it has a picture of the four- borough partly -- four barrel parklet. it is a smart use of the transit stop. free muni for youth, the bike coalition is very supportive of this. we got wanted to adversely affect operations are budgets of funding. we will keep working on that. we want to talk about the bicycle account report. that is partly why we got the recognition internationally. i think that is all i have to say, i will be back for other items, thank you. >> [reading names] >> my name is jane martin, we're organizing low income riders across the city. i wanted to report a little bit of the progress on what has been happening. we have a resolution passed and supported by the board of supervisors. the mayor's staff was very supportive, and we have a growing movement of youth and family across the city getting engaged in this. i wanted to report some of the work that has been done with the school district. currently, you have to pay a lot to ride the bus. from our experience with our members, it is really the parents that pay. in order to address that,

in district 5 we have prided ourselves in the use of the parklets. there is one near my home on fulton. they have provided a really positive place where people can gather, meet their neighbors, converse, and socialize. it really has to be vital for not just commercial districts in the areas, but communities. it is my sense, and what i have heard from members of the public, from the district 5 democratic club and the members of the harvey milk club and others, there is a concern that many homeless clear youth, who are not able to -- queer youth, once they leave the site, where do they go? many of them go to the harvey milk plaza, where they are able to feel safe in an environment where they can continue to engage as friends and colleagues and young people who are experiencing a similar experience in life. i think that -- i do not think -- i think that this is a solution looking for a problem -- i read that somewhere -- and i think that's, in many ways, it is. you read about people with shopping carts being prohibited. claims were made that was not a d

thing to do when the city is trying to improve sidewalks and make them more usable and the building parklets>> i actually live very close by here, off of sixth avenue. when i first met with nick down here, we agreed that this particular part of clement street is fairly -- at the end of the street, it has much less traffic. we think of the busy activity along other parts, and there are very few people going down the sidewalk. i have been there many times and i have not seen a lot of foot traffic. we did look at other options, and i am showing you on the screen here. we also looked a five-foot wide walk away. >> that is the same solution as moving the walkway somewhere else. the 1906 drawings you show how, it could have been area to use, but when was that modified to bring entry to the storefront to the property line? that is normally how it is solved in the vestibule area. >> i think there was a step there, even in the 1906 plans. [talking over each other] i don't actually have that information. the other option that we did look out was warping the sidewalk, but we did not brought it up, it i

we look at parklets or playgrounds. >> civic sponsor uses a group buying platform. example, $100 buys six and a half square feet of a sports project. they seek out corporations with pet initiatives. >> we look at athletic facilities for schools, we look at childhood obesity that can affect academic performance. so we are involved with companies who involved in healthcare and sports. >> construction is going on at a fifth campus but the funding is coming from the bond money and the city of san jose, again, taxpayer dollars. >> that is what the school district wants to avoid. future projects will be funded using this new plat 'form. >> we want to invest in them. we're looking at every opportunity to ensure it doesn't matter you live on the east side. you are goinghereceive the type of amenities that you would get. >> reporter: lyanne melendez, "abc 7 news". >> kristen: people in the wind energy business hope to hire half a million people in the next ten years for all kinds of jobs. as wayne freedman reports, even mountain climbers should apply. >> reporter: >> reporte