my name is simon bertrang, with the community benefit district. we are here to add our support for the taylor and 6th street project. the tenderloin covers 30 blocks including taylor from market to o' farrell. we represent a large number of pedestrians on the sidewalks crossing busy streets everyday. tens of thousands of residents, children, seniors and other vulnerable users. thousands of users make their way into the tenderloin. as this board knows we have a dense neighborhood full of pedestrians crisscrossed with streets many people in vehicles use as different ways to get to different parts of the city. the design is geared toward carrying high volumes of people at high speeds. we are here to laud the process the sfmta engaged with the community. we saw strong outreach, collaborative decision making. the city was able to bring city residents, youth, neighborhoods to the table to partner for a proposal on a safer taylor street. we can attest the planners made substantial changes to the project in order to respond to community feedback while pre