rick lasher. [applause] >> madam mayor, director tomlin, supervisor haney, director mcguire, who had a lot to do with this, and all of the officials, thank you very much for your leadership and your persistence. as the mayor says, it takes patience in san francisco, but we're being rewarded today. more than 150 years ago, rail transit came to san francisco in the form of a steam train, and then it was a horse car and then cable cars, and then since 1906, electric street cars. i was born after 1906, but not by a whole lot, and i grew up on market street in my families delicatessen on market and grant. i can tell you in six decades and more of experience on market, this is going to be the best market street of my lifetime, and thank you all for making it happen. we are very proud to help keep the past present for the future of market street through our nonprofit, which is muni's nonprofit preservation partner. starting today, the street cars and buses will get riders to their destinations faster. th

rick lasher. madam mayor, director tomlin, supervisor haney, director mcguire, who had a lot to do with this, and all of the officials, thank you very much for your leadership and your persistence. as the mayor says, it takes patience in san francisco, but we're being rewarded today. more than 150 years ago, rail transit came to san francisco in the form of a steam train, and then it was a horse car and then cable cars, and then since 1906, electric street cars. i was born after 1906, but not by a whole lot, and i grew up on market street in my families delicatessen on market and grant. i can tell you in six decades and more of experience on market, this is going to be the best market street of my lifetime, and thank you all for making it happen. we are very proud to help keep the past present for the future of market street through our nonprofit, which is muni's nonprofit preservation partner. starting today, the street cars and buses will get riders to their destinations faster. they'll make it

rick lasher. [applause] >> madam mayor, director tomlin, supervisor haney, director mcguire, who had a lot to do with this, and all of the officials, thank you very much for your leadership and your persistence. as the mayor says, it takes patience in san francisco, but we're being rewarded today. more than 150 years ago, rail transit came to san francisco in the form of a steam train, and then it was a horse car and then cable cars, and then since 1906, electric street cars. i was born after 1906, but not by a whole lot, and i grew up on market street in my families delicatessen on market and grant. i can tell you in six decades and more of experience on market, this is going to be the best market street of my lifetime, and thank you all for making it happen. we are very proud to help keep the past present for the future of market street through our nonprofit, which is muni's nonprofit preservation partner. starting today, the street cars and buses will get riders to their destinations faster. th

rick lasher. [applause] >> madam mayor, director tomlin, supervisor haney, director mcguire, who had a lot to do with this, and all of the officials, thank you very much for your leadership and your persistence. as the mayor says, it takes patience in san francisco, but we're being rewarded today. more than 150 years ago, rail transit came to san francisco in the form of a steam train, and then it was a horse car and then cable cars, and then since 1906, electric street cars. i was born after 1906, but not by a whole lot, and i grew up on market street in my families delicatessen on market and grant. i can tell you in six decades and more of experience on market, this is going to be the best market street of my lifetime, and thank you all for making it happen. we are very proud to help keep the past present for the future of market street through our nonprofit, which is muni's nonprofit preservation partner. starting today, the street cars and buses will get riders to their destinations faster. th

rick lasher.e] >> madam mayor, director tomlin, supervisor haney, director mcguire, who had a lot to do with this, and all of the officials, thank you very much for your leadership and your persistence. as the mayor says, it takes patience in san francisco, but we're being rewarded today. more than 150 years ago, rail transit came to san francisco in the form of a steam train, and then it was a horse car and then cable cars, and then since 1906, electric street cars. i was born after 1906, but not by a whole lot, and i grew up on market street in my families delicatessen on market and grant. i can tell you in six decades and more of experience on market, this is going to be the best market street of my lifetime, and thank you all for making it happen. we are very proud to help keep the past present for the future of market street through our nonprofit, which is muni's nonprofit preservation partner. starting today, the street cars and buses will get riders to their destinations faster. they'll mak

rick lasher. [applause] >> madam mayor, director tomlin, supervisor haney, director mcguire, who had a lot to do with this, and all of the officials, thank you very much for your leadership and your persistence. as the mayor says, it takes patience in san francisco, but we're being rewarded today. more than 150 years ago, rail transit came to san francisco in the form of a steam train, and then it was a horse car and then cable cars, and then since 1906, electric street cars. i was born after 1906, but not by a whole lot, and i grew up on market street in my families delicatessen on market and grant. i can tell you in six decades and more of experience on market, this is going to be the best market street of my lifetime, and thank you all for making it happen. we are very proud to help keep the past present for the future of market street through our nonprofit, which is muni's nonprofit preservation partner. starting today, the street cars and buses will get riders to their destinations faster. th

rick lasher. [applause] >> madam mayor, director tomlin, supervisor haney, director mcguire, who had a lot to do with this, and all of the officials, thank you very much for your leadership and your persistence. as the mayor says, it takes patience in san francisco, but we're being rewarded today. more than 150 years ago, rail transit came to san francisco in the form of a steam train, and then it was a horse car and then cable cars, and then since 1906, electric street cars. i was born after 1906, but not by a whole lot, and i grew up on market street in my families delicatessen on market and grant. i can tell you in six decades and more of experience on market, this is going to be the best market street of my lifetime, and thank you all for making it happen. we are very proud to help keep the past present for the future of market street through our nonprofit, which is muni's nonprofit preservation partner. starting today, the street cars and buses will get riders to their destinations faster. th

rick lasher.am mayor, director tomlin, supervisor haney, director mcguire, who had a lot to do with this, and all of the officials, thank you very much for your leadership and your persistence. as the mayor says, it takes patience in san francisco, but we're being rewarded today. more than 150 years ago, rail transit came to san francisco in the form of a steam train, and then it was a horse car and then cable cars, and then since 1906, electric street cars. i was born after 1906, but not by a whole lot, and i grew up on market street in my families delicatessen on market and grant. i can tell you in six decades and more of experience on market, this is going to be the best market street of my lifetime, and thank you all for making it happen. we are very proud to help keep the past present for the future of market street through our nonprofit, which is muni's nonprofit preservation partner. starting today, the street cars and buses will get riders to their destinations faster. they'll make it safe

rick lasher.ayor, director tomlin, supervisor haney, director mcguire, who had a lot to do with this, and all of the officials, thank you very much for your leadership and your persistence. as the mayor says, it takes patience in san francisco, but we're being rewarded today. more than 150 years ago, rail transit came to san francisco in the form of a steam train, and then it was a horse car and then cable cars, and then since 1906, electric street cars. i was born after 1906, but not by a whole lot, and i grew up on market street in my families delicatessen on market and grant. i can tell you in six decades and more of experience on market, this is going to be the best market street of my lifetime, and thank you all for making it happen. we are very proud to help keep the past present for the future of market street through our nonprofit, which is muni's nonprofit preservation partner. starting today, the street cars and buses will get riders to their destinations faster. they'll make it safer fo