my name is brian weedenmeyer, and i'm the chairman of the san francisco bicycle coalition. i'm not here this afternoon to defend the sfmta. i think the record shows frequently we've been among its harshest critics, in asking them to do more, to be more responsive, to do more outreach in our neighborhoods, and to make the streets safer for all users. i'd like to present the letter that we presented on above of our 10,000 members and on san francisco of walk sf, and from a separate letter that was sent to you from the san francisco chamber of commerce urging you to continue the consideration of this charter amendment. the short version and consolidated version of that is we do not deny there are problems within the sfmta that needs to be fixed. this is not the solution. this charter brings a sledgehammer to a problem where a scalpel is needed. i cannot emergency a scenario in which we create two city departments that does not further bloat our city's budget and create more waste and inefficiency. i think the changes that we need are doable within our current framework of one