fleet allows 80 bike squz the other 48 but as we add the new [inaudible] now when we talk about lect fiication and i can do it on this slide and a couple slides further i'll get into more details on those different elements, with elect fiication we'll add more trains per hour per direction so not only are they 6 car frains but we ont have 5 in the peek hour and with electra fiication there will be 6. for standing, seats and bikes that will increase dramatically on system. with standing and seats to bikes we have another presentation [inaudible] this slides does point to the ridership and the increased frequency and quicker trips with lect fiication. the numbers came out of the eir document and it shows there are many different benefits, the green house gas and congestion and noise relief and also the jobs created with this. as dave like tooz say, it is a win win win project. this slide gets a little about at the service benefit and trying to quantify for people how this increases capacity and how this changes so we took this from the perspective of the rider. sometimes we say moir trains per h

before cal train went out with the rfp the number one priority is lect fiication which is important. as you hit already over capacity and continue to grow in ridership lect fiication is a key part to make sure we get the keys in and through the punens law fast squr board more individuals. cal train has done extensive research on the cost and benefit of plat form height serving both car manufacturers and staff on the height. the initial resunch shows the plat form cupatibleability is feasible but has a series of trade off. last friday at the transbay authority meeting the board adopted a rez dugz to encourage high speed rail that allow for compatible plat forms for both systems so they can use the transit centers 3 different plat formsism we have constraights unsan francisco as well as i imagine in mill bray. we are limentded in land so can't just build more tracks. that may be a option in san jose but it is important that as we build here with our limited land supply we are able to come to agreement that insures platform compatibility. i didn't to invite today to discuss this further

that is a advanced signal system and lect fiication projenth. that is environmental cleared and do have it defined. what we have been asked to do is make a decision on the electric trains so it will not proclude a future common platform with high speed rail so we are trying not to proclude a future that is not yet defined. what staff is recommending is that we choose the car with more doors thaz option. there are challenges with that option. there is a seat loss when you have both sets of doors open and some passenjure circulation issues. as you saw if you are a bike passenger you would board but need to transition down steps internalally so there are chlgs there but think there are short term solutions we cimp lment. first wie ask the car builders to design the car with 2 sets of doors. we keep the high doors sealed and only use the low doors initially. it would be similar to what the emu's would look like and feel we originally proposed but have the flexibility later to open them when we have further definition on the blenlded system and look