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 seen by? -- 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 board

other cities around the country are also starting bike share programs with significantly more bikes. and i want to make sure that san francisco keeps pace with our brother and sister cities around the country. new york city will include 300 stations and 5500 bikes in its pilot. chicago will include 400 stations and 4,000 bikes. portland, a city with two-thirds of our population, will include 75 stations and 750 bikes. this pilot in san francisco needs to move aggressively to the next step and i look forward to working with the mta and with the bike community and others to make that happen. one of the issues that we must address, of course, is funding. we all know that transit funding is scarce. bike share programs offer an opportunity to engage private partnerships with businesses who can help underwrite these programs. for example, barclays bank ha sponsored london bike share program and that has been an extremely successful program throughout that huge city. and new york city and los angeles will be launching their city-wide bike sharing programs with no public funding by engaging

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

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

bart has been toying with the idea of allowing bikes. in august, the test is on fridays allowing people to bring bikes on during peak commute times and decided the -- they needed to do more tests f you look you can see there is someone bringing a bicycle in. going to take that bike down stairs of course because they're not allowed on escalators. this is what you're going to be seeing more of. bart decided to do a test on every day of the week because fridays were slow. after doing a survey during august they figured out the public was split about half folks in favor after loug more bikes on bart. about half guessed. so they want to make sure there are spots you can go if you just want to get away from bicycles. now we did ride bart and one of the folks was riding bart with his boy bike and told us it's worth while and he wants to see more bikes on bart. >> there is always been room. you know? it's just a matter of people being respectful to each other. and he is smeshlly with boks being respectful to other aeng passengers. >> now bart sa

doors. >> it's hard for a handicapped person to get around bikes. >> bike folks have options, but handicap people don't so that's another thing. >> bart is realigning the train seats on all cars to make more spees around the doors and this week the front cars are reserved for passengers only during commute hours. as for running bike-only cars, fleet officials say that's impossible. >> all of our fleet is out and running on a typical day. there's some cars in for maintenance but the trains are pretty much at the full length all the time. >> bart officials say encouraging bike use will also help their parking lot situation. usually they are full. now, after this week's biking proom they're going to present a report and reck men diagnosis toth bart board. if you want to weigh in, you can fill out a survey and leave comments on their web site at bart.gov. reporting live. ktvu channel 2 news. >> if you find hailing a cab in san francisco a vexing problem, there may soon be an app for that. ahead in our net news segment, if effort to get cabs to your door quicker than before. >>> two people are

, but only if that bike works. it is a concept that is taking root both figuratively and tonight literally. >> let me tell you a little bit about good karma bikes. >> reporter: when jim gardner shakes the story of good karma bikes -- >> we provide safe, reliable bicycle transportation for people in need. >> reporter: of how it began and what it does to change lives -- >> it's about giving people a second chance, an opportunity. >> reporter: the idea quickly finds a place in people's hearts. a place on the map, though, is something good karma never had, at least until now. >> i think i can fix it. >> reporter: when we first met jim gardner, he was working out of a van, setting up and taking down his mobile bike shop every saturday in front of san jose's homeless shelter. >> what's your name, sir? >> reporter: still, he knew he was on to something. knew that fixing the bikes of homeless and teaching them how to do it themselves was something worthwhile. >> staggering number of people who use a bicycle to get to work.

the bike trip making has been growing very significantly over the last decade, and bike collisions have also increased. unfortunately the collision rate isn't going up but we want to see it go down so that is a goal of future investment in the bike system. this is a map from mta's pedestrian strategy, and what it shows is so-called high injury density corridors and those corridors that experience the most pedestrian collisions and severe and fatal pedestrian collisions in absolute terms and what we know that the downtown and the soma and the inner mission experience the greatest volumes of pedestrian collisions, are most frequently involved in the sites of collisions. we also know that in terms of the pedestrian rates the southeast part of the city, 19th avenue, the southern part of san francisco, has the greatest risk for pedestrian collisions and so that's a matter of comparing the number of collisions that happen to the number of pedestrians. there are fewer pedestrians, but greater risk for collisions. and then finally public outreach that we have been doing throughout the update ha

park his bike and a bike rack and then get on board.e rest of the week and the writer can take his bike on any train. it is a pilot program that bart has instituted for this week. in fact, they tried back in august on fridays only. there are some restrictions. what they want is to make sure there is still plenty of room for passengers. on the crowded train they are asking not to put there by on. they are reserving the first three cars for non bike riders also carry your bike up the stairs do not act as a letter that is the request. the hope is that an increase riders ship by allowing bikes on bart. i had a chance to talk to a bart director earlier this morning. he talked about the proposed plan. >> it is to better serve our passengers. from bicycling is a growing mold in the bay area. we're following on the model that new york city and the laws and laws of boys and adopted. we are examining can we allow bikes during all hours. >> it is just this week only this week as part of a pilot program. they can take the information they gather th

this will allow us to move ahead on the bike plans. on the one time finding the capital funds is proposing a fund that would give us 1 hundred 20 million and that will be in 2014 as well as another $113 million. so nearly 8 hundred millions that wouldn't be there otherwise. it will be on the ballot in 2013 and as well some general alternative support from the general budget. that's what's going forward to the board and the mayor. i want to say aside from the paying off all of these are important investments but they don't fully fund the bike strategy or the pedestrian strategy but at any time a significant step forward it's lee better than zero. i'm very pleased. we'll see how it fairs through the next step is that it gets reviewed and approved. i hope by the board of supervisors this month or next month and there's work to be done between now and 2014 to realize those revenues. and this framework it is april there's a lot of vetting to be done weigh also informed the mayor's task force this is the task force i mentioned in the state o

the seller arrives with the bike. but first they make sure it's really the stolen bike. >> roger. we're coming. >> reporter: it is. and detectives try to decipher how this guy who goes by the name alif i ended up with it. >> where did they get it? >> i don't know. >> reporter: but they can't prove that he stole it. so they confiscate the bike. >> got another bike off the streets. >> reporter: and they cut him loose. relieved he's not going to jail alfy says that craigslist is the best thing to happen to him. >> it's the american dream. have your own business at home. >> they're letting you off. none of them think you didn't know you were dealing in a stolen bike. >> when i bought it and checked the numbers and find out how much it was worth i knew it wasn't a cheap give away. >> reporter: craigslist is a booming marketplace where regular people make honest deals to sell everyday things but it's also the pawnshop for stolen goods. >> our pawnshops in portland are well regulated. we don't have a lot of property going through pawnshops. >> reporter: their unit grew out of an overwhel

so in your protected bike lane i don't have to stop. it would make it easier to move for automobiles off of market street. and we still have one of our busiest bus lines. did you have a question? >> before you move on to your final phase of the presentation. just some questions about the 3 options. do you have a sheet which has a relative costs that you could provide to us for the 3 options? and if i'm reading it correctly in comparing the market street options the shared bike assess and the bicycle tracks which requires the curb changes etc. the bicycle track option is approximately a 10 percent more expensive than the shared bike options. am i reading that correctly? >> yeah, that's correct. >> that's actually very encouraging if one were to take the position to take the bicycle path is a good thing. i know with one of the down sides to having that bicycle track as opposed to the shared lane is the costs of the shared lanes but the cost 10 percent is not a dramatic enable >> yeah, that's correct and there's costs obviously going to mi

it's going to launch its' second bikes-on-board pilot program.and try to find more room for bikes on >> they would be perhaps a better idea with so many people on bikes. they should have a place on bart. it is going to try out the idea of letting riders bring their bikes on board during peak commute hours. >> "starting next week which is a week long pilot, where we will allow bikes on board during peak commute hours of 7am-to 9amthen later between 4:30pm and 6:30pmthere is one exception bart estimates around 5% of are bike ridersmost of them station in berkeleybike riding is so popular herethis 7-space bike rack taking their 2-wheelers onboard next week.not an room for you program bikes will be allowed on all trains.however during peak commute hours.the first 3- bart-cars.are off limits for a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held on march 25th these are the state's first new highway tunnels to open mateo county. the twin tunnels are along a treacherous stretch of tunnels necessary. they cost 439 million dollars -- and took seven coming up. your [ female announcer ] now get high speed

bike in the bike lane. >> bike lanes are designated lanes just for bicyclists.ity's traffic rules and regulations, section 4-12 states that all bike riders must use the bike lane if provided. >> you're busting my balls. i'm doing the world a favor riding my bike. it's pouring rain out here. >> i showed him there's a car double parked there, pull that guy over. why are you picking on me? >> look at this guy double parked in a bus lane. you're not giving them a tick. he said, i'll catch up with them next. >> then he officer hands over the ticket. >> once he handed me the hict ticket, have a nice day. there was no arguing after that point. >> you're a bicyclist, so it's anywhere from $10 up to $130 depending on your record. it's not riding in the bicycle lane. >> casey's fine turns out to be $50. he pleads guilty and pays the fine, but the story doesn't end there. >> the summons was for riding outside of the bike lanes. so i thought it'd be funny to show what happened if you always ride in the bike lanes and follow that law to a ridiculous degree. >> to make his po

we saw one bike compromise this morning who is testing out the bikes on bart's test program, here is what he had to say. >> i think they should be allowed. they should be able to. >> reporter: why do you feel that way? >> because i ride a bike. >> reporter: meantime other passengers may not be so happy. this test is important and it will affect riding conditions in the future if and when it becomes implemented. they will try to make more room in there and they also say they want the public's input on when a plan is actually implemented. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time now 6:38, more, that is part of the traffic i can. >>> all right, start again highway 4 a little bit of slow traffic coming up over the hill and it is not really slow but you will see some slowing and it will be slow in antioch. also the morning commute will be slow at the bay bridge toll plaza and it is about a 15 minute wait which is normal more this time of day and we are just getting worried on the peninsular and we don't have anymore details other than that we are trying to figure it out and com

we saw one bike compromise this morning who is testing out the bikes on bart's test program, here is what he had to say. >> i think they should be allowed. they should be able to. >> reporter: why do you feel that way? >> because i ride a bike. >> reporter: meantime other passengers may not be so happy. this test is important and it will affect riding conditions in the future if and when it becomes implemented. they will try to make more room in there and they also say they want the public's input on when a plan is actually implemented. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time now 6:38, more, that is part of the traffic i can. >>> all right, start again highway 4 a little bit of slow traffic coming up over the hill and it is not really slow but you will see some slowing and it will be slow in antioch. also the morning commute will be slow at the bay bridge toll plaza and it is about a 15 minute wait which is normal more this time of day and we are just getting worried on the peninsular and we don't have anymore details other than that we are trying to figure it out and com

. >> 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

one car for all bikes and then get your bike and go. >> reporter: i'm not sure if that idea would work but we are going to ask one of the b.a.r.t. directors about that a little later. since the pilot, b.a.r.t. is reconfiguring some trains to make more space and offer more secure bike parking. feedback is really important to guide the next steps for b.a.r.t. there is a survey that is up next. the result will go to the board of directors an then they will decide what will happen next, whether or not this may become permanent. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> it is 6:05. let's check in with meteorologist, christina loren. sunshine today. rain tomorrow. it has been so warm with the big rig of high pressure just not budging. temperatures are improving significantly. we are getting closer to average for this time of year. we have two days of winter left. first official day is wednesday. 41 degrees in livermore right now, first official day of spring. 40, gilroy, 44 in san jose. we have a beautiful day shaping up for your outdoor plans. you want to get outdoo

and the pilot program bike on bart starts today. from now until friday will be able to bring your bikes on every bart train. it's the second pilot is a success, bart staff will return to the board with a proposal for a permit changes to buy a policy. >> you may need an umbrella heading into tuesday and wednesday. we do have patchy, a cloud cover. high clouds streaming in in advance of the system. heading into the afternoon it will be a nice day. temperatures in the '60s if not low seventies. later tonight high cloud cover will continue temperatures in the '50s. if you leave for work or school. upper '30's now in santa rosa. navto is one of the cold spots. 46 in redwood city. 45 in fremont. falling the numbers into the afternoon. plenty of upper 60s in south bay. los gatos 71. 67 in san jose. to the east bay interior valleys could climb to 71 for fairfield, antioch, danville, and pleasanton. 64 in richmond. it may be a little cooler along the east bay shoreline. 62 expected in downtown san francisco. >> here is our satellite and rada

the air quality district will start with 700 bikes at 70 stations. half of the bikes will be in downtown san francisco and the other situated within a mile or two. the free bike share program is wildly popular in europe especially in london. >>> still ahead at 6:00 spring baseball here but looks different than it usually does. america's past time getting a worldly makeover next. >>> i'm jeff ranieri. we are tracking cloud cover for tonight and temperatures beginning to drop with a storm offshore. if you are getting ready for your tuesday, temperatures in the 40s to start and increasing chances of showers. i'm back with the full seven day forecast in just a few minutes. >>> in health matters first sodas and now tobacco. new york mayor is targeting under age smoking proposing a measure to keep tobacco products out of sight. cigarettes and cigars can only be seen during purchase or when a clerk is restocking. several countries have enacted a similar plan. the bill would be the first of its kind in the nation. >>> when in doubt pull them out according to

>> 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

>> just get your bike and go and you don't have to deal with the other passengers. >> reporter: the bikes can't be on the first car of the train for safety reasons. that's at all times. if this is successful, b.a.r.t. staff may go back to the board to look at permanent changes to their bicycle pol sichlt coming up later, we are going to speak with one of their directors and we will ask that question about having that solo car for it, bicycles alone. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> 5:9. major change of direction in downtown hayward literally. foothill and mission boulevard is now one-way streets and traffic will flow in a loop in the often congested five-flag area of hayward. that's from jackson street to mission boulevard to "a" street and football boulevard. they put up cones friday night redirecting traffic. the work was supposed to be completed in time for the morning commute. it is the most important part of the 238 corridor improvement project. they are reducing traffic for people who drive through hayward. hopefully, not a lot of confusion. >>> it

. >> the back lot, like a junkyard for bikes. >> and these bikes are getting fixed up by betweens.ort, they earn two wheels of their very own. >> making videos. >> they are really fun. i make the movies fun. i which i changing the world should be fun. >> raising awareness about environmental issues at home and around the world. >> plus finding common ground. >> good morning, eco -- >> meet some hopeful student getting excited about nature. >> all that and more on eco company. >> starting right now! >>> hey, thanks fortuning into eco company. >> what great day for a bike ride. >> biking in the environment, that's a great combination. >> we found one organization teaching kids about both. >> we go to see what it's all about. >> one-stop shopping for reused bikes. >> this is our main parts. wheels, forks, cranks handle bars. rows and rows of tires, and gear shifts. recycle shop in santo paolo, california has them all and then some. >> bikes, anything we have it all. >> manager andy says new or used, everything is welcome here. >> this is a

and making sure if there is an area, we understand there is a bike lane or space for bikes. but if that radius part, the 14-foot bulb out is fine and you have the roundous radius and making sure it's gracious enough of the bike lane and traffic doesn't have to cut the corner to get in there. i think if tu -- if you look at that carefully it wouldn't compromise your plaza. but if that radius has to be shrunk for right turns and that might be an area. you have an easy cross and you have the median in the middle and putting them there. that may be an area to look at if conflicts arise. >> commissioners, there is a motion and second to approve the in-kind agreement for market street. [calling roll] >> so moved. commissioners, that motion passes unanimously, 7-0. >> the commission will take a short break and resume.

keep your eyes on the bike.goes completely backward, bounces the front tire off the lip of the jump and didn't look like he got hurt. he does have a rather soft landing and really doesn't fall that far down whether you think about it, only like a foot. >> he fell when he was upside down at the bottom end of the back flip. >> yeah. looks like he is okay and running after the bike afterwards. kudos to him for trying and wearing the helmet. >>> this guy had a bit of a jump himself. he is on an mx track in switzerland. this is on caviezel's youtube channel and coming up to the hard right-hander. he forgot to go right. he skies it completely off the track. looks like he almost lands on the road. his bike looked like it was shot out of a cannon. >> some of the comments say maybe it looks like the throttle got stuck somewhere and he went straight off the berm he was supposed to turn around on. >> looks like he landed in the soft grass. >> and some say he only got a concussion but he was in the air for like four seconds

. >> bikes allowed on bart trains this week. that doesn't necessarily mean they're welcome. >> in the way they pick up two, three chairs. you can move around five. sudden lits not a good i'd wherea to have them. it's crowded. >> officials say they've reconfigured trains to try to create more space for riders. they're going to try it out this week. during the busy commute hours bikes will be aloud on board this week. >> there is some that you can see now that the areas neert car doors are much more roomier. >> riders are thrilled to be able to board whenever they want. john cole usually can't go straight home because the bike isn't allowed on board at that time. >> it makes me wait another 20 minutes. it's hard. >> bart tried allowing bikes on fridays in august. it resulted in a dead tie. >> we have 27% opposed to changing the rules and 37% for changing rules. so that is why bart needs this second test. >> officials recommend riders participate in a survey. saying the board will pay close attention to feed back. >> i think they w