if costs are too high, and i know that there are many constraints at the vw and mta -- dpw and mta, one of the great recommendations from psac and others, working with agencies to create pilot programs to reduce traffic. i hope that the mta is open to those suggestions from the community. thank you for being here. >> absolutely, we are open to innovative new ideas and how they can be put into practice. but funding is a huge constraint. we have about $1.5 million going toward the additional pedestrian signals super. the unmet need in the capital area is huge. the only funding source that we have, really, is sales tax dollars. it can only go so far by and these issues that you are mentioning. i cannot speak to why there was better communication, but there is a level of concern within the agency over promising things that we cannot deliver. but we are very aggressive in looking for outside funding sources. safety is more limiting than traffic or bicycle safety, something that we can try to change in a broadway with discussions focusing on how we can be influential beyond just san francisco

mta. today's hearing is to hear where we are at in the implementation. presenting his the comptroller's office's peg stevenson. >> good morning, supervisors. i will just make a couple of introductory remarks. most of the presentation will be done by julie kirshbomb. while mta is still looking at hiring a project manager, she is continuing to guide the work through the mta. for our part, the comptroller's office and mta have been working together by a partnership for mets since 2006. we have been supporting in a variety of staff capacities. in general we have had the procurement of complex professional service contracts. we would procure transportation management designed by our early consultant, which by an early market study of operation analysis, demographic and transportation pattern analysis, we worked with them to get grant funding to install automatic passenger counters, which greatly facilitated the data collection that informs tep throughout. early on there was an advisory group th

that is why we met with mta's today to see if we could move our statistician over to mta and receive the information, directly input it into the crossroads program. that way, every organization and department would have instant access to the mapping function and data collection function of statistical data. supervisor kim: i know that mta is committed to setting up a share data site on line. this is something sfpd is committed to as well? >> yes. supervisor kim: i know the city of belmont has set up five crosswalk listings, cited 77 drivers with moving violations. their emphasis -- and this is that they have three pedestrian violations per year. -- and this -- impetus is that they have three pedestrian violation per year. what are we doing around the freeways? are we setting up stings on a regular basis so that we let drivers know that we are serious about pedestrian safety? >> we have several operations. one was recorded by channel 4, "people behaving badly." we are going to try to do those kinds of things on a regular basis. >> and further, we conducted a month and have a pedestria

we have been meeting with the mta the last few weeks. our statistician -- trying to move our statistician over to the mta so that reports can go right into the crossroads system immediately so that we can be able to collect the data. we will also be able to share the data. if there were any questions about any environmental issues, like, somebody asked if there was a senior center nearby. the could go back and get that data right now. our investigators are actively working that case. but if it comes to us in one year later and that question is asked, it is very difficult with everything that has changed. we are looking to have that real time data collection, and every time we make a report, that it be entered immediately that everybody can look at it within 28 hours to 48 hours, and if there were any follow-up questions, that we could look at that. all of that would help everyone of our education, engineering, and enforcement actions. any questions? supervisor mar: in the psac report, it points out the lack of resources. it points out 36

the mta is projected to spend approximately $5 billion more. public health is under $2 million more and that the fire department, approximately $6 million more. those account for the majority of the increase that i talked about that is a $12 million increase, those three departments. the other two large overtime using departments show a decline during the current year versus actual spending last year. the police department is expected to spend a million and a half less than this year. the sheriff's office to spending approximately 1.5 million less on overtime than they did last year at this time. we have seen a mix of trends that consume the overtime expenses for the city. the mta, fire and police are all a absorbing their overtime expenditures within budget. dph and the sheriff's department are anticipating meeting a supplemental to cover some of their costs. some are overspending but absorbing this within their budget. that is the case for three of the five. the board placed a cap of 624 hours per individual per year on overtime use. this has

he really cared passionately about the work of the mta. he was interested in it, a wonderful service in his memory. oftentimes, i asked him about something. this is a huge amount of knowledge and was very wise. we have done a number of suggestions in recent weeks about this report to recognize him. one suggestion is to name the street car coach and he was very involved in this. another one that makes a lot of sense to me would be the geneva yard where the historic st. cars are stored and repaired. that would be a fitting thing to named after him. his contributions to the city was enormous and i think it would be a fitting way to remember him i understand to do this, what we need to do is to ask the city attorney to draw up some kind of resolution to do that and i would be interested in members of the board's comments. >> i will miss his wisdom, his wit, and his generosity. i think naming the street car barn after him is a fabulous idea. i would like the idea of people saying his name multiple times a day. >> thank you. >> i just want to sa

i do want to thank the mta commissioner for pointing out those issues to us. i think that as much as we have done, there is a lot to be done in that area, and i hope we continue to push the issue forward. i am also very proud of the way in which we have handled some of the capital projects, which are getting federal funding. one of the things that was clear was that it is very important for us to maintain the level of scrutiny in terms of how the project continued to be run -- how those projects continue to be run. it is clear that in d.c., in a time of limited resources, that they want to see that level of scrutiny and oversight. i think it was a very good thing that we can say that we are carefully watching how those projects are being run and that there is a collaboration between the mta and the county transportation authority. all of those things are very positive. it is important for us to have the visibility. again, kudos to our congressional representatives. i know leader pelosi has been doing a tremendous job moving these things forward. i also want to

you can see non preventable accidents, these are not the fault of the mta. my main concern from a safety standpoint is how do we stop those preventable accidents. the way we operate in this dense track, if you look at how over the past three years, the preventable accident rates have gone down. you can see that we have had a 31% decrease in overall accidents over the last three years in that particular time. we have seen a definite improvement in bus safety. accidents on the real side have gone up to where they were in fiscal year 2009. the accidents have climbed during the first two quarters and we have seen an increase in coalitions on market street. we are working with the traffic engineering group to look at ways to mitigate these accidents happening again. we have seen a decline in real accidents. for the third quarter of this year, we have had a total of 38 accidents. we have seen a decline in real accidents. -- rail accidents. now we have 20 hours of coverage per day out in the field. yet people that come in at 6:00 a.m. and they go until midnight. we

it is great to see a lot of this, but i'm wondering if you can skip ahead to the timeline for the mta in terms of pedestrian safety, what is in the works, when we can expect to see the improvements we have been talking about. >> sure. so the products that are going in the ground, on the ground since january of this year, we have seven signals that have gone in. harrison, folsom and russell goal in this year. -- go in this year. there is a parkway going in, and i think this is going in before the summer. we're looking at 50 m.p.h. and home zones. a home zone is a product that has come out of best practices in europe. it is a few blocks around the school. it is part of the pedestrian safety directive as well. marshall elementary would most likely be the first one to see this treatment. we are exploring the 50 m.p.h. signs around specific schools. carmichael would be a candidate for that. supervisor kim: can i ask why it is still being explored, not implemented? >> we're trying to get funding. supervisor kim: how much? what we're looking at? >> it is actually not much cost. it is a matte

any questions for mta? no questions? is there any member of the public would like to speak on this item. please come forward. you each have two minutes. >> good morning, a chair, members. in a community planner with the san francisco bicycle coalition. i strongly urge you to approve this amendment for planning of a better jfk drive. we support a whole network of streets to make it safe and comfortable for everyone to bike. i believe that has created 1.5 miles of bike way on jfk drive. we see a lot of families biking with kids to school. a lot of people who might be afraid to bite could visit the attractions in golden gate -- afraid to bike could visit the attractions in golden gate park. a week ago, i've participated in sense francisco's bike to school that -- san francisco's back-to- school that. as the parents biking with their children to get to school. we will be seen situations like that in a lot more kids choosing help the present -- transportation. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you. is there any other member

we are honored to be cochairing that task force with the mta. i do feel there is a lot of good energy and faith in that task force, and we will come together to come up with a serious plan. we will need everyone's help in moving that forward. i think, as you will also hear from the mta, there are many known, proven strategies. in europe, they have been successful in reducing injuries by 50% by doing this. there is no reason we cannot do it either. there are some serious cultural barriers to these improvements, not only in san francisco, but it is an opportunity for us to lead in showing the way to what a sustainable city looks like. i want to highlight one best practice in dealing with these barriers. safety is viewed as an individual responsibility. in my view, walking is an essential, natural human activity. and walking should be safe, know where art -- no matter where you are. unfortunately, we have to keep people safe. if we read a newspaper and the blog accounts, comments in the newspaper, it was, who was stupider? that is that the attitude

>> that would be in mta issue. another issue would be the yellowstone. how they would make deliveries. >> we are trying to suggest security issues. >> how does the green zone and improved security in that area? >> the mta must put that in there. >> we have recommended these to the owner. that is what i addressed to the complaint. >> you have the yellowstone, how they will do deliveries. this is a two-lane street. >> i guess we will have to ask the planning why that was not in the original permit and i am not sure how we would deal with it. >> we can just wipe it out. >> thank you. >> there is no requirement of the planning code for a large and so on. if the board would like to adopt some finding, that would be that they seek that sense this is a separate permit process and they're not able to obtain that. they would be in violation of condition of approval. they would try to see can justify this. i don't know if it is feasible. any discrepancy and difference in the permit fees is based upon the review which would be $2,000. if that can be addressed and a

supervisor campos: why not hear from the mta? >> -good morning. today i am joined by the director of finance and information technology. today's briefing will provide you with how and we will highlight accomplishments under required road map of deliverables. highlighting the police program as body authorized on the date of what is happening at fourth and stockton. the project is currently on the path to riches -- to achieve a full funded grant and they can -- continue to submit and satisfy the full funding grant agreement and i understand that there are necessaries of metals necessary to receive a risk assessment update that the project will go through, scheduled by the middle of may. as mentioned, central subway financial plans are comprised of federal, state, local, and nationwide programs. in dealing with financial sensitivity and risk, a good example of a funding amendment is a proposed swath of prop 1b funds. in the event that funding is delayed or project costs increase over the baseline as the during construction, beyond the program conting

he is the neighborhood director on the mta board. as you heard him talking about circumstances, he makes himself very available when issues, whether it is about a mini -- muni or pedestrian safety. that isn't he does a great deal about -- is something he knows a great deal about. i am concerned that this board has really put attention on safety and operations. that is something that has to continue to be emphasized and that there is accountability with the people. i am extremely supportive of his nomination. >> in the afternoon, -- good afternoon, madam president. personally, self-help as one of the vital statistics. unfortunately, it constituted 50% of those fatalities. it was a very serious matter. he was immediately at the executive office with us talking about how to improve pedestrian safety. we took the employees around our senior centers and conducted training. both to let them know how across the street properly, but these fatalities have been on crosswalks. he is very fair. representing not just the commission but also the v

supervisor chiu: i have a specific question on exactly where we are on the mta. what i continue to hear is there is so much of the tdp that has not been implemented. maybe for the public, just a 32nd on what the tep is. >> that was a joint project initiated with the mta problem about four years ago. it was the first comprehensive review of the punctuality of mass transit in san francisco since the 1970's, a line by line review, ways to speed the system, a comprehensive look at the transit side of the mta. the initial report was completed a couple of years ago. you will recall the board of supervisors heard it at that time and adopted many of the key findings. at that point, it moved into implementation, having adopted the concept. we have just completed the implementation plan which is in final draft form and pending review at the mta. i believe the board c operations and services has actually called for and is hearing an update on but an implementation plan for early april. the next steps from there are frankly going to be -- is sequa. a lot of the reports here