because octavia boulevard. they come through our neighborhood like it's the freeway. coming to get on the freeway. they barely stop at the stop signs the turn on the relates and the kids are on the corner. they are coming on through. when we did the safe path we held up signs saying slow down. one of the thing we promote our philosophy is all the children are our responsibility. and a lot of the bus stops at the children are going to to get on to their schools where they are going to work. we are telling the community, watch out for the kids. if a kid is standing off of the curb say, tell the child. get back on the curb this is not safe. what we are really doing is saying this is we all have to be family. if you see a child or someone that needs may be advice to get back to the curb let them know and do it in a kindly way. we have a huge safety concern with the traffic. >> on the traffic issue the best thing that happen todd san francisco is 311. there are a lot of -- to drive this san francisco or traffic in san francisco is a nightmare an engineering nightmare the c

san francisco cta is doing a study to look at circulation studies around octavia boulevard. there are some parking management strategies that have been implemented. we are still a long way away from our goals. a lot of things need to be done. our neighborhood is still inundated with traffic. this is on market, and hayes. our residential streets are becoming inundated with traffic such as lou do not end buchanan. we are experiencing a lot of road rage, a lot of honking. i had an experience when i was walking my dog at laguna and paige. i was attacked by a road race driver and i was sent to the hospital for walking my dog. parking ratio maximums have sometimes been ignored. we really have to stick with those parking ratios. i think every parking space has added to this neighborhood compromises the plan. we have to think carefully about adding more cars and parking to this neighborhood. we can take the development. when people bring their cars, it is a disaster. not only for our neighborhood, but for everybody that traverses the neighborhood. you go to peach street and it is lo

this would be a project of great magnitude ala octavia boulevard. if that could be removed, that intersection normalized, it can function better. we would have to be more study and technical analysis to see if that is feasible. the final policy chapter is the open space chapter. and really the open space chapter while we have glen canyon park which is tremendous open space and wild resource in glen park, downtown glen park and the village really lacks in quality public spaces and open space. so our idea here is to combine a mix of urban and green space in this area. some of the ideas are improlve proving the bart plazas, redesigning the bart plazas which are kind of used as a passenger area, a kind of fenced off from pedestrians and don't function well. they could could function better as a public space and for transit and pedestrians. the other idea is exploring the possibility of parklets in the downtown glen park area. this is a great, vibrant area but very narrow sidewalks there so not a lot of opportunities but parklets present potentially exci

for those of you heading towards the central freeway, it's right on octavia boulevard on oak street.c in that area getting on to 101. we'll keep you posted on this and find out what's blocked and how long it will be out there. but you may want to consider heading on southbound getting on 101. 680 walnut creek, elsewhere freeway traffic still pretty good all along the bay area. if that changes we update it on our website abc7news.com. >> frances, thanks a lot. it's 5:54. >> here's an irony for you. airports may be shut down by the weather today but airlines are busy raising their fares. >> here's jane king with the morning "moneyscope" report. >> good morning. a long way, crowded airports, cancelled flights, now another fare hike in the midst of winter storms crippling air flight throughout the country. farecompare says united, continental and jet blue are checking on fuel charges. close to as many as 150 of its more than 600 stores. the medal of honor among the title of giving electronic arts a killer quarter. investors also waiting for the company to release star wars which analysts

this is octavia boulevard near oak street.'s a really bad location for folks leaving san francisco heading to the central freeway. according to the san francisco police, it's still out there, still possibly blocking lanes and that's going to slow you down. you may want to consider franklin or van ness to get on to 101. bay bridge toll plaza, we told you the metering lights have been turned on so back to the 880 overcrossing now. about a 15 minute wait. berkeley, although a little crowded towards university, the drive time 20 minutes westbound from the cardenas bridge to the maze. let's head to the north bay. 101 san rafael, looks like traffic still flowing well, southbound no delays out of novato to the golden gate bridge. also we'll head to the peninsula. the drive across to the peninsula is looking good. no problems westbound there on the right-hand side and no accidents at all in the south bay. eric, kristen. >> frances, thank you so much. it's 6:41 now. >> trading underway on wall street now. a live report from the new yor

now, on the city street problem in san francisco, octavia boulevard right at oak street reports of anough the area. overall traffic not doing too bad other than that accident. 101 checking in problem-free, 280 extension into san francisco with they delays right now. if you're headed to the south bay one of our bright spots right now no delays on 101, live look at 880 at 237 where traffic is off to a good start for your morning commute. that's a look at your drive. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it is now 5:56. in the next hour, why coffee can boost brain power in women. we understand this. and the negative effects that it has on men. >> plus, you talked and the tsa responded. the new body scanner just unveiled. >>> plus, we are monitoring the chaos in egypt. protestors ignore the military's plea to back down. how today's rallies are turning violent. >>> and stormy weather across the nation leaves san francisco travelers stuck at the airport. why the cancellations may continue tomorrow. [ wheezing breaths ] [ woman ] the first time i smoked, i was 13. i was in a hurry to grow up and wa

are work your way through city streets, though, we have a trouble spot at the intersection of octavia boulevard and oak. possible lanes blocked there. give yourself some extra time. elsewhere this morning, if you are on the golden gate bridge, not too bad. marin county a decent drive south 101 from 37 to 580. over to the east bay, south 880 at 16th we have reports of an a.c. transit bus stalled out in the left lane. traffic is building just as you approach the area. they are pushing it over to the center divide. extra volume northbound 880 past the coliseum. southbound booking down at hayward near the san mateo bridge. bart on time with 54 trains. ace train number 3 no problems. muni and caltrain problem-free. we have a wind advisory on the benicia bridge so heads up. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we could city fuel prices go up even more -- we could see fuel prices go up even more because of the crisis in egypt. if the unrest affects shipping in the suez canal, the price of oil and gas could spike. about two millions barrels of oil paterson through the canal every day. >>> and those oil worri