the boston's non-reaction and non-curiosity as to what was happening at 9:00 last night. there were tons of police officers doing a professional job, turning people from the crime scene but i couldn't believe how few people were out to see what was happening or to sort of meet their neighbors in this odd situation. i'm sure, sure that's what people would be doing in new york. there was none of that. today has been consistent. i've been in cambridge most of the day, and it feels like another world almost. i haven't seen any signs about it. i haven't--like i work with kids, and no kids mentioned anything about it today. >> michael: right, i just felt last night there was a bit of fear too, going back to the scene. what was that like? were you afraid that you weren't going to get your bike? did people question

>> vta partnering with local bike shop this a big gave way to promote this year's bike to workday on may >> check out our web site for information on how to enter that connest. >> yes. the deadline is 5:00 p.m. so get that in now. >> that is going to do it for us. >> for all intents and purposes,