we are, not only in name, a transit-first city. we also want to make sure that, if we are to accomplish that goal that we set out some years ago with my predecessor gavin newsom, a board that we all agreed to, every agency in this city, that we are going to reduce our emissions in our city by 2020 below the levels and be a leader in the rest of the world and keep our status as the greenest city in north america wears -- we're going to have to work that much harder and be very focused and dedicated and i want so much to do that for this city, because we want to be and continue to be the leadership of bicycles and alternative travel on our streets. i want to thank our dutch friends for being here, for having invited ed and board president david chiu and so many other leaders to host their way at the look other cities in the netherlands have been increasing bicycle opportunities for everyone to participate. the last time i was in amsterdam was in 1969, council general, and it was in high school where our high school choir was blessed

san francisco, we talk about it being a transit first city, but it does not mean a lot of options for transit are not well thought out in places further from downtown. my district is one place where we need to create better options. >> you mentioned muni and the changes that are happening. what about parking, traffic, is the area safer for pedestrians? >> there is always a lot of work to do with pedestrians. making sure the department of parking and traffic is painting along alemany. along balboa park station, geneva, san jose, pushing hard to get a ramp for pedestrians. right now, it is dangerous to cross the street, especially if you are pushing a stroller or are in a wheelchair. you have to go further than you but typically have to. there is so much more to do. we have to figure out how to calm the traffic. a lot of cars, speeding through and make it unsafe for pedestrians. sidewalks are not very convenient for people. it takes a lot of money to do that, but it is really about being vigilant and looking at the fund the come through the transportation authority. we have been extendi

a city, we need to do much better at creating an environment where we have more jobs and economic development. we are also extremely challenge in our public transit. we talk about being a transit first city, but everyone has had the experience of sitting in gridlock, waiting for the bus, trying to hail that tab, walking on pedestrian sidewalks that are not particularly safe. as a city, we need to do more to invest in the first-class transportation system. >> what are some of the biggest issues facing your district? >> in addition to the local economy that impacts the merchant corridors, to many vacant storefronts, transit issues, in every neighborhood we're having a real conversation about how we change, whether we should preserve aspects of the important characters of our neighborhood or think about building new things. there is also a real discussion we're having in many neighborhoods about affordability. i hear from too many tenants in the process of being evicted, homeowners being foreclosed on. we need to think about how all of us can continue to live in a city where the whole world wants to be. >> it is a great place to be. >> it is a great place to be. how do you balance the

san francisco is proud to be a transit-first city.vor using public transportation or walking or riding bikes to get around town. our transit-first policy promotes public health, build community, and because of 100% of our public transportation system is powered by either carbon-neutral electricity or by a diesel, is significantly reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. we're also building the infrastructure necessary to put in place state of the air public transportation such as high- speed rail and electrified caltrain system, expanding or subway network and bus rapid transit. high-speed rail, as many of you know, needs to be a part of our transportation future. many of you are already under way with high-speed rail projects in your respective countries. in california in san francisco, we're trying to lead the way. this issue is critical to me as mayor, because our economic future depends upon people being able to move throughout our state with ease on roads, rails, and in the skies. currently, nearly one-third of all of our air traff

ago made a very important policy statement, and that was declaring san francisco to be a transit first policy cityoes not mean about transit only. the policy is about getting people out of their cars, providing better, safer, more convenient, safer ways for people to get around san francisco, which includes by bicycle and walking. if we want to get people on their bicycles and walking, they need to be safe, and that is what this initiative is about. carter realizing that policy takes a lot of work from folks not only within the mta and our partner agencies and the school district, but people outside the government. there are some very strong advocacy organizations and organizations that help educate, that helped inform policy, that help shape the public debate about this. i want to acknowledge the san francisco bicycle coalition, a great partner with us. to close out here, from walk sf , elizabeth. [applause] >> thank you. what walk san francisco has been working on this campaign to get 15 mile an hour safer speed zones around schools for a long time. we are so excited it is coming to fruition. we

in keeping with the transit first policy of the city, which i think is really for were thinking, we also want people to be able to feel comfortable if they want to bike where they want to go. if people want to what to get to where they want to go. in order for those things do happen, the streets and sidewalks need to be inviting and welcoming, and we want people to use those modes, because it is good for the city, it is good for the climate and environment. is good for the health of the people who are biking and walking. it went all around. when you cannot take muni or bike or walk, people should be able to hail a cab and get one. or call a cab and get one. people should be able to access upcard to share. to get where they are going. ultimately, for those of you who have won, if you want to jump into a car, that should be reasonable and available alternative as well. i have every belief that that vision -- and i think that is really what the voters in vision back in 1999. i think that is achievable. i think we can have a world- class transportation in our world-class city. the reason i t

transit system. driving is all the way to the right. it does not make much sense for the future. on our policy focus, the city has been a leader for many decades. the transit first policy put this plan in paradigm on its head. it has been really effective, because we've talked with other cities that do not have this policy. if you prioritize, what happens when you have no more space and you still have to prioritize transit over walking? that will be an issue for us. we are overlaying all the different information we have. with the land use plans and the land use development proposals, what it really starts showing us is there are areas we are doing good job on areas where we need to do better. but sometimes, we have been planning transportation without taking into account land use. we need to really start integrating land-use and transportation. more players are coming into the conversation. the energy use -- utilities, water, waste management -- all of these things combined effect how socially equitable our city is. we need to look at these things more holistic play. as we were setting our goal to absorb potential growth, basically, the number of trips made by

this is supposed to be a showpiece city for public transportation. it is transit first and passengers last. >> thank you. >> i'm going to follow up on the comments about bus zones being occupied. it would help if you folks as an agency put out the word to other city departments and the muni staff that you don't parquet city vehicle. that is most often what i see. i've got -- going back years ago, city ambulances parked there on their lunch hour. fire engines park there when they're buying groceries. dump trucks parked there. muni repair trucks parked there and sit when they're not doing work. the vehicles are not occupied and there are no cones out. too often, city employees get a pass and the other problem is with clear channel. when they come to clean, they park in the middle of a bus zone. they don't even try to pull to the back end. because they figure they are there for a few minutes, they figure they're going to get away with not getting a ticket. city employees to often also figure they're not going to get a ticket. but you need to make this known to other city a

city the transit center. today, for san francisco, we're going to celebrate public transit. >> this city is celebrating a crucial first step allowing public to weigh in. >> i expect there needs to be criticism. and this has been in the works for a long time. there has been strong acceptance of the fact this is the place where it should happen. >> and that environmental review should be released by the end of the month. >> and still ahead this afternoon, the man says he's being forced to make a choice between appleby's and facebook. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is taking your questions, there is time to question him on twit skbrer facebook, he'll answer them live a little later, there are links on abc 7 news.com. >> and now taking a look at travel weather, smooth sailing and smooth flying. airports with the exception of the northeast from washington, d.c. and boston, delays of one to two hours because of rainfall, low clouds and scattered thunderstorms. this is because of the remnants of what was tropical storm lee now moving through northeastern u.s.. there is more september heat coming our way. we'll take a loo

to 280 -- this is a picture of one of the first electric streetcars in the city built at the turn of the century. we talked about this last time. this is transit first period when the real-estate developers decided to bring people into their area, they would build of the transit line. this is an interesting digram from a feasibility study we conducted about a year ago. it shows how people arrive at the bart station. there are approximately 9000 transit riders they use the small area around the station every day. what is amazing is that about 80% of them are arrived not by car. over half of them arrive by walking. glen park is a strong and engaged community. there is a sense of ownership and sense of pride in the neighborhood. there are a number of community facilities like the library, the recreation center, and a number of schools. while it is a cherished neighborhood, it faces some significant challenges. one of the challenges is that it is such a small area, there is a lot of movement forced to move through small streets. the fifth 4000 pedestrians converging around the bart station, this brings concerns for pedestrian safety, pedestrian co

transit center. the phase is officially under way at the site at first and mission street. officers from the city of san francisco, as well as state and federal officials gather to mark the mile stone today. the project managers say the 1.6 billion transit center is on schedule to open in the year 2017. >>> we are continuing to monitor this wildfire that is burning out of control in calaveras county now, burning for about 90 minutes. it is already coming very close to homes in the mountain ranch area. >>> and it was hot around here again, so the high fire danger in the bay area is there as well. we'll talk about how hot it will be for tomorrow's forecast . >>> a teenager was shot today in broad daylight in san francisco's mission district, the fourth shooting in just over a week, happening just before noon near a mcdonald's and a bart station. the 17-year-old was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound to his hip. he is expected to survive. police say besides today's shooting, three people have been killed in the mission in just the last eight days, neighbors say they have had enough. >> you kno

city be our transit center. in europe it was a fire of a cutch. today we're going to celebrate. >> the city is celebrating completion of the environmental review of the project. the crucial first step which will allow the public to weigh in. >> i expect there needs to be some criticism. there has been strong acceptance of the fact where this is the place where it should happen. >> the environmental report should be ready by the end of the month. in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> and sparkling out there today. spencer christian is here. >> going on road, i love this weather. >> and don't mince words. >> you can find whatever weather you want. and there is a live view right now looking out towards golden gate. there is a small portion of which you can see with a flimsy marine layer earlier. and here is how it looks by way of close up satellite image this afternoon. rather shallo near the coast despite absence of a strong marine influence it was cool compared to hot inland locations. there is a sample of the highs. 9 aantioch and 97 in livermore, mid-90s inland locations. and there is warm around the bay. and right now, we're looking at temperatures still into low 90s in many inla

cities throughout libya for six months and france. became the first country to recognize the national transitional council as eve is new legitimate authorities speaking here in tripoli both because he and cameron have emphasized that their countries will continue how clean the national transitional council supporting the rubbles especially they've pointed out that nato will continue its mission on the ground and they will continue born mean duffy's apparently couldn't face the military facilities here in leave here for as long as it is necessary to protect civilians and it may to is circling to you know operating here in early in the areas still held by khadafi forces where fighting continues between the rebels and gadhafi loyalists and we're here talking about at least for gadhafi stronghold. including his hometown six hundred kilometers east of the capital tripoli and barely walid the area. just south of the capital tripoli known for its ardent supporter the embattled. actually many a very skeptical about this mission saying it's no longer aimed at protecting civilians actually be able to rather as the one aimed at helping the rebels take

national security from the national transitional council business your thoughts he's that it's troops have apparently entered the city of saved some five hundred for the first east of the capital put up his hometown and one of the colonels last strongholds the city was first attacked by nato planes on the second day of the major operation here in libya in march them to see reports that thousands of its fighters from misrata have apparently advanced into the center of the city of said put a face in heavy resistance from gadhafi. troops gadhafi is elite troops apparently armed with a two or three and a long range drug me styles of rockets and also it's not because they insist he also reported at least four of its fighters eleven and other reports have been killed during this offensive and seven others wounded and we also received information that forty get our feet loyalists have been captured in syria and the reports that information. would have been one of them but this information is very hard to verify said anyway whatever happens right now in the city of said this battle if confirmed would mean a breakthrough in terms of and in six month long civil war h

city planning department. our other partners, regional, local, state, and federal, and the private sector. we need to focus on withholding the transit first policy, doing parking reform policy, and trying to tie those pieces together to provide either stable funding sources for new funding sources to build the complete streets we all want to see happy -- see happen. president olague: think you. commissioner antonini: thank you very much for your presentation. i know you mentioned study in cities throughout the world, but i think you also have to study american cities, because we are in america, and americans are more independent and less communal the other areas. we have to pick up the things they do well. i have been to a number of cities that i found there center cities very common -- calm, denver and san diego some examples, because they have ways to divert a lot of the traffic outside of the city, so the heart of their city is a calm one. we have a geographical problem. a lot of traffic has to go through san francisco. your thoughts about giving people out of cars may work part of the way, but it is never going to stop the commuter or