today, early because this is, again, no action being taken, this is an ongoing effort to keep the t.a. board and our stakeholders generally up-to-date on the progress we are making to address what are some real design concerns and performance concerns related to the l.r.p. four. it is always good to start with the good news. we have had 66 expansion vehicles delivered, 57 of them are service ready. in this first phase, which is all expansion vehicles, all adding to our ability to address crowding and some other issues that we are facing, we are getting 60 in total. we are wrapping up this phase. the second thing, as we talked about at the last meeting, the door retrofits have been completed, so we have a much more sensitive door, and we have also been able to return all of the returns to find operations without restrictions. in the spring, we're facing a situation where we only had single car l.r.p. is and we are walking up to that door. we now have two car trains in service with all doors functioning. we do have some final repair work on some of the couplers that were damaged by that design

t.a. hearing on a board day with a timma hearing after this, that -- and i do want you guys all to continue, that this is profoundly important and what geoff, because i want to butcher his last name, just said, the decision that we all took, which was a very controversial decision, for which we took a lot of heat, was the right decision. if we spend a bunch of time on this now, i just told commissioner walton, who reminded me that the hearing is going on for a long time, we will all collectively save hours and heartache over the next many years. so i really appreciate geoff's candor about that. and we really are invested in comprehensively getting this right, amongst stakeholder agencies, with the public and the words that you've just heard "reposition, redefine" are really both a comment on phase 1 and a road map to our aspirations on phase 2 and this is not just a mega-project, it is a mega-regional project. so with that, john. right? you are john fisher, aren't you? >> i am. [laughter] >> thank you, mr. chairman. and commissioners, we concluded with our draft recommendations today. so re

made time in your busy schedule for people, whether it is the board, whether it is staff, whether it is partners like ourselves at the t.a., it has been a real pleasure and i will miss working alongside you. please don't go for -- please don't go far, and we look forward to your next steps. thank you. [applause] >> i will call supervisor sandra fewer. if i could ask everyone next to the doors to move to the other side of the room. it is a fire hazard if you are blocking the exit doors. >> hello, commissioners. i wanted to extend my deepest appreciation for all that ed has contributed to the agency and to the city. ed has been a true and tireless public servant for the residents of san francisco for the past 12 years. many of us know him best there his role as director of transportation at sfmta, but ed has also served as the director of 311, and director of public works, agencies that are crucial to the backbone of san francisco and the nuts and bolts of operations that literally keep san francisco running. directing an agency like sfmta is nothing short of absolutely demanding. i have seen him lead with kindness, a stea