richard lanceroti, [lists names] >> thank you, supervisor, for calling this important hearing. i am the president of walk san francisco. i was also on the better streets plan cac. first off, there was a comment that these boxes conform with the better streets plan. the buttressed its plan says that all sidewalks in san francisco in a residential neighborhood will be 10 feet wide as a minimum, with the recommendation of 12 to 13 feet. it also says that also a box in commercial areas shall be 12 feet wide at minimum, with recommendation of 15 feet. the obvious concern, i think, with most people who have walked around san francisco is that there are lots of sidewalks that do not meet those minimums. in a way, the city does not conform with the better streets plan. thus putting more obstacles on the sidewalk just makes things worse. we can talk about these different zones on the sidewalk, but the reality is that most of the sidewalks are too narrow as they are. adding more obstruction's is not one to make the situation any better. having said that, i do think all efforts should be