email frankel is at the center for transportation which is that the leading think tank of transportation policy. he was assistant secretary for transportation policy in the u.s. d.o.t. from 2002 to 2005. he was also commissioner of the connecticut department of transportation and has a long, long background in these issues and knows them inside and out. and finally my colleague adrienne moore who is vice president of policy at the regent foundation. adrian is working on many issues. one issue he focused on for many years is transportation policy. i mentioned he served on the national commission with me. he also served on california's public infrastructure advisory commission in 2009. and he is also author of several books on transportation policy. so, as i said, when we talk about this report, a guide on road user charges. he will the report for one reason besides the fact that we strongly endorse and support moving to a road user charge system and away from a gas tax. he wrote it because there is a wide array of myths out there which a lot of people hold that are frankly simply wrong an

the transportation authority. i am here to talk about the connect sf statement of needs. as michelle told you about the area. i will speak to how we are developing our local priorities that feed to the regional plan. joining me in the audience today are some of our colleagues from key partner agencies and leads of the project. we have linda of the transportation authority as well as doug johnson from the planning department and the sf m.t.a. connect sf strives to collaborate, coordinate and streamline long-range transportation planning across the city agencies to identify major transportation investments and policies. it factors in land use to plan transportation as the two are related and interdependent. in the spring of 2018, we completed the first phase of work. this included developing a vision what the city will be like in 50 years. this was an extensive outreach with 5,000 individuals and 60 organizations contributed the thoughts on the future of san francisco as a place to live, work and place. the vision i

transport ministers and industry leaders from around the world a meeting in the german city of leipsic to discuss the future of mobility and looking for solutions to emerging pressures on the safety among them rapid urbanization at present just over half of us live in cities by 2050 about 2 thirds of us will that will require infrastructure to accommodate everyone and with public transport still lacking in many areas the number of cars and trucks is expected to double in 30 years they'll be 2000000000 vehicles on the roads making about environmental problem worse the transport industry accounts for a quarter of c o 2 emissions experts say policies have to change. well china's new silk road could be a green solution in getting goods off roads and onto braille but it's also a geo political potato i reporter kate ferguson is at the international transport form in leipsic. just tell us how this belton road initiative 1st of all is being viewed there. well the belton road initiative is front and center here in life and no matter how you feel about china's growing economic dominance there's

transportation officials. she advocates on behalf of the nation's state departments of transportation for long term sustainable funding. she was also a legislative assistant responsible here in congress with a member from north carolina on transportation issues. we have a senior fellow at the center for transportation which is the leading think tank on transportation policy in the country. prior to that he was assistant secretary for transportation policy in the u.s. d.o.t. from 2002 to 2005. he was also commissioner of the connecticut department of transportation and has a long background in these issues and knows them inside and out. and finally my colleague, adrian moore. he's working on many, many issues but one issue he's focused on is transportation policy. i mentioned he serves on the national commission with me. he also served on california's public infrastructure advisory commission in 2009 and he's also author of several books on transportation policy. so as i said, we're going to talk about this gui

, very little new or different, or major modifications to transportation law. i'm happy to say they're adhering to the elements in sb-1 that they approved in 2017. with that, it concludes my presentation. >> thank you mr. watts, before we hear from ms. crab, colleagues, any questions to mr. watts relative to the bills he discussed? all right, we'll take that resolution up after we hear from ms. crab. the floor is yourself. >> good morning, amber crab, public policy manager with the authority. so in april, tilly chang traveled to the advocacy trip. it focused on a few different areas, which are consistent with our ongoing advocacy, as well as the board adopted transportation authority federal advocacy program. first of all, as you heard in the news, there's been a bipartisan announcement about potentially $2 trillion infrastructure bill, which would include funding for transportation, however that is completely dependent on the sources that the administration decides to fund the bill. every year we're crossing or fingers but not holding our breath that it will m

transporting not only people but tackling loads of just about anything. in downtown goma i thought you has been erected in one of these valid means of transportation. we didn't always have things like motorcycles but we had that you could do to help us transport goods it was invented here and that's why the statue is here this too could do reflects goma's image it symbolizes our city and that makes us happy. you have to wear. sébastien pascal has gone home to his family his sister's proud of the had walking to mecca. but she say's we have enough to eat and to send the kids to school. cause convinced that have working is the only way forward in crisis read an indiana congress and so he's on the road again paul if you would for another. that's the way to go a vehicle that is easy to repay yourself now most innovations a little too complex but x. but who knows what may happen in the future here in bonn some buses already using a motos and the electric market vehicle is growing exponentially but not only in germany experts say that in 204035 percent of the ne

for the old and the poor who lived here, bicycles were a common means of transport. today, the charms of the old town are being rediscovered by young people. and what about bikes? this small shop wants to show the people of beijing ththat cyclcling can be f fun. customers can design their own bikes here. >> you can pick any color you want. see which one you like. some customersrs rediscover cycling through riding rental bikes. they use them, but they dodont find them comfortable enough. they're too small, don't have enough gears, or are only suitable for short distancese. and many rental bikes are inin d condndition and are poorly maintained. after riding the rental bikeks however, people decide they want to buy one of their own. and slowly but surely, the bicycle culture is reemerging. reporter: so bike sharing has acted as a catalyst, helping beijing residents rediscover an important means of transport from the past. now all that's needed is a sustainable plan for the traffic of the future. >> in creating an environmentally friendly transport system for the future,

transport forum and let's see. now whether you feel bitcoin is a passing fad or a real alternative to current financial systems cryptocurrency haven't gone anywhere just yet but now they've attracted a new set of users a handful of charities are also now using digital currencies to send relief directly to those in need circumventing banks and fees. many venezuelans stand in line for hours to withdraw money they've lost faith in the national currency the boulevard because of the excessive inflation so they exchanged olive asked for u.s. dollars or gold and store them at home but that's not a good idea because crime is rampant that's why some charities have turned to cryptocurrency is to help the poor while digital coins like bitcoin and the theory of have been volatile in recent years there's still more stable than venezuela's ball of all this store gladly except situ currencies his customers can buy food here using digital coins donated by foreign charities. that are fighting a war where most of our stuff with the

the way i look at this is, if transportation and how we use transportation doesn't reflect the constituents of any area, then more needs to be done. for you supervisors to understand what i am saying, we have to go 200 years ago. i represent the first people, this land was pristine. today, it's a concrete jungle. in other reports that the two ladies have given, they are just focusing on the numbers and the projects, trying to balance whatever is given to them to balance. now, we got a report from the united nations that soon a million species will be extinct. i hope y'all read that report. some years ago, months ago, people came from all over the world to san francisco, to witness our congestion. they were talking about environmental issues, but right in the face was congestion. the supervisors learned to think outside the box. you cannot think outside the box unless you're spiritually strong with your heart in the right place to take not only this city, but everybody to a good place. our children are dying. our infants are dying. our youths, our young adults, our elders, those with comprom

i am a senior transportation planner in the transportation authority to give you a brief update on theoing other sidon process we are engage -- horizon process and to 2050 which we are kicking off later this year. we will go through the different components and talk what this is and why it is important to san francisco and get into our process of working with local stakeholders, partner agencies and you our board based on the san francisco priorities. horizon is this big picture unconstrained planning exercise that mtc and the staff are working on right now to assess how various strategies, policies and investments can help move the region in the right direction no matter what kind of future the region faces. horizon is staff driven with almost no opportunities at the commission level for feedback and no action on the part of this board as well. we have been provided updates through director chang's reports to you and presentations to the cac. horizon's outputs will inform the ultimate plan bay area which is the region's required regional transportation plan and sustainability communit

transport.l about having a ban on the import of gasoline and diesel cars by 2030. and we have also tax incentives on the import of electric cars. what the government is planning to do is build up and fund the infrastructure for that energy shift. icelanders do love their cars. you have more cars than people? of course. you have to travel distances in iceland. so obviously. but you also need to strengthen the public transport system. that is an important part of this programme. and then we are also planning to increase carbon binding, revegetation, restoration of the wetlands, things that the uk is familiar with. this is just the first step. and there will be more of this this year with these announcements? 0bviously. climate change is an urgent matter. the urgency is interesting. we are emitting a lot. icelanders are. in the same period, between 2016 and 2017, emissions from cars went up 5.5%. so there is a real problem here. your environment minister said, we do not at all need to use cars as m

all of vilnius is transport services including taxis. it's free for users. companies like google maps also use the technology. that's where the startup makes most of its money. it's now available in thirty cities worldwide from istanbul to jakarta to sao paulo. reason to go there was to solve their problems and those when i guess it is because we knew that transportation is some predictable on reliable it's even hard for local people to understand how this system works and we wanted to launch that product and those big megacities to help them to make easier everyday life today. the authorities in jakarta gave traffic access to all the g.p.s. data gathered by its public transport systems home to over thirty million people it's one of the most densely populated cities in the world there's no subway system those without a car checked the bus the app provides detailed information the biggest challenge is to properly process the g.p.s. signals and very nicely show that on the map hol actually recall is more so and wasn't e.t.a. expected time of arrival to the bus

she is a senior member of the in frustration and transportation -- infrastructure and transportation committee. to us,would like to talk the democrats, 202-748-8000, republicans, you can call independents,and 202-748-8002. what would you do if you were able to get the infrastructure deal in place? guest: as we go around this region, the district of maryland d.c. region, our roads and bridges are falling apart. transportation and infrastructure, particularly infrastructure, is how we made america into an economic power. the longer we wait. to put our roads and bridges together, the more we risk 's standing asld an economic power. seldom does the public make a link between what makes this country strong internally and what makes it strong in the world. this is a complex country, spanning from one ocean to the next, having to move goods and services quickly in order to maintain our economy. so that if the means of moving those goods is not kept up to date, that reflects directly on your economic standing and on your economy. host: how much do you think we should focus on fixing the infr

you are the people in charge of transportation for the city. the city has an active and environmentally focused population. we enjoy some of the most likable weather in the world. the only issue is that we have a lot of hills. ike share enables more people to have access to cycling and ideally live car free and travel carbon free. please prejump, and when they are ready, and any other worried -- where the vendors to provide share so that we may move through this world in a lighter and safer fashion. if you are looking for bike lanes, i know where to find them they're underneath the street parking that lines every street in this town. you have to end it. you have to start removing it and find a bike lane some more of us can travel safely through the city carbon free. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> let's try this again. the san francisco bike rental industry send you all a letter regarding your concerns for bike share expansion, both stationed and station less. we are all locally owned companies. we seek a noncompetitive coexistence with b

also pushed us pass the transportation act of 2012, which actually outlaws the transportation of all radioactive materials besides those that are being transported for cleanup and medicinal use. against theare transport being proposed. already dealte with all of the impacts, so we do not welcome any more, and the navajo nation has passed a resolution against this proposed project, and i just wanted to that the organization of american states as well as the united nations have both passed declarations on the rights of indigenous people. those are specifically to protect our people against racism and outlined the rights for a healthy environment and .lso the right to self govern because these are our laws, these are things that the company hold tight and the united states by allowing them to move forward are violating our indigenous sovereignties. this is an image we use for education about radioactive issues because, as we know, there is a link to cancer and we in cancern increase and various health impacts to our people and our children and our environment as well. the proposed area

for her to totally change the transport of the future . european cities also want to build solar highways but it will be some time before the technology is fully developed and the concept works properly. green energies are on the rise but lignite also known as brown coal is still the world's main energy source for generating electricity because it's independent of the weather. around $9000000000.00 tons of coal or mind every year without it many countries would not have a reliable electricity grid especially if they don't use nuclear energy. the ghauts via the mine is in the lignite mining area of germany's rhineland region 1500 people work here in shifts around the clock. there are 6 power shovels some of the biggest in the world to collect brown coal day and night. the coal is transported on to conveyor belt over 100 kilometers long and on to trains which take it into the nearby power plant to be converted into electricity. to fight and you to see you believe my $90.00 to $95000000.00 tonnes of lignite every year on that field last year

some of the contamination caused by the transport also pushed us to pass the transportation act , which outlaws the transportation of all radioactive materials besides fore being transported cleanup and medicinal use. we actually are against the transport that they are proposing as well as waste control specialists. for us, we have artie dealt with notof the impacts and do walk many more. the navajo nation has passed a resolution against this proposed project. i wanted to note that the organization of american states as well as united nations have passed declarations on the rights of indigenous peoples. that is specifically to protect our peoples against racism and gives us an outline for rights for healthy environment and the right to self govern. , these these are laws are things that the companies and the united states by allowing them to move forward are violating our indigenous sovereignty. for is an image we use education about radioactive issues because, as we know, there is a link to cancer. we have had increases in cancer and various health impacts to our children and environme

and you really need to improve this transportation system.and basically -- [bell ringing] -- this deficiency is an internal operation. and the buses simply have to arrive on time. and one should not have to walk a long distance to get a bus. it should be readily available. so these are my comments on the director's report. again, i'm grateful for the statistics. those are very important, the public should have access to them publicly. thank you. >> director brinkman: thank you. >> mr. peterson, he is the last person to turn in a speaker card on the director report. >> good afternoon. my name is christopher peterson, i have comments specifically on the transit report and requests regarding the next 90-year plan and what muni should be considering there. first of all, i think these reports should be considering muni metro performance during non-peak hours as well. certainly it's done in experience significant delays in the tunnel leading to west portal at nights and on weekends. so i hope that can get focused attention. also, i think the ports

what they are bringing is their transportation habits from home. that tends to be single occupancy vehicles and using lyft and uberer. another one is working with them why they are still new in the city. behavioral change -- when we thought to engage the audience, with wanted to make share they're aware of sustainable transportation option and they have enough information to use them. the grant on this project require that we send something in the mail. we also aware this audience like things to be digital. in order to meet this requirement, we decided that what it should be was not to contain all at information but to be a bridge. to be something that a piece of inspiration to get a new resident to then go look up the additional information they need digitally. after a lot of thought, we came up with these three postcards in a mailer with the welcome card. on the surface, it's like a simple idea. there was a lot of reasons behind it. first of all, we needed to ensure that residents actually opened their mail and it's rare that a city reaches out a

the three ways of transporting. northern sea route, northwest passage or someday, across the top, the trans-arctic passageway. all three of them converge in the bering strait. iss region of interest particularly of interest to understand how it will change in the future. currently, most trans-arctic shipping, almost all of it, correct me if i'm wrong, is limited to the northern sea route. we expect this transit along the passageway to continue to grow. cosco announced intentions to continue to send voyages through the northern sea route. largely beenty has dominated by small cruise ships, adventurers, and large cruise ships as well. i anticipate this pattern will continue, that there will not be a large amount of traffic going through the northwest passage but there is a large exception. the mary river mine is currently producing some of the worlds highest quality iron ore. ships sailed all across the northern sea route to deliver these goods to asia, rather than go west through the northwest passage. there may be a

transportation is one of them.there is this old notion of three-legged stool and the farmer used to macau and getting the carbon other fuels and art and for structure development patterns of people don't have to drive so far. three general strategies you can imagine within those general strategies much more specific examples whether it's hydrogen in terms of fuel et cetera and maybe you can shift every single sector and see the framework of general strategies that we can use and the fourth general strategies we want to protect the fourth we have. we want to manage them better and recover the forests we've lost and create new forest whether rural or urban and want our forest to become a source of bioenergy and biomaterials that reduces social start general strategies and forestry we have general strategies and agriculture getting inputs out of production. storing carbon in the soil so we don't lose it. shifting to those problems that are more efficient in terms of input production and making feed more efficient for

sources of transportation could become clogged. and this would be a new chance to provide a new motor transportation. the second thing is, i am not a warrior's or giant's fan. i won't be attending these events but i know one person who attended a giant's events and took him two and a half hours from the stadium to civic centre and swore he would never take muni again and this sha serv the as a warning to maybe this system work. thank you. >> thank you. any more public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. if i don't have any more questions or comments from my directors, i'll entertain a motion to approve. all in favour aye and and hearing none, approved. we will take a brief five-minute break. >> this is 27 part of the reliability project. good evening. my name a jean long and the project manager for the transit reliability project. it is a muni ford and vision zero supporting project. the project goals are to improve the reliability of the 27 bryants and to enhance traffic safety for people walking alone its route. the p

we simply have to understand that a car is not always the ideal merge of transport in urban areas of course we have to offer people alternatives and that means we have to invest a lot more in the studio with expanding the rail network alone will cost luxembourg around 2200000000 euros the goal is to make it possible to transfer to the tram bus or bike all electric of course in particular the idea is to get the 200000 commuters who travel daily from belgium france and germany 70 percent of them by car to switch to public transit to achieve this park and ride spaces are being doubled and car lanes are being replaced by tram lines. in the past when office space was being planned you had to provide a minimum number of parking spaces a few years ago we turned this around so now the number of parking spots is limited you're only allowed. in the. freedom of the transport authorities control center the hub of data from across the system if there are delays additional vehicles are dispatched after all people will only switch to public transport if they can count on quality and service but tic

transport sector is one of the biggest. tribute to the city's happy use and this is made worse by the fact that there's a still real shortfall in the public transport system the delhi government says it's taking steps to fix this problem. last year then he made the commitment that we will bring in $1000.00 we are looking buses this is the largest commitment by any city in india. might. just mention the delhi government has been working on an ambitious electric vehicle plan for the city if we are able to achieve the goal of ensuring that 25 percent of all new to start way goes in there. in 5 years from now they're going to look at 200 percent of transition and reduce this 30 to 40 percent it's contribution of transport sector for pollution for the city despite these commitments the delhi government has been accused of not doing enough in the 4 years of the delhi government not a single bus has been added they have given a plan for opposing me buses and sort of another 2000 ordinary buses but honestly. even that is too little

transport sector is one of the biggest. to hear that the city is happy you should this is made worse by the fact that there's a still real shortfall in the public transport system the delhi government says it's taking steps to fix this problem. last year then we made the commitment that we will bring in $1000.00 we are looking busses this is the largest commitment by any city in india. moving. just the delhi government has been working on an ambitious electric vehicle plan for the city if we are able to achieve the goal of ensuring that 25 percent of all new to start way goes in there are electric wiccans in 5 years from now they're going to look at 200 percent of transition and reduce this 30 to 40 percent it's contribution of transport sector for pollution for the city despite these commitments the delhi government has been accused of not doing enough in the 4 years of the delhi government not a single bus has been added they have given a plan for opposing me buses and sort of another 2000 ordinary buses but honestly. eve

bicycles is not just an alternative mode of transportation. it is a great mode of transportation along with muni and other things that we could use to move so many people throughout san francisco. as our city grows we know that safety is one of the most important things that we need to focus on. that is why we pushed to move forward and get howard street done and get valencia street done in a more timely manner than before. as bryan said we -- bryan said we have broken records in the past. we are going to break another record. i am today because i like to give directives as mayor and tell people what to do. thathat is the job, right? i want the m.t.a. to begin the process of developing a plan within a month's time to make sure that within the next two years we build 20 miles of protected bike lines throughout san francisco. [applause.] we can do it. we just need the effort. we need the dedication into it. as i said, it is about saving lives. everyone moving around in the city should feel safe. we have had too many people who lost their lives.

transportation is an aspect many people feel every day. host: back in 2017 you put out your last report card. guest: the overall grade for the nationstate was a d+. if you go back to 2009, the grade was a d so there has been inching up. some you can point to the states who have taken legislative actions. specifically let me mention the gas tax on the state level. half the states have raised their gas tax in the last five years, red and blue. specifically the transportation sector. d, bridges or a c plus. mass transit is a d-, the worst grade on the report card. so when it comes to those grades you give, why the consistence even if there is a bit of an uptake, why are we seeing this? guest: underinvestment has been the biggest issue in the country as the aspect the way they have. the other thing within for structure projects as it can take a number of years to get through the approval process. years, itn of four takes a while for it to be safe. >> if the states get money backs -- get money back, where is the state -- the shortfall coming fr

there is transportation, yes. there is a partial amount of funding that goes towards transportation. the pred sitte sid yo presidio t location for assess ability. it is flat. they did research to find out the best possible site. they are doing retrofitting to make sure the building is up to code and on the provisions to serve older adults and adults with disability, and particularly adults with alzheimer's and alzheimer's-related issues. i don't have the detailed line by line of what the upgrades are, but they're going to be done in time for the move-in on july 22nd. so they're not gutting the whole building necessaril necessarily. >> moving along, requesting authorization to modify the existing grant agreement for the provision of a program service for older adults and adults with disabilities during the period of july first, 2019 through june 30th 2024 and additional amount of $102,000 plus a 10% contingency for a total amount not to exceed 596 dollars. >> thank you. they always say that you only have to worry i

the marine transportation system, a committee which i worked a rather lot at a former life i had at the u.s. department of state. the arctic is changing. much of this change of course is driven by a warming climate. the arctic is warming on average more than twice as fast as the rest of the planet, and this is having pro found consequences, not only for the people who live in the arctic but at least potentially for the rest of us too m too. with a warming climate we have seen certain types of activities in the arctic, certain types of shipping, tourism, potential additional oil and gas development, potential changes in fishing patterns and operations. other nations in the arctic, particularly russia, are investing heavily in infrastructure to position themselves for the arctic of the future, which raises the question, what ought we to be doing here in the united states? what sorts of infrastructure ought we to be investing in? and we have a most distinguished panel of people to address that and related questions for you. i will join them at the end during a question and answer period, b

pay foror's office will the transportation. they are expanding in two other types of area of deliveries and services as well as investing in autonomous technology, which will be a big part of the transportation as a service fee. vonnie: who will be the ipo, which is massive at $45 a share, will it be the same kind of client base as it was for lyft or a whole different segment of the population? >> there is huge demand for ipo's because of the initial profit opportunity. of a focusbeen more on uber to try to get the stock into hands of more retail investors who may be more longer-term to avoid some quick selling. but, stocks seek their own level. and eventually shares get sold to people who are willing to understand the long-term value creation potential or not. commit toe willing to see there is a willingness to commit money to this category of transportation. over time, it will be a major theme in the economy. vonnie: once they are both focus, how do investors on -- what do they focus on in order to tell which company is bette