that will start to prioritize the city's needs that will feed into the regional transportation plan geary brt is advancing we're going this month to the ta for the ta commission for a funding request we have a near term improvements strategy that will bring the improvements and advances that the full brt build out we'll start seeing improvements in the next year within the full project provided we'll identify the funding to follow it does have a pretty big unfunded component and every other good idea and part of what we'll be planning the planning processes wher the current and future demand and we tomato make sure we're adequately serving the neighborhood we have a tremendous amount of work and we need to serve that growth and obviously that was geary in that area they're not growing in the same was if the indents and you know so connection with the t line is exactly where it's happening my final thoughts in terms of a final way it is itch more expensive if we can prioritize that there is obviously the speed that makes people choose to ride transit over other forms of getting around if we co

department for the geary bus san francisco planning department rapid transit (brt) project for the geary bus environmental review phase, in an amount not to exceed $139,276, and to negotiate agreement payment terms and non-material agreement terms and conditions; and assigning the professional services contract with jacobs engineering group to circlepoint, increasing the amount of the contract by t not to exceed $4,409,489, for environmental analysis services for the geary brt project environmental impact report/statement, and authorizing the executive rapid transit (brt) project environmental review phase, in an amount not to exceed $139,276, and to negotiate agreement payment terms and non-material agreement terms an conditions; and assigning the professional services contract with jacobs engineering group t circlepoint, increasing the amount of the contract by $225,000, to a total amount not to exceed $4,409,489, for environmental analysis services for the geary brt project environmental impact report/statement, director to modify non-material contract terms and conditions - tatement

construction in late 2015 and it will form the north-south access of bus rapid transit hub of which the geary brt right in line behind us will be the east-west access forming a new transit hub ativanness avenue between geary and o'farrell and the advantage is to bring rail like service to these corridors at a fraction of the cost it would take to actually lay rail. >> the features that go into the rapid transit some of them are fairly obvious things like the dedicated running way and dedicated platforms and boarding for the transit vehicles and important features traffic signal priority to give our transit vehicles an edge in moving up and down the corridor and transit signal optimization for vehicle traffic so that the remaining 2 traffic lanes s will be able to move almost the same vehicles as the original 3. in addition to that other policies which we had in place the electronic fair prepayment so that that people can tag their cards on the buses speed up boarding and reduce dwell time. this slide shows a planned view of the configuration that was approved as part of the environmental report.

prop k funds, with conditions, to the san francisco municipal transportation agency for geary bus rapid transit (brt) environmental review and initial construction phase improvements planning, subject to the attached fiscal year cash flow distribution schedule and amendment of the relevant 5-year prioritization program. this is an action item. >> kim? >> good morning, commissioners. this is for the summary of the request i just wanted to make a note that the number is different from what you have on the memo in the enclosure and we have received a request to pull the prop k request for the east (inaudible) and so that it can have a little more time to review the scope to make sure that it is covered or also, considered the amendment that has been proved, and so excluding that, it is not, and we have received the requests combined over the four agencies for the -- (inaudible) and trying to be, and the one day, and the progress and the bicycle and -- and things to lease, for giving the up date on this program, and on this top request, is just simply, that this is the good year and the annual membershi

department for the geary bus san francisco planning department rapid transit (brt) project for the geary bus environmental review phase, in an amount not to exceed $139,276, and to negotiate agreement payment terms and non-material agreement terms and conditions; and assigning the professional services contract with jacobs ne