paul valdez. kit hodge. randy shaw. chris dolan. john mc dowell. zach extender. paul gal berg. ~ gallagher. come on up. [speaker not understood]. >>> good morning, supervisors. thank you for affording this opportunity. i'm rick [speaker not understood], president of market street railway, the 1100 member group [speaker not understood] and cable cars. for more than 150 years market street has been about motion. it is literally our city's main artery. we need to focus our efforts and resource he to make it flow more [speaker not understood] for bicyclists alike. if we compromise this goal for other considerations, we will be saddled with higher muni operating costs and less safe conditions for bicyclists and pedestrians for decades to come. we believe the mission street cycle track option has very serious flaws. unlike market, mission has many driveways which presents hazards to boeing cyclists and motorists. even bigger disadvantage is moving buses on mission street to market. 14 and 14 l use articulated buses. having these and the golden gate transit and samtrans

my name is paul valdez, a resident of the mission district and member of the san francisco bicycle coalition and respectful cyclist that rides down market street to get to my office on montgomery. [speaker not understood]. my perspective and awareness really changes on two wheels. i want to thank the sfbc for their continuous efforts for being a great force in helping to transform the streets of the city and to safe and comfortable places to ride. special thanks to mta and dpw for laying down fresh new pavement and vibrant bike lanes along market. my current commute down market street can be quite distressing. for instance, it begins on market street. once i turn right from valencia onto a shared lane marking or share, then about two blocks i am somewhat protected by the post and narrow bike lane. however, after van ness, i am force today ride mid intersection in the bike lane located in the middle of the street sandwiches between cars, transit buses and muni track. [speaker not understood]. after that i'm force today become extremely aware of my surroundings block to block, pedestrians, con