my name is mike krieger, project manager, san francisco public works. i'm the project manager for the second street improvement project, which is in san francisco soma and financial school districts for markets to king street. i'm going to give a presentation about the project overall and then discussion about the reasons behind this undergrounding ordinance that we're proposing. second street improvement project has been a project since 2006 when it was identified as a priority in the san francisco bicycle plan. since then, san francisco public works and m.t.a. p.u.c., s.f. planning, cal-transand sfhwa have been working in partnership to get this project to move forward. we are currently in construction for the second street construction project. the major goals for the project are to improve safety along the corridor, provide a more attractive, pedestrian environment, provide a dedicated bicycle facility as identified in the san francisco bicycle plan and sa f.a.a. sill tate muni operations. -- facilitate muni operations. key elements include repaving