. >> howard wong good morning. i'm a lifelong muni rider. we object to the $573 for the motion to strike for the subway study. it's been very secretly put b.a. before you. the neighborhood groups have no knowledge there was money available for the study. we urge that neighborhood organizations and transit advocates be allowed to weigh in what to study in terms of the improving transit. the central subway projects is not in the mayors transportation task force recommendation proprietor projects and for good reason. given it's ridership low new ridership numbers and it's taking away so moved so much money from muni and the decrease of the transit in north city because of the expensive costs many people in the northeast and throughout the quadrant have opposed the center project but certainly any extension forward. san francisco's total vehicle split is already pretty bad 17 percent only on public transit much better promotions can lead to a integrated citywide system neighborhoods need to weigh in for study one hundred and 73 thousand is not a

tailor, steven son, bruce, patrick and howard wong >> my name is steven /taeuber. i am here as chairman of the transmission chair for russian hill neighbors. we have been working over the past several years for the extension of the central subway. as pointed out earlier, while it is greatly in support of the subway, it is a major dictionary addition, it is supported through the transportation system. it doesn't extend enough up market street to the full detail of that investment. we urge that this project be extended and we greatly support the allocation of funds to renew the first part of this study. about a year ago, at the sponsorship of conspire enwith the participation of m ta, and participation of neighborhood associations, businesses and community associations throughout this neighborhood and throughout the city, there was virtually a unanimous consensus that the subway would be a desirable improvement for the city. the transportation in this part of the city is rather poor. it's crowded, slow and unreliable and we believe that the extension would be a treme