presentation by cristina calderon olea. better market -- you can tell where my mind was going -- better market street project manager, san francisco department of public works, welcome. >> thank you. -- manager for san francisco public works. i'm going to pull up my presentation. better market street is a joint project developed by san francisco public works. the mayor's office on disability, the planning department, the san francisco municipal transportation agency, san francisco puc and the transportation authority. it extends from stuart to octavia boulevard. market street is the busiest corridor for people walking, biking and taking transit. it is our premier cultural boulevard. and mobility is a key objective of the better market street project. by mobility, we mean safety and accessibility. this slide shows why the need to improve safety and accessibility on market street is so important. the collision rate within the project area is over 20 times the state average for similar corridors. the corridor also includes thr

. >> this is cristina calderon olea again from public works. one of the the key initiatives of better market street is restricting private passenger vehicles from market street. so private passenger vehicles will no longer be allowed on market street between stuart and octavia. that will be part of the early implementation, so not dependent on the implementation of the different segments. and i think that will help reduce collisions, help us get closer to vision zero, and will calm the corridor from what we have right now. >> co-chair blacksten: that's great. all right. anyone else? >> excuse me, through the chair. is there anyone on the bridge line that would like to speak on this? >> yes, there is. >> co-chair blacksten: we'll go to the bridge line. who is on the bridge line? >> this is helen walsh. i'd like to thank you for the presentation. i think it was really helpful. the one thing i want to speak on is making sure the community, the communications to the community of individuals with disabilities and the public at large, is more availab