and so it's the first phase of improvements of what has been called the geary brt project for a lonfora long time. it's connected tie larger project that would bring changes from west of stanyan to 34th avenue. so this gives an indication of some of the key features can the project. the number one is a dedicated bus lane on the side of the streets and we already have in the eastern part of the corridor and we would be extending them west to stanyan street. these lanes go next to the parking lane and are for buses and taxis and then regular private vehicles will enter the lanes to access parallel parking, enter driveways or make right turns. the number two points at a bus bulb. this is where you extend the sidewalk at a bus stop and it gives more room for people waiting an opportunity to put more amenities in the bus stops and then it means when the bus is stopping it doesn't pull out of traffic and pull back in, which saves a little time and it's also more pleasant if you are on the bus because you are not jerking back and fourth. number three, illustrates a pedestrian bulb. this is whe

surprised van ness will goodwill go the first transit corridor to have brt as more frequently known the goal to get conveniently van ness and geary boulevard one of the most reliable transit systems in the country van ness avenue is a major connecter between potrero hill and mission on the south side of san francisco correcting connecting us to the marina and state highway in the financial with the western edition neighborhood it is mostly residential a lot of the geography of van ness the rain that is wide it was uses is a firebreak in the 1906 san francisco earthquake a lot of building occasion that helped of hoped to stop the fire from jumping van ness had a light rail or sprash separating and along geary 0 when we came to the question of how to address the needs on haven because of its cost effectiveness we have found in the brt system with the new vehicles. >> the new mr. secretary is a change we will actually have transit in the middle ♪ the far legal unit and a broadly prom >> one of the reasons it is in the center a was it is an clouf right-of-way a set of pedestrians will cross from the sidewalk to the middle of the stre