. >> howard strasner followed by herbert weiner. who will be the last person. >> director, i have to speak again. so recently they did some work on my street in front of the house, and they put little sandwich boards for a few days. these may have to be more permanent and stay there for a couple of months. of course, if you really had an expedited process, a few weeks would be enough, but that is not going to happen. that would be the first thing. the next thing is everybody comes here and makes it sound like, gee, it is going to be unsafe for the bicyclist to come down through this area. the question has to be asked: will keeping that space as a parking space make it safer for anybody or better for anybody? that's your basic question. now, maybe it is better to be 50 feet away, around the corner, but not 200 feet. we went through that on the mission. this is our space. everybody has their space. so maybe a few feet is okay, if it really is unsafe for bicyclists. but parking spaces aren't safe for anybody. thank you very much. >> ch