we don't have a wiggle in the netherlands. we don't need a wiggle in the netherlands. but i -- i thought what an interesting word that is, wiggle. where does it come from? is it a san francisco-invented word? so i looked it up yesterday in the oxford dictionary. to my surprise i found the origin of the word "wiggle" is in dutch. sorry about that. it's to wiggle. to move to left to right. that's something we do in the netherlands. in politics as well. and even i find out that the name beggler, somebody who wiggles, is a common name in the netherlands and in the dutch translation of harry potter, the lady who writes all the booklets for the school in the harry potter school is madam wiggli. i thought it might be good to contact her to get some additional support for this workshop and then i find there's no need for it because we have tall resources here. you could look at the dutch team and all the professionals here in san francisco to work on the three projects in the next few days, and as you, mr. mayor, i'm looking forward to the results. it's an honor for me to intr

the figures show that the netherlands, cycling in the netherlands is the safest transport mode in europe. if you compare to it, for example, italy, which is very dangerous for cyclists. we do fairly well. the explanation is, to my opinion, in the fact that we call safety by numbers. the more you get, the safer it is. and i'll show you the next slide to prove that. this is the bike share in the u. where the netherlands is extreme left and the u.k. is extreme right. and third is italy, for example. denmark is second next to the netherlands. if you compare that with safety numbers, you see that in the netherlands, where we cycle a lot, not too many people on bikes got killed and it's just the other way around in it italy and the u.k. where people do not cycle but get killed if they cycle. and somebody can come up with the arguments that we have a lot of good bicycle infrastructure in the netherlands. that's true, but in england they are building a lot of bicycle infrastructure as well, but they do not get the people on the bikes, so for them that go it's still very dangerous. it's not only

here is a picture taken in the south of netherlands. here, the layout is so much that you are really regarded as cyclists that they have made space for you. the cars know that cyclists have priority. this is a common roundabout situation in the netherlands, also in the village where i live. so this shows that you go for the cyclists. go for cyclists and realize when someone is saying we were cramped in space like in san francisco, we say, well, you have never been to any dutch town because your roads are so wide. and then they think, yeah, but all these lanes are needed for car traffic. i'll tell you, if you use this traffic model, you should realize that the capacity of your system is not determined by the amount of lanes and the stretches of roads but by the capacity of intersections and

in the netherlands hardly anybody considers themselves bicyclists anything more than brat eaters.veryone eats brats, so everyone cycles. there is no discussion about it. you see on distance, men cycle a little bit more and women use the bike more often because they use it for going shopping or the short distances. one other thing is that biking has a high status in the netherlands, so that's also different from a lot of other countries. this i will skip. hardly readable but this shows that bicycling is used in all kinds of modes of travel, 25% is using the bike, to go into education is 50% and beyond high school it is even a lot more, 55% to 80% children who visit high school do so by bike and you got to realize how in the situation, there are hardly any school buses in the netherlands. there will be no parents bringing their children to high school by car. they say, ok, what's wrong, you can use your bike. it's very cold or range, you won't melt, do you? -- raining, you won't melt do you? >> there are more sigh cligs then people in the -- cyclists then people in the neggederlands

in the netherlands, people who come to work by bike are more regarded them by car. the people who use the car have to find excuses why they still use the car. they just come and say, i just want to go by car. and the fact is, more and more people -- for instance, in amsterdam, by having this past and so on, 9000 people per day choose not to have their car because there was no more accessibility by car but choose the alternatives. 15% of them stay with the alternatives. they had a car. when they experienced it, it was not so bad commuting by bike or public transport, then there were convinced also. -- then it they were convinced also. if you tell people who drive by cars, and i think american politicians are so afraid they might lose voters, but if you keep telling them the detriment of the effects of using their car every day -- what? but they will not mind losing voters. my friends and the businessmen and area, they don't mind. for the around children, -- for their own children, but is it faster, more convenient, and cheaper? those are the reasons why you will choo

in the netherlands, cycling is inherently more safe than in the u.s.a. because all car drivers are also cyclists. 60% of the people in the netherlands cycle at least three times a week. 80% at least once a week. so all the car drivers are also cyclists and they know as they turn right that there is an 80% chance that they will cut off a cyclist if they don't look. so there is also safety by numbers. one last thing and that is about liability. when i hear about cycling in the u.s., people say, oh, but cycling is so dangerous. and then we say, no, cycling is not dangerous. cyclists hardly ever cause accidents. cars cause accidents. cars cause facilities and in the netherlands we have the philosophy that car drivers should realize that they're in a machine that can kill. and also from that on responsibility in taking liability. if a car drives over a child on a bike, no matter what happens, he is 100% liable for whatever happens. and even in the other cases, when a car goes in the collision with an adult on a bike, still there is at least 50% liability for

i was fortunate to spend eight months in the netherlands, and we got to test ride the thing that many of you have been working on for some many years. we have this idea, a belief that san francisco can be a great bicycling city, internationally recognized. sometimes that vision gets challenged and that belief and waver a bit, i will be honest wit. my time in amsterdam, i could test that vision. is if all i make it out to be when i talk to folks. what i saw and what i experienced let me feeling without a doubt that you have succeeded in a way that is amazingly admirable, and in a way that we should be striving for here in san francisco. and most importantly, that i know we can reach. that was my biggest take away. there is a wonderful presentation of all of the elements, many of the elements they are using to make the netherlands said world-renowned bicycling environment. i saw that san francisco has some many of these elements already in place. we are so far down the line, what we need is to bring it together. what i saw were similarities, and it was impressive to learn the meeting wi

she represents the netherlands in the european parliament and it is a member of the alliance of liberals and democrats for europe. we also have james elles. also joining us this kim hart of politico, one of our regulars. tell us why you are in town this week, mr. elles? >> i and a number of my colleagues are here to engage with our american counterparts on a number of key issues which we think will be critical for our picture of how the trans- atlantic economy can be competitive in the feature of dealing with financial convergence, the debts and deficits problem on both sides of the atlantic, all these subjects where we hope by the end of the week to have a number of good ideas which we can deepen over the months ahead. >> marietje schaake, overall, how does the eu approach telecommunications policy with 27 member nations, and how is it different from how the u.s. approaches telecommunications policy, in your view? >> one of our main challenges is to make sure that you are a of the digital market gets harmonized. both friends and critics of the e you think a harmonized market has brought

also, in the netherlands, we're not so good with racing cyclists.all the champions from last year are from italy, spain, or your country, never from the netherlands. but cycling is more than racing, it is a way of transport. especially for the first 7 kilometers, in combination with public transport. the last lines are important. for instance, in at the city of amsterdam, 85% of the trips are faster by bike then by car -- then by car. i do everything by bicycle. i am a slow cyclist, and i am still faster through the city. that is why most of the people in amsterdam go by bike. if your interested in funny and nice invidious, go to youtube. but you will see a lot of videos in which the bicycle and the car cooperate. these are some pictures and examples of how the public authorities can invest in cycling. this is a parking space for a cyclist. tend thousand bicycles can be stored there. -- 10,000 bicycles can be stored there. you can build a shelter for about 30,000 bicycles. now, what can employees do? many employees are working on the bicycle program

[inaudible] >> in the netherlands, if a road is really bad they will fix it.

kumi is a 37-year-old cellist who lives in the netherlands. she plays with symphonyia lotter damm, a chamber orchestra that travels the world. she came to do her part to help the survivors of the march 11th disaster. >> despite the long flight, the long car ride, we're very tired, but we have a lot of energy because we are ready to roll. yeah. >> kolmei asked kumi to make the trip home. he works for a ferry company in the town of onagawa in the miyagi prefecture. kolmi survived the tsunami but lost his home, his car, everything. when he and his wife were living in a shelter, he realized people who had turned their lives upside down needed something to cheer them up. >> translator: it's about casting a lifeline to people's hearts. you need something nutritious in your mind like music to live. that's why i asked kumi to bring her music. >> reporter: kumi brought more than just music. she encouraged these guys to come along with her. >> and we are high and low. ♪ >> reporter: high and low is a unique group from the netherlands. its members blend

and serena williams also proved too strong for track of the netherlands the american response against a lot inside twenty minutes time to drop just one game. and it was also an easy day for last year's french open champion francesca schiavone italian media and the fifty three minutes to be from atlanta literature croatia six one six one the final score. i snuck in now and with a week to go before the start of the fourth k h l season four teams are competing in the mosque up here in moscow on thursday three two win over time and the number thrashed spots like three nil. now dogs then i dominated the match scoring a goal we hear them off primes the first i struck some magic that will go on yet it's also a good night for them as new feedback yet on impact russia goaltender recorded to shut out on his day before his former club after spending four years in between some of us who live. on the border to win every game is a bill to ecology this is why we mustn't underestimate the six or eight well that's all itself i mean i would seriously really will believe the defense attorney taking its

i am sure that this evening has people talking about the netherlands, rome, but it could be said about paris, anywhere. the program is a strong component of raising public awareness of the fact that bicycles are here to stay and will be increasing in numbers. drivers have a real responsibility to look out for pedestrians and for bikers. they are going to be on the road. it cannot be the result of not knowing that there was a bike lane there. i am a big advocate for increasing the amount of effort put into an awareness for change. i think it is the future. when that happens, it will be interesting. true, if they have an intuitive reading of what an intersection looks like, they do not have to worry about too much. the geometry on the streets, blockages of one sort or another. you still cannot get to them, if people are aware of the responsibility they have to the vehicle. ultimately, you see places like berlin, paris, where bikes are mixed in traffic. still, the accident rate is low because of the awareness report working. the fact that we are in the middle of an ideological argument ov

the dutch are doing the best of anyone in the world, 27% of trips in the netherlands are done by a bike. in the united states, we are about 1% in the san francisco about 6%. certainly consistent with the transit first policy, the idea to bring transit -- to bring experts here. they're focusing on three areas. he will be reporting tonight at a reception across the street at the war memorial that i think is the green room at 6:00. the recommendations they have developed with our staff, the bike coalition has been involved. we are lucky to have the dutch government providing this expertise for us, working collaborative lee with us. it is a great partnership and we are excited to see what comes out of it. a couple other briefings, mobile traffic on the web site that means access in the mobile device has become a significant part of how people are connecting with us. it is in desperate need of improvement. we have data on what devices they use, it is different on weekdays and on weekends. on holiday weekends. the most popular things they are looking at our schedules and routes and guides. mo

>> yes. >> you believe that after the netherlands legalized same sex marriage, the netherlands went onto legalize polygamy and incest. >> it does not say one caused the other to happen. it shows the moral decay of a liberal country and the views of sex. >> what you are saying here is that after same sex marriage was legalized, the netherlands legalized incest and polygamy. now whether that was a casual -- that was casual or not, you're saying that's what happened after same sex marriage was legalized. correct, sir? same sex marriage. >> yeah. look at the date. polygamy happens afterwards. >> who told you that? where did you get that idea? >> it's on the internet. >> it's on the internet. also, it is not true, but it is on the internet. how can this be? your anti-gay marriage experts at work, america. that was just one of the many jaw-dropping moments from california's trial over its anti-gay marriage proposition 8. what you just saw was a re-enactment of that trial. based on the transcript that was posted at marriagetrial.com. the best new thing in the world today is that a federal jud

i wanted to jump right in on what the netherlands is doing on the net neutrality fund.the country was the fist to kind of take -- first to kind of take it forward by banning mobile telephone operators from blocking certain services or paying extra fees for that. can you tell us a little bit about how that law came into being and what it means going forward for the country and the e.u. at large? >> guest: yes. what we saw was, actually, a shareholders' meeting where one of the members called kpn was sort of bragging to shareholders that they were able to use deep packet inspections, the monitoring of the traffic of their users to identify whether voiceover ip services such as skype were used in order to make sure those services were not competing with their own business model of sending text messages and using cell phone service as we commonly know it 789 -- it. and while that may have been a great argument to shareholders to protect a certain business model, this was something that the users in the netherlands appreciated because they felt potentially free of cost servi

tpm and the netherlands has about 45% of the market share. it is a previously state-run telecom provider, which has been privatized. the reason the regulator could have been is because it has no more than 50% of the market share. so that's our regulators operate. after ownership of 50% majority market share, they can step in. but was found in ours, is competitors actually deploy the same practices. and so, even though in theory there's a choice, in practice it makes no difference. i think that is very important when we look at that neutrality, the competition is valid. nobody should want over regulation of the internet. i'm very matched against over regulating the internet. but sometimes regulation is necessary to keep the internet open. it's a different objective to safeguard competition, safeguard people's fundamental rights and freedoms from over regulating for the sake of giving government control of the internet, which is undesirable. keeping an open competition healthy is very very much desirable and the minister quite literally said th

while on the verge of going straight on twenty seven world cup runners up the netherlands get on a you have a one hundred percent record really just one point from their remaining eighty games after they beat ten one finland is still in helsinki sweden and hungary a joint second in group a post with easy winners on the night. turn like the netherlands england need just one point of a spot in the finals manager fabio capello admitting off with his side's unlucky to edge wales one at wembley the youngster she fit without form also in group switzerland came from behind to transfer ten month old various three want to gain ground in second place montenegro a country england is facing in their only remaining game next month. for the world the lust of experience and the very good very good that would just drew very little to the story the mug the those were the silver. six boy the more the better they go and now we go to break the border. with the more relaxed. while back in russia spot expositions star striker of ellison has been handed a six game ban after a clash in last month's moscow dob

like the netherlands england may just one point to the spot in the finals a manager fabio capello is making off with his side were lucky to wage logo on the wembley in time. millions of people anywhere and also in group g. switzerland's came from behind to trance ten month old area three want a ground on something place once a negro country england are facing in the only remaining game next month. for the lot the last of its premier was very very very good of the year they were just very very good for the through the mud. there is good for them explored the more good the data. that we go to break the better. with a more relaxed. back here in russia sponsored experience starstruck of ellison has been handed a six game ban after a clash in last month's moscow dhobi left and russia goalkeeper iraq in failure for six months that collision left the shortstop a badly injured russian regular damage his crucial ligaments antony's february in the section with the rest of the domestic season as well as his one trick here a twenty twelve qualifying campaign two years ago that has also injured t

and like the netherlands england made just one point of a good spot in the finals manager fabio capello admitting off with his side were lucky to age was one of the at wembley actually and that he is anywhere also in group switzerland came from behind to trounce ten month old area three one and gaining ground on second place once a negro country england are facing in the only remaining game next month. for the lot the last of its premier it's very rare for gerber where they were just there to drew very very few of those are the mug to those who go see where the world's six boy the more that they are before they go into the we go to break but we're dealing. with the motor locks. back here in russia spot experienced a strike of ellison has been handed a six game ban after a clash in last month's moscow dhobi that left tesco in russia goalkeeper eager i can say it for six months but collision left the shortstop a badly injured the russian regular damage his crew should make amends with the antilles february the reception was the rest of the domestic season as well as his country's you're t

serina williams also proved too strong for a kind of project of the netherlands the american was five games to love up inside twenty minutes and went on to drop just one of them. but it was also an easy day for last year's french open champion francesca schiavone italian needed only fifty three minutes to beat mariana licitra proration six one six one is the final score there. was another like a champion spent longer because not so had few problems against britain's elated about fellow russian and seventeenth seed and especially a public change that is also true to the third round as our tenth and eleventh seed activity elaine i give it. a rain measure g.d.p. champion jorge lorenzo has clocked the fastest lap time in friday's practice sessions ahead of sunday's sun reno grand prix they are home on several course exposed after the slower morning run but stepped up a gear in the afternoon as the only rider to go faster the one minute and thirty four seconds slower circuits. in their case the stone was not far behind his ear straining it wraps off the team and done it better is that firs

serina williams also proved too strong for mccain a crytek of the netherlands the american was five games above office by twenty minutes many times and dropped in just one game and it was also an easy day for twenty seven french open champion francesca schiavone italia needed only fifty three minutes to beat mariano literature croatia six one six one was the final score there and in other matches for much i guess that was not so that had fewer problems against britain to learn about such a fellow russian and seventeenth seed and stressed the a profit chunk of that is also true to the third round as are the ten and eleven seeds petrovich angelina and which. i snuck in now with a week to go before the start of the fourth k.h. all season four teams are competing in the rose cup here in moscow on thursday to scabies outlands three two win over time and i thrashed ninety three no i legs knocked down i won't dominated the match scoring a goal in every period and tried not playing to the first strike and magic. on the up was also i think mine told you how much you can make something you're born

interior ministers failed to vote on the issue due to harsh opposition from the netherlands and finland the dispute is already turning bitter to remain yet blocking the import of dutch flowers in a move described as quote old school blackmail by the netherlands law and it looks into why now the e.u. is reconsidering its core principle of borderless travel. pushing in zone is a european dream come true a continent without borders freedom to travel live and work across twenty five countries but attempts by bold garia and rumania to join have been a wake up call some are now convinced it's time to shut up shop organized crime will also enter through through the gates or for him to remain in bulgaria also illegal immigrants through turkey will come to who carry in rumania and then have free access to the showing in countries which is of course organisation in europe has to protect itself and this is more important than people from regalia or romania traveling with a visa and having border control it's a question that's more relevant now than ever france and italy fell out earlier this year

you are only homogeneous economies a common currency in europe it would be only germany and the netherlands this canadian countries would also be suitable but not france because its economy has completely different productivity and everybody knows that it's in the usa more than a hundred in twenty years before it introduced the common dollar it happened after world war one of the shift to become currency it changed the political circumstances completely and this process is also hurtful and not in a social sense because it is mostly the poorest people who suffer from it use the introduction of a common currency least inflation and we can hardly think they are used to deflation the only way to handle a situation is to convey in money that it will at least harm the donor countries but also others that it also means the wealthy people will be way how much would you say the benefits of the euro outweigh its costs that although large light on the current economic situation the only advantage of the euro is that we do not have to change your money to france but many change means only in significan

buy your drugs and the same drug dealers in the netherlands as you do in the united states. it provides evidence that we can legally regulate marijuana without suffering negative consequences. three surveys showed that high school juniors and seniors say it is easier to buy marijuana than it is to buy alcohol. when i think about who will use marijuana more, it cannot be the adolescents. we did not see these jumps and our youth. i wanted the people might ease a little more marijuana. is that a bad thing or a good thing decks to the extent they substituted for alcohol. you see how many reduce their pharmaceutical drug use. it means this is the billions of dollars of years going there, and citadel bonds of the -- instead it will fall into the hands of the american treasury. they're getting busted on marijuana. they will be able to focus greater attention on more serious and violent crimes. it is not a panacea. it is not going to be simple and easy. there is no flip the switch. the attorney general will be called upon. i hope he will do it in good faith. it will require people t

restoration project has taken more than ten years because the cap had to shipped and delivered from the netherlands. windmill is only one of two traditional style windmills and will be used to pump water. right now you see the live look at the construction workers that are actually taking part of the construction. when they actually do, they will have to fit it completely because there had no plans from which to work. the windmill itself will rely solely on wind power. they haven't decided where it will pump water too because it's no longer needed for the eastern end of the park. when both windmills operational they pumped more than 1.5 million gallons of water daily. >>> for the first time today we're hearing audiotapes jacqueline kennedy describing her life in the white house. former first lady made the recordings in 1964 four months after her hugs was assassinated. jacqueline ordered they be kept under seal by the kennedy library until after her death. now, they will be part of a new book being released on wednesday. they gave us an intimate look at some of the most intense moments during kenned

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some great ideas coming out of the netherlands. some good news on -- boulevard. that is also a state route. caltrans is restricting the boulevard to turn it into two lanes instead of three. bike lanes and safer crosswalks. matter warnings for drivers for people crossing the street. caltrans has already issued a procurement on that. this is between everglade and 19th avenue. we are reaching some milestones on some other studies. the bay shore intermodal access study has also seen a complete draft report. the final report of the study that was presented to the city council, which has a major stake in terms of land use position that will affect areas surrounding the station. of course, the station is intended to be the terminal of the -- in connecting to caltrain. we will bring you a final report this fall. we have had some interesting out -- results of the western soma neighborhood transportation plan. there are some comments and solutions beginning to emerge, like providing crosswalks for some of those ballets that are truly real streets with people living on them

. >> is brussels concerned about bailout fatiguing countries like austria, germany, the netherlands? 75% are opposed to new bailouts. >> angela merkel has complained about the weight of expectation on germany's shoulders. they have populations that to not like the idea that they should be responsible. i think the vote in parliament in germany and doors in the prospect of a much bigger bailout fund has been greeted with a sigh of relief because it takes the pressure off the other countries. if the most predominant country says winnie to go with this for the greater good, the consideration is a smaller countries will say that we need to do the same. germany is prepared to do that, we are prepared to follow up. >> it is not just the periphery, also countries like italy and france that could see banks going down, deficit ballooning. is there a sense that these could be doomed? >> there is a feeling in some quarters that good morning -- good money is being thrown after bad. they might have on board consequences for the much bigger economy, spanish, italian. france is exposed to greek debt

. >> australia, denmark denmark, germany, the netherlands, sweden, the united kingdom and even the isle of mann right off the coast of the u.k. >> jon: ouch. we're below isle of mann, this place? ♪ let's give the boy a hand >> jon: that place has better credit than we do? there's no industry there. they just horse around in the pool all day. i'm being told that man island. not isle of mann. wow, isle of mann has a better credit rating than we do. did i say slap in the face? i meant... by the way, in calculating and analyzing our debt situation standard and poors made a $2 trillion mistake but they're sticking with the downgrade. i can't wait to say what these more ons said in their analysis of our debt situation. this should be rich. >> one of the things that the s&p cited when making this downgrade decision was all the political problems we saw in congress and getting everyone to agree to raise the debt limit. >> the tea party will not budge on tax cuts and right here s&p is saying that kind of rigid position was a major reason for the downgrade. >> also you've got the external situati

restoration project has taken more than ten years because the cap had to shipped and delivered from the netherlands. windmill is only one of two traditional style windmills and will be used to pump water. right now you see the live look at the construction workers that are actually taking part of the construction. when they actually do, they will have to fit it completely because there had no plans from which to work. the windmill itself will rely solely on wind power. they haven't decided where it will pump water too because it's no longer needed for the eastern end of the park. when both windmills operational they pumped more than 1.5 million gallons of water daily. >>> for the first time today we're hearing audiotapes jacqueline kennedy describing her life in the white house. former first lady made the recordings in 1964 four months after her hugs was assassinated. jacqueline ordered they be kept under seal by the kennedy library until after her death. now, they will be part of a new book being released on wednesday. they gave us an intimate look at some of the most intense moments during kenned