with the geary, we have the third a limited which would become brt service. then we have express' services at the golden gate as well. one thing we need to incorporate is making sure those services can be accommodated within the brt segment of the busway by incorporating a passing option. we need to do more analysis of that as well as part of this next phase. commissioner maxwell: when you mention filling in, you mean actually putting in dirt and building it up so that -- a >> exactly. restoring the normal street pattern. -- >> exactly. restoring the normal street pattern. at masonic, there are two options we are about a wedding as well. we are not changing the features, however, we need to incorporate more analysis of particularly bicycle facilities in the area, which is something that came out of our analysis in the past couple of years, and also, coordination on some of the new developments, figuring out how to mitigate the potential impacts. the bicycle planning from the masonic to presidio is one of the key areas we identified as part of our analysis ove

the van ness brt is the signature project in the prop k expenditure plan. it had been identified in the countywide transportation plan of 2004 as part of our strategy for expanding rapid transit in san francisco. it is a highly rated fta small starts project. we have been rated high for cost effectiveness. it is also a regional party for the small start program. we are part of mt a's vision for rapid transit as expressed through their transit affected this project. it is an exciting project for the muni system. where we are right now is the environmental analysis and product development phase. 12%, 30% engineering. we have made a lot of progress. we have completed all the technical studies for the environmental analysis. we have completed 12% project engineering. this is what we are calling phase one in this request. we are moving on to stage two. stage two comprises additional environmental work and the initiation of 30% project development. i will go a little bit more into the scope of this effort in a moment. there is a third phase. the third phase is so

, for environmental analysis and preliminary engineering for the van ness avenue bus rapid transit (brtubject to the attached cash flow distribution schedule, and amend the brt/transit preferential streets/muni metro network 5-year prioritization program, with a commitment to appropriate $574,000 in fiscal year 2010/11 prop k funds to complete this phase of work. supervisor campos: public comments on this particular item? supervisor mirkarimi: -- public comments on this particular item? >> k is extraordinary ♪ supervisor mirkarimi: seeing a more public comments, public comment is closed. without objection, motion proceeds. next item. >> item number 11. appropriate $1,647,515 in prop k funds, with conditions, for environmental analysis for the geary bus rapid transit (brt) project, subject to the attached cash flow distribution schedule, and amend the brt/transit preferential streets/muni metro network 5-year prioritization program. supervisor mirkarimi: discussion? public comment? take your time. >> like i told you before, the bus rapid transit project on van ness and the one on geary h

brt. we will make contributions to those projects via our employees use of the transit system and our contributions to the project, as part of our entitlement process. i think i can bring the honorable experience to this committee, not only because i work for them, but because of my long standing residents, outstanding as a resident of san francisco, as a person who is very much interested in land use issues. thank you. commissioner campos: thank you. albert martin star. i'm sorry -- good morning. >> my name is cia selby. thank you for allowing me to come up here to apply for the gcac position. i am a member of a rapid transit subcommittee which is part of the riders -- transit riders union. in addition, i am a business owner. i own a business on the market and mason and turk. i have kids who go to rosa parks. so i frequently take the 38 back and forth, at least on that stretch. considering i am also the president of the lower hate merchants association -- haight merchants association, i h

with the geary, we have the third a limited which would become brt service. then we have express' services at the golden gate as well. one thing we need to incorporate is making sure those services is making sure those services can be accommodated within the

very similar to the van ness project, geary brt is identified in the countywide transportation plan and is one of the key routes identified in the transit affected this project of mt a. as we move forward, the feasibility study was adopted in 2007 to begin the eir eis. one thing i should note that is different about geary, the prop k line which specifies it must be rail-ready. we are doing more on the design work to make sure that if the decision is made to enhance rail, the physical dimensions are incorporated so we can minimize potential impact. one of the first items i should know in terms of new scope, we identified three alternative contract amendments. the contract identified only two build alternatives. similar to van ness, we are looking at three build alternatives in addition to the baseline. we have many different technical studies under way for the project. as part of the study, one thing we have identified are a couple of new areas of work that need to be focused on, moving forward. part of the design drawings, they pay focus to that,

brt is not far behind. i know that japan town is greatly waiting for this. we have a report on the low -- mobility appraising study, trailed blazing in the look at ingestion prices in california and the nation. we will have an opportunity to discuss this later in the meeting. not since the passage of proposition k has the transportation authority tried to advance another revenue generation measure that we just did in the recent ballot of proposition 8a. we received well over 55% of the vote to generate an extra $5 million per year to help us with our transit needs. last but not least we are wrapping up the year with another clean fiscal audit. this has been another productive year. i would like to thank the committee chair for his excellent work and commissioner mar for his hard work that has made this possible. i would like to thank all of you in your help in working through difficult issues. i would like to thank the authority staff for their ongoing work that has helped to make this possible. it has been an honor and privilege to serve u.s. the chair of t

trying to sort out, the amenities we need to incorporate, bicycle parking, how does one access the brt facility with their bike, as well as how we incorporate bicycle access for people who would like to ride in the geary corridor. commissioner mar: that is an important transit hub. there is the muni offices and other things, but if a target moves into the old sears facility, that would be an incredible destination spot. bike amenities and facilities, that sounds wonderful. >> another area where we identified a need for more robust analysis is what happens east of van ness. mta identified east of how long that it -- paul that could use more traffic signals -- powell that could use more traffic signals and design improvement. we saw the need to further optimize what happens east of van ness. through the course of this a valuation by mta and community feedback, we have identified a need for an even more robust scenario east of van ness. so that is a new area of the report. in terms of the current request, we have three different tasks identified. the project management and then the enviro

i believe it is the highest rated -- received the highest rating for the brt in the country. we are working closely with mta. commissioner chu: thank you. so we expect to go to the fta around 2011? >> yes. commissioner campos: in looking at the scope of work for stage two in the report, it talks about how the authority will lead the work which will be conducted by the sfmta, department of public works, parsons, and the authorities consultants. i wonder if you could say more about the interaction between these different players? >> the project team is large, but it is effective. authority is the lead at this stage. the handover to mta will happen after the informant the document is certified and position is obtained. after what we are calling stage three. however, the team includes mt a sustainable street planning staff, and now mta capital planning staff, so we have an engineering manager, staff engineer, who will be doing a lot of the work. we have an mta sustainable street staff who had done work for the project, who had done transit signal priority for the project. in addi

. >> good morning, senior planner manager, manager of the van ness brt current phase, environmental analysis, product development. that is what%, 30% engineering. van ness bus rapid transit is a signature project within the prop k expenditure plan, part of the transportation authority to recommend a strategy for rapid transit expansion in san francisco from our 2004 countywide 2000 -- transportation plan. it is a regional small starts priority in a highly rated sfta -- fta project. the project is currently in the environmental analysis, product development phase. we have made a significant amount of progress on this phase. we have completed all the technical studies in support of the anbar the document and are running the administration draft. completed 12% engineering. right now, we are on the verge of circulating the public draft of the eir, eis, identifying a preferred alternative, and initiating 35% engineering on that provocative. the request before you is to amend our contract with parsons transportation group for their portion to getting to the finish line of completing and circulate

lion dollah earmarkhewoul likeo the t >> brt se jud sends a in the crtro half h news begins [ mom ] sonted one toy this year. i want a robosan000. [ mom ] the one no one could get toy stores are reporng long lines and empty shelves. a robosan 4000. [ mo] and i mean no one. so i did most of my holida shopping on citi specials. with the money i saved i bid online -and got exactly what he wante -a robosan 4000! [ television ] introducing e new robosan 5000. [ mom ] at least for now. [ male announc ] make your happy holiday stories come true wi citi specials. what your story? citi can help you write it. lier in the ne showedtrs an de from this wee st wean't thonly gettin h. in thttinhit. spoke, wld k athis. reennt seralar brake. no m at allthe. ai atemed in thsand passgersce the clock to get homer the hol butth la tued a muchfnlo >> busiest internationalrpt onh and wk theyear thassengers are now trapped ty callin hea it or t ys. preseto rentand get a sur inagent >> thist sno 25ears. d 0 heathw is just node wit i >> i'mfoy stmaevery disrupten.rter: germa cancelled. o allligh groued >> our f