i'm paul valdez. i'm an everyday cyclist in district 9. i'm an activist for the people protected bike lanes. a solemn, organized bike ride that we honor lives lost while biking in san francisco. i was so disappointed in your decision in delaying the project. this decision is negligent with a disregard to the safety of many who ride and walk in this demanding and oftentimes perilous corridor. is it going to take another loss of life for you to understand that safety is paramount? will it take another preventible death? since i've been biking in san francisco, i've noticed it to be your trend. i implore you to step up and at the least come up with near-term bike infrastructure improvements to townsend as soon as possible, like yesterday. can i have the overhead, please? >> chairman brinkman: if you put it down, sfgov will switch to it. >> these are some of the precious lives lost while biking in san francisco. i would like to use the remainder of my time in a moment of silence. >> chairman brinkman: thank you, mr. valdez, for that powerful r

. >> reporter: paul valdez of the sf bike coalition showed pictures of people flipping a sheet to cover the victim. >> they always have to wait for someone to die. that's probably why it's back on the table. >> reporter: ed reskin addressed the delay on the stretch that's now getting a review and a redesign. >> we certainly don't want anyone to be added to the photo collage that we saw. that's not why we're here. >> reporter: back out live now, and on brannan and fourth. we're a block away from townsend and fourth, which is considered kind of the epicenter of the most dangerous conditions here. reskin says he's ridden his own bike there, he knows firsthand how dangerous it can be. this pushback has created a whole new plan. they're going to go ahead and revise what the sidewalks and bike lanes will look like. that new plan will be put forward sometime in the next month with the changes expected in the calendar year. live from san francisco this evening, sam brock, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, sam. >>> a ban on tour buses. neighbors who complained about traffic and noise around one o