it covers our muni, mta has tsa dogs. it has our traffic, collision investigation units upon handling the major collisions from if talitities to serious injury collisions. the commercial vehicle unit which steps over on the side and also helps out in automated car as investigations and working with mta on that. as well as they do all the major collision mapping of those areas where collisions take place. a diverseified unit. in this and we get to staff nothing i bill i will go head and start off about the traffic division which is the pin point for us on vision zero. of we upon handle, let of different events from traffic safety, education and prosecute motion. we triered work in enforcement due to issues is not just citing people but educating about now things. if we have the new areas where 25 miles per hour speed zones -- go down to 20. they are out there for people to know we gift stations the information and say your straight changed. and issues like that. we do schoolwork. we were out at the school this week making

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it covers our muni, mta has tsa dogs. it has our traffic, collision investigation units upon handling the major collisions from if talitities to serious injury collisions. the commercial vehicle unit which steps over on the side and also helps out in automated car as investigations and working with mta on that. as well as they do all the major collision mapping of those areas where collisions take place. a diverseified unit. in this and we get to staff nothing i bill i will go head and start off about the traffic division which is the pin point for us on vision zero. of we upon handle, let of different events from traffic safety, education and prosecute motion. we triered work in enforcement due to issues is not just citing people but educating about now things. if we have the new areas where 25 miles per hour speed zones -- go down to 20. they are out there for people to know we gift stations the information and say your straight changed. and issues like that. we do schoolwork. we were out at the school this week making

so in sum row mta and dpw are coordinating on the construction of this project. paving and muni forward this . it is 29 sunset improve am project. the scope of work to be constructed under the paving work, it is not just it is the curb ramps and curb to curb work and include concrete sidewalks at various stops. bus pads and electric infrastructure to support power connection for transit sherlts and separate from the contract bus stop consolidation and relocation and bus shelter and implementation of transit signal priority by sfmta. this is a paving project request, for hunter's points and the potrero hill. central water front. 25 blocks and curb r.s and sidewalks at 11 locations. the specific intersections are shown on your screen and list in the your packet for folks watching at home. the next few requests from the sfmta. the first is for the kirkland electrification project. will advance the design, schedule, cost estimation and funding plan for electrifying the bus facility and maintenance yard. this will prepare the site for accepting bat row electric vehicl

by the way, in addition to all of that she so served on mta board. in her spare time. as i indicated she also served the obama administration as the assistant secretary and undersecretary at the u.s. department of transportation. she has worked with the u.s. senate for charles schumer and senators daniel patrick monahan. join me in giving a warm welcome to deputy secretary. [applause] ♪ >> poly, thank you for being here with us today. i think will have a very interesting conversation about public transportation. obviously were very grateful for all the work the public transportation department is dog. over the past six month salon d.o.t. h awarded more than 8 billion in competitive grants for public transit, d.o.t., and other investments. let me say i know how hard it is to get $8 billion out the door. that is a tremendous achievement. [applause] d.o.t. also has an additional 22 billion available right now for everybody, everybody star applng for that money. what are your thohts on the lessons learned from the first year of implementing this historic legislation? >> it

mta sf my team is think burglar. so you asked about a high level prop. our agency adopted a strategy the city wide strategically around the issues and credited a hoishg of how we might prioritize needs in commercial corridors. hathat looks like in practice is really a block by block level look hadoes look what is the block needs. is it a parklet in a yellow zone we allow for 2 years approximate bring back that yellow zone. we apply that curb management block by block when looking at getting the application miss and determining our all the block needs met? relocate commercial and passenger loading? bring in general loading. a new typology we adopted in the last 2 years. uber pick up and loading needs so the nice wagz you are aware of in that swigz we may say, you need to shift your parklets down have you 3 and only have one. so. you talk about high level and the block i'm aware of and we are making the decision as we approve the footprint for every permit this come in. do you need to shift the be removeed bring back the other needs we can't deal without a

is up to us the mta if i'm not mistaken vision zero is on us. i think we can't do it without the officer's help and more folks know thanksgiving if than i run a red light or speed that they might get caught. i think this is up top red light come ras can help. but my sense from being on the streets myself. and never seeing anyone get pulled over for running a red light most drivers foal like they are drive being with impunity. could probably run a light and speed and no one will rest them if you driff in the city enough you probably think it is not happen to you. this requires the pd to have more questions. understanding i'm a small business owner i think about had theed count all the time. you said you have 45 folkos it this does not distribute command and how many looking for i have laters. >> correct. >> how many of the 45 administrative staff, commanding, folks over sxeeg out there trying to find folks catching relates and speeding. >> again the traffic company itself is multiple divisions not just admin stap staff we have little admin staff.

last year the mta move today to 22nd. even with the businesses and embarrass and uber lyft and door dash and others down the street for 3 years the businesses thrived and never a complaint to remove this slow street. working with the slow street team you was imppressed with dedication of staff, listen to the neighbors and change the direction. neighbors committed to being stursd. share similar visions and inclusive safe, clean and green space and boy in of local buildings. we than tell not meet the vehicle smeed and thresholds and need a connection twoeft delores and noe valley [inaudible]. today i'm cell break the spafts neighborhood and look down in left-hand sidon and witnessing the transformations gave me the motivation to keep working. thank you. hi. luke. of first and foremost i want to encourage you to approve 20th slow street. and i want to thank kyle and others that done a lot to make 20th a great slow street. i want to echo director young teal's call. not to mention less staff time, energy and well bk being and

mta did not do anything they issued me a ticket i was unconscious. it is great. [inaudible]. but it is not about me. i met so many survivors and people who lost their family. this public service announcement needs to be engaging as manny does every day at his extraordinary place and here, too. we -- i met our future mayor when i was on my walker. that summer look in my eyes you seat witness a lot who have suffered get people like mano the microphone and get the message out civility we are in it together. thank you for your time. >> thank you. jury room good afternoon. i'm an organizationing in the tenderloin. i appreciate the discussion around our values. and taking ownership of our transit system. this is the key to temperature i think we need to be part of the transit system. we need to make it seem like we own this transit system so there is ownership. i'm going to engage with residence dentses and asking this question about what does it take for us to take care of our own transit system. there are idea this is came about like adopting a bus stop. again theically part is m

staff recommend the mta adopts this road map. il talk about purpose and goal and progress the process we took and the climate road map strategies. evaluation, funding needs and recommendations. the climate road map supports the mta's vision the city is diverse connected by safe and affordable transportation for all this decision is linked to the city's climate goals. now the charter machine days issued a strategy every 2 years the board supervisors declared a claimant emergency call further steel to do everything to reduce green house e missions. the mayor released the climate action compla sudden this road map. [inaudible]. climate action flan was released left year to advance actions from the action plan. >> this is realize in the the following mobility goals the goal is laid out in chapter line of the environment goat. net zer over by 2040. transportation had is equal to getting 400,000 gas powder cars off the road there is are 2 goals. first is mode shipment 80% of trips low carbon by 2030. that is transis, walk and bike. plu

that is the mta's decision. . but they are a workable solution, they are not impeding us doing our job if than i stayed forever it would in the impede us. >> as long as there is proper parking enforcement. what is happening now people are double parking sxars they park on the barricade you block that street. bollards have to be installed and there has to be enforcement. of the parking. there. >> okay. >> thank you very much for that update. commissioner fraser you had a comment or question? thank you. thanks for that. what is there now is a mess as i said earlier t. is a graffiti garbage pit now. barricades are awful. i feel terrible for the businesses this are adjacent to the barriers. 18th street was a nice restaurant it is just not a good solution. i'm not sure it has been fully explained. what the problem is how this solution is going to address that problem. i don't get temperature then the last thing i i did drive out to 22nd. i parked a couple blocks away and walked by temperature quickly i don't want to be

i would suggest certainly to mta and regionaly, when is the clear raty cry demand the dollars on it, who will funds. for someone lynching for a constate wents of motorbike who relies on admissible transportation than i are tonight. had there was a 2 week delay on the shared paces program, and just like structuring the details -- there was on every shared space table in the city a bar code so people who were immediate there was a 2 week delay in the discussion on this. could call their supervisor and ral and he make voice heard like a frakt cal up rising. here people don't know how to weigh in. i want it say that the demand of how we ai haved that parade of horribles needs to be clear. this is in the an option. like between federal money, state money. we have like under taxed billionaires spouting about san francisco recovery who any one of them could write a check tomorrow instead of publishing letters in the new york times whining about san francisco wipe out our deficit on mounty with a check and would in the notice the difference in their bank accounts. let's get role. these cuts

thanks to the mta and thanks to all the community groups who pushed hard and also lastly to pret 1 kill gore my aid who heads the transportation work and was very much a part of pushing this forward and i should close with thanks to the folks that sent us the money. the department of transportation. appreciated the funsd. thank you. >> thank you. commissioner preston and with that we should open this up to public meant. if there are members of the public in the chamber. public comment is closed. call item for you >> approve the minutes of february 14, 23 meet thanksgiving is an action item. >> i don't see comments or questions from colleagues. open the minutes to public comments again if there is anyone here come forward and if not, let's see if we have remote comment on the minutes. no public comment on item 4. >> all right. public ment on item for you is closed is there a motion to approve the minutes. >> moved by preston seconded by walton. mr. clerk? >> on the motion to approve minutes commissioner chan. >> aye >> commissioner dorsey. >> aye. why commissioner engardio. >> aye >> com

night let blood -- netflix and hulu, 50% surcharge on rideshare apps like uber, to fund the new york mta it didn't like. >> the democrats's tax everything everywhere all at once proposal they are pushing. it's really ridiculous. who is this going to affect. it will affect every new yorker, young people who don't have, this will be on top of their subscription fees. you could be watching the program in florida or another state but if your subscription is in new york and you are a resident you will be taxed on this. to fund the mta which let's be honest is one of the most poorly run, financially mismanaged, unaccountable transit authorities in the world and the reason they want to ride uber and left is they are afraid for their personal safety to ride the subways of the in ta because of democrats soft on crime policies. they have created this disaster at want and want to tax you and everyone else. stuart: they can do what they like. the democrats in both houses, thoroughly democrat, not much you can do about it. >> we have to go out here. i think most new yorkers, we have to make sure we e

last year the mta move today to 22nd. even with the businesses and embarrass and uber lyft and door dash and others down the street for 3 years the businesses thrived and never a complaint to remove this slow street. working with the slow street team you was imppressed with dedication of staff, listen to the neighbors and change the direction. neighbors committed to being stursd. share similar visions and inclusive safe, clean and green space and boy in of local buildings. we than tell not meet the vehicle smeed and thresholds and need a connection twoeft delores and noe valley [inaudible]. today i'm cell break the spafts neighborhood and look down in left-hand sidon and witnessing the transformations gave me the motivation to keep working. thank you. hi. luke. of first and foremost i want to encourage you to approve 20th slow street. and i want to thank kyle and others that done a lot to make 20th a great slow street. i want to echo director young teal's call. not to mention less staff time, energy and well bk being and

or mta supposed to follow up with us by the end of the week. they were talking about a six-week turn around but we're changing to change that. i understand the needs of the people living on cap street and having challenging that have become and and i told them i wouldn't be a good fire chief if i didn't express all of our concerns with barricading the street and all of the challenges that that can lead to in terms of safety of the residents, response times, safety of our firefighters, et cetera, et cetera. so, yeah. we will know more at the end of the week. >> thank you, commissioner collins. commissioner fraser. >> thank you for your report, chief. what everyone has said about the barricades, i have one question you said about your report about the communication about the barriers going up. and i think my question is, how were and when were you informed that the barricades were going up. in other words, before they went up or another time? >> we approached a type 3 barricade which was the barricade that was up there that had, you know, sandbag

can mta needs to engage riders that show that culture of care. for example you will see 3 jackson riders today after speaking with the organizers of the 3 jackson it seems sfmta has not shown the care. one meeting riders were there but not able to participate because of tech nochlth group has been ignored. that could be a good start to engage with the 3 jackson folk and they'll be here to speak. same with my experience with the 31 balboa. not kinlts messaging was not consistent with us. it started from we are not going to restore and hear from when you say we do until we do our action and the narrative changed to like we meant to restore and waiting for advice from the communities. that is not kinlts. does in the bring trust. so i think i'm not sure if it was intentional or not the inconsistency does not bring trust >>> ask this mta correct, be consistent and build relationship. >> thank you. open up the phone for item 6. >> we have a caller for a speaker. >> thank you. chair. [inaudible]. she and her. thank you for bringing upon this board. i di

i would suggest certainly to mta and regionaly, when is the clear raty cry demand the dollars on it,for someone lynching for a constate wents of motorbike who relies on admissible transportation than i are tonight. had there was a 2 week delay on the shared paces program, and just like structuring the details -- there was on every shared space table in the city a bar code so people who were immediate there was a 2 week delay in the discussion on this. could call their supervisor and ral and he make voice heard like a frakt cal up rising. here people don't know how to weigh in. i want it say that the demand of how we ai haved that parade of horribles needs to be clear. this is in the an option. like between federal money, state money. we have like under taxed billionaires spouting about san francisco recovery who any one of them could write a check tomorrow instead of publishing letters in the new york times whining about san francisco wipe out our deficit on mounty with a check and would in the notice the difference in their bank accounts. let's get role. these cuts i know you gota d

including bart, mta and bike and pedestrian and dpw a total of 50 million for each project. the program requires applicants held liable for completion of the project and that means both parties the city and housing developer and others and the transportation agencies liable for the completion of the project in either party may need steps to have housing or transit portions completed. to be eligible how we identify applicants for this we look at the pipeline and what the transportation agency's capitol improve am plans are and finds alignment so we are identifying projects that meet criteria for house and transportation needs. thshg for considering each these resolutions to apply for the critical source of funding we hope the funds will make affordable housing part. our solution and combating violent change. they are working to work on dead lines of april 4. for [inaudible] 230261 nonsubstantive amendments to add language about the mta improvements. i'm visible to answer questions. thank you. >> thank you for the presentation. i think it is very impressive a total of 200 mill

some people don't do that but i started with the mta of september of 1999 and came over to cable car was a general sign up and that's when you can go to different divisions and i signed up as a conductor and came over here and been here since. there were a few ladies that were over at woods that wanted to come over here and we had decided we wanted to leave woods and come to a different division and cable car was it. i do know there has been only four women that work the cable car in the 150 years and i am the second person to represent the cable car and i also know that during the 19, i think 60s and women were not even allowed to ride on the side of a cable car so it's exciting to know you can go from not riding on the side board of a cable car to actually grip and driving the cable car and it opened the door for a lot of people to have the opportunity to do what they inspire to do. >> i have some people say i wouldn't make it as a conductor at woods and i came and made it as i conductor and the best thing i did was to come to this division. it's a good division. and i like ripping

infrastructure and initiatives in her smart transportation technology space and by the way, she also served on mtas board. in her spare time. as indicated she not only served in the obama administration as undersecretary for department of transportation, she worked at the charles schumer and daniel patrick moynihan. please join me in giving a warm welcome to deputy secretary polly trachtenberg. >> thank you for being here with us today. and the administration loves what you're doing to support us. obviously we're very grateful for all the work you do for transportation and the hard work you do showing up forlaw . the past few months we've seen more than 80 competitive grants for passenger rail and dot. let me just say i know how hard it is so that is a tremendous achievement. dot also ran 22 billion right now so get your pans out. for from a departmental perspective, there are lessons learned, the first year ofimplementing . >> it is so great to be here, i love randy. since coming back to washington i'm half a block away fromthe metro station and it is convenient . and thank you for your leadership

thanks to the mta and thanks to all the community groups who pushed hard and also lastly to pret 1 kill gore my aid who heads the transportation work and was very much a part of pushing this forward and i should close with thanks to the folks that sent us the money. the department of transportation. appreciated the funsd. thank you. >> thank you. commissioner preston and with that we should open this up to public meant. if there are members of the public in the chamber. public comment is closed. call item for you >> approve the minutes of february 14, 23 meet thanksgiving is an action item. >> i don't see comments or questions from colleagues. open the minutes to public comments again if there is anyone here come forward and if not, let's see if we have remote comment on the minutes. no public comment on item 4. >> all right. public ment on item for you is closed is there a motion to approve the minutes. >> moved by preston seconded by walton. mr. clerk? >> on the motion to approve minutes commissioner chan. >> aye >> commissioner dorsey. >> aye. why commissioner engardio. >> aye >> com

some people don't do that but i started with the mta of september of 1999 and came over to cable car was a general sign up and that's when you can go to different divisions and i signed up as a conductor and came over here and been here since. there were a few ladies that were over at woods that wanted to come over here and we had decided we wanted to leave woods and come to a different division and cable car was it. i do know there has been only four women that work the cable car in the 150 years and i am the second person to represent the cable car and i also know that during the 19, i think 60s and women were not even allowed to ride on the side of a cable car so it's exciting to know you can go from not riding on the side board of a cable car to actually grip and driving the cable car and it opened the door for a lot of people to have the opportunity to do what they inspire to do. >> i have some people say i wouldn't make it as a conductor at woods and i came and made it as i conductor and the best thing i did was to come to this division. it's a good division. and i like ripping

the warning from sf mta tonight sparkling side in san francisco will go dark and just a matter of days, but are the bay bridge lights gone forever? so much snow and so many people trapped. the national guard has been sent to southern california to help dig out we'll take you live coming up next. and more on the way, at least for us bay area rains, sierra snow even snow in our hills expected this weekend. better details on the im last hour on the four we spoke with ben davis about efforts to save the display, including a new crowdfunding campaign. the lights on the western span are set to be turned off sunday night. if the organizers cannot raise enough money for much needed upkeep. services debate is a very harsh environment for electronic. she got heavy rain, high winds. you've got lightning strikes, expansion and contraction. 24 7 vibration crime of cars. it's a really rugged environment for official up electronic even really good ones. organizers say they will announce an update on their fundraising efforts tomorrow. if they can come up with the money . the group will repair the lig

mta executive director jeffrey tomlin says. while that sounds like a lot, it's simply not enough, he says money is facing unprecedented financial challenges following the pandemic ridership is still less than two thirds of what it was pre pandemic, leaving the agency critically short on cash. that gap had been covered by the federal government, but that money is expected to run out in the next two years, leaving the agency $214 million in the hole by 2026, all of us transit agencies that serve downtown san francisco or facing what we call a fiscal cliff, and it's because our revenue goes like this, and then collapses rather suddenly. when the last of our federal federal relief funding runs out , muniz faced with the proverbial chicken and egg question, the current funding shortage means money is still not operating its full service and cannot invest in critical system upgrades, but it needs to operate at full service and invest in new technology to draw passengers. executive director tomlin says an example of the outdated techn

then in 2011, the california transportation combhigz granted mta the authority to implement a region wide network and mtc has been implementing thel guardualet other direction of travel on 680 as an example. valley transportation authority vta began their express lane network first on state route 237. then beginning the west bay express lanes on 101 and 85. and then in 2015ab bill 194 passes provides the authority to ctc so they could designate regional transportation agencies to have the authority to operate express lanes rather than through state by state legislation they can do this. san mateo has formed a joint powerhouse authority under pursuant to that. and use -- that jta to launch their express lanes that continue up 101 connect to santa clara and a speaker will talk about their segment that opened. where we are now is you know the other north bay counties have formed ape joint power's authority to reflas and manage state route 37. not an express lane because in an express lane. approximate the key is that than i exist along side a general purpose lane drivers choose when the

some people don't do that but i started with the mta of september of 1999 and came over to cable car was a general sign up and that's when you can go to different divisions and i signed up as a conductor and came over here and been here since. there were a few ladies that were over at woods that wanted to come over here and we had decided we wanted to leave woods and come to a different division and cable car was it. i do know there has been only four women that work the cable car in the 150 years and i am the second person to represent the cable car and i also know that during the 19, i think 60s and women were not even allowed to ride on the side of a cable car so it's exciting to know you can go from not riding on the side board of a cable car to actually grip and driving the cable car and it opened the door for a lot of people to have the opportunity to do what they inspire to do. >> i have some people say i wouldn't make it as a conductor at woods and i came and made it as i conductor and the best thing i did was to come to this division. it's a good division. and i like ripping

including bart, mta and bike and pedestrian and dpw a total of 50 million for each project. the program requires applicants held liable for completion of the project and that means both parties the city and housing developer and others and the transportation agencies liable for the completion of the project in either party may need steps to have housing or transit portions completed. to be eligible how we identify applicants for this we look at the pipeline and what the transportation agency's capitol improve am plans are and finds alignment so we are identifying projects that meet criteria for house and transportation needs. thshg for considering each these resolutions to apply for the critical source of funding we hope the funds will make affordable housing part. our solution and combating violent change. they are working to work on dead lines of april 4. for [inaudible] 230261 nonsubstantive amendments to add language about the mta improvements. i'm visible to answer questions. thank you. >> thank you for the presentation. i think it is very impressive a total of 200 mill

gave me a freedom, um, that i feel like really is unique to growing up in the city bus, donated by sf mtathe centerpiece of the exhibit at some arts cultural center in san francisco. it's so nice to actually sit up here and pretend like you're driving. the bus only is the main artist behind the work inside the bus or drinking on the bus. she describes it as being a living room, a shared home with people from across the city. there is an altar that pays homage to icons such as poet maya angelou , who was san francisco's first african american female streetcar conductor of an altar . i think of going to temple with my family and going to do rituals at the cemetery with my family and like, i think of my chinese culture, these paintings are by milan allen, a self described food artist. this is my journey of different districts. different places in the city that gave me my favorite, you know, treats from barbecue pork buns to a burrito or a cup of irish coffee. illustrated on her paintings of mew knees monthly fastpass, a journey to capture what she describes as san francisco magic she experie

mta executive director jeffrey tomlin says.hile that sounds like a lot, it's simply not enough, he says money is facing unprecedented financial challenges following the pandemic ridership is still less than two thirds of what it was pre pandemic, leaving the agency critically short on cash. that gap had been covered by the federal government, but that money is expected to run out in the next two years, leaving the agency $214 million in the hole by 2026, all of us transit agencies that serve downtown san francisco are facing what we call a fiscal cliff, and it's because our revenue goes like this, and then collapses rather suddenly. when the last of our federal federal relief funding runs out, uni is faced with the proverbial chicken and egg question. the current funding shortage means money is still not operating its full service and cannot invest in critical system upgrades, but it needs to operate at full service and invest in new technology to draw passengers, executive director tomlin says an example of the outdated techno

that is the mta's decision. .hey are a workable solution, they are not impeding us doing our job if than i stayed forever it would in the impede us. >> as long as there is proper parking enforcement. what is happening now people are double parking sxars they park on the barricade you block that street. bollards have to be installed and there has to be enforcement. of the parking. there. >> okay. >> thank you very much for that update. commissioner fraser you had a comment or question? thank you. thanks for that. what is there now is a mess as i said earlier t. is a graffiti garbage pit now. barricades are awful. i feel terrible for the businesses this are adjacent to the barriers. 18th street was a nice restaurant it is just not a good solution. i'm not sure it has been fully explained. what the problem is how this solution is going to address that problem. i don'temrature then the last thing i i did drive out to 22nd. i parked a couple blocks away and walked by temperature quickly i don't want to be a gawker i wa