maria aviles. >> my name is friend taylor, i am the co-chair of -- fran taylor, co-chair of si se puedes. this is similar to the work on cesar chavez street. this is a block that is transit rich. it is a short walk from bart. i can make it with my cane. it is a block from sixth street. the folsom street bus runs right by their. there are ways to get there without driving. the use now as a parking lot is not the best use for the city. i think the park will serve a lot more people. it will serve the kids in the neighborhood. that is our future. the parking lot is our past. >> i am a nurse. i have lived in the neighborhood for 35 years. as i was sitting here, i wondered could we call it -- i didn't know if there would be conflict. i thought everything -- i did not think everybody would be for the park. now i do not have to make my arguments. another our children and families in san francisco who have had to leave because of gentrification. the park will help. there a child care centers in the immediate neighborhood. parks are places people can support each other, get ideas for jobs. there i