that need a pedestrian safety look and analysis >> sarah jones [inaudible] i said the words to mrs. hester that i never thought i would say and that is glad she filed the appeal. but i do agree with you that as we develop procedures there are always situations that arise that were not what we expected when they are developed. this type of situation brings projects libe this to light and i will be bringing these comments back to the planning department and looking that procedures to address this >> thank you, i appreciate that. i would like to find a answer on project like this so we look at the highest safety standard for the pedestrians. l as existing projects come back or there are new projects that don't fit in the neat projects of being a large project. my last question really is just-was addressed in the comment and want to ask again because it comes up a lot, are there environmental effects that are puculiar to the projects that are not analyzed in the eir and was the location of the site at the base of the bay bridge analyzed specifically in the eastern neighborhood planning commiss

mr. hester and i had much darker hair when we heard the first appeal of a proposition m allocation project. >> still had --. >> a little grayer. the discussion here, when you read the issues related to the office allocation related to the environmental review which is predicated upon the eastern neighborhood eir, are not the things that have been brought up by the apellant, they are related to the sidewalk street improvements, related safety. it appears that just from a non-traffic engineer basis that the most dangerous is the crossing that currently occurs at the street that they are going to block access to, you know, and that the new walkway appears to be a vastly better improvement. so i'm prepared to accept that at the sponsor's word and that there is an agreement there in place that they will do their utmost to incorporate that into -- and implement it into actuality. >> i'm a little perplexed. i would like to take the sponsor's word going forward, but there's a lot of moving parts and increased density and looking at the condition of the crossing is a concern, especially with vision