this is another step forward by the sf mta. we look forward to seeing the results very soon, starting here. there will be 30,000 in san francisco eventually. now the largest city to do this anywhere in the world. thank you. [applause] bu>> with leadership like a scene from the three gentlemen behind me, they have set a clear course and strong direction for us. there are a number of folks within the mta that will execute. i want to acknowledge a few of the folks at the mta that have gotten us to this point were driving the program forward. jay is the project manager for sf park. he has been a great leader setting the model. steven lee, lisa foster. george reynolds and the neter -- meters shop putting it todd monology -- putting the technology on the street. i went to acknowledge all the great staff behind the effort. it is city staff partnering with the private sector. the mayor has been strong in pushing technology and partnership with the private sector. we have a great private-sector partner here who has done the work elsewhe

. >> attached, in the staff report it illustrates the jurisdiction between the sf mta and the port.the port has the ability to regulate streets through the traffic code. as much as possible, we try to coordinate with the san francisco municipal transportation authority agency and has a history of doing so over port streets. in 2010 they requested certain regulations. they were also critical that we look at the entire mission bay area in coordination with partners in the redevelopment agency and asset mta to come up with a strategy for the entire area. we requested that the mta take the lead on that effort because of their expertise with parking regulations and parking management, as well as their significant majority of jurisdiction within the bay. as the mta and redevelopment agency began to look at parking strategies, it became evident that we needed to look at a larger area than just mission bay. as we will describe in a little bit, we looked at the buffer area of, where the port began to look at an area that was out of 23rd street, basically between 23rd streets and the creek, a

best example i can give you is, i was intrigued by this application we have created in the mta, where we had a sf park. an innovative idea of creating parking applications to solve some of our congestion on the street. i brought that application to the conference of mayors in washington, d.c. and was immediately surrounded by no less than five additional measures that said, that is something happening in san francisco. we can use that idea here. it is that kind of example where we have more ideas to share, where we can create more applications than create ideas, through the code of america, working with our technology entrepreneur is, working with city departments, with the leadership of our mayor's office, board of supervisors, to challenge us to come up with more ideas as to how we could solve some problems that plague us, whether at the unique, in homeless areas, or whether it might be trying to catch a taxi cab in a more efficient way. we think we could have a more to do to a partnership with a code of america. we are announcing today -- by the way, code of america will be moving into larger

sf parks, it is just a brand. part of the asset mta. under that name, we are really moving in a different direction, trying to make parks better for san francisco and making it easier to drive, for our customers who drive, and supporting the economic vitality and growth of the city. when people choose to drive, we tried to make easy. in other words, we achieve the minimum low threshold and from that, we expect lots of benefits. not just that it is convenient for drivers, but added that -- delivers a lot of benefits. cars that are double parking that cannot find parking spaces, those cars distract other drivers circling around, most likely to hit a pedestrian. part of the reason that muni is not as fast as it could be, circling cars, which waste time in fuel. those are some of the benefits. parking -- pay parking also discourages the violent activities in the city. another area that is unique, coming up with a proposal that works with managing special events in terms of transportation. this is what we have done for the last 70 years. her

[applause] >> the voters in 1999 created the mta and established a board to create policies such as this. to put policies in place like sf park better groundbreaking, we now have new york city following our lead in terms of some of the technology we're doing. it is ground-breaking and bold step for the m -- stuff for the mta. that leadership is exemplified by the chairman of the board, mr. tom nolan. >> thank you and good morning. the board has been looking for ways to be as creative as possible in using technology to assist our customers. we think the flexibility and convenience are really important. theyre

if you want to be involved through the planning department and the mta. and sf better streets. org. >> you are part of that. >> i'm on the citizens advisory board. >> we should explain permeable landscapes relates to the sidewalks there. >> what was being pointed out with that tree we looked at where nick explained you have 4 feet right-of-way. outside the 4 feet can be adapted for other uses you can put tables or chairs out. you can change the sidewalk surface. you can do sidewalk landscaping. permeable landscaping refers to the fact that the water ends up in the ground not the sewer system. >> this sidewalk this runs in the curb and the -- >> that catch basin for water it goes to the grate. >> we will look at a framed signs and other stuff. thank you very much. >> we want to talk about a few items here as we end this little talk. first of all we have an a framed sign, moving must sell. >> [laughter]. >> do you need a permit for a moving sale sign? >> those are actually illegal. there are no permits, that's right. there are no permits that can be obtained for those signs a fra