this will stabilize and grow the urban forest. we understand there are different efforts in the city that are promoting removal of some trees but in general we want to stabilize and grow the urban effort to have a better canopy for the national average. we want the city to reach a 25 percent canopy and that includes planting now a trees and necessitate trees on private properties. and those maps aren't great but this is one of the biggest recommendation. we want to have a citywide maintenance program. this will offer turn the status quo of turning the trees over to private property owners. the research show privately maintained trees don't do as well as publicly maintained trees. we would let dwp would take over the maintenance and it will help the burdens of sidewalk repairs and this is a good deal toro san francisco property owners. >> is, see the map on the left the green are those are the of you trees that dwp are maintaining and the gray are the majority of the trees and this voeflz maintaining the trees. of course, this plan

weighless program for urban farmer projects. i'm very pleased to welcome hannah our new program coordinator who began with the city on tuesday and i city can't find her on e-mail. she was with the urban sprouts probation officer department and prior to her time hannah coordinated an urban farmers association and with prison activities and she as a bachelors from a college and studied the food sustainable systems. she was with with the alliance of agricultural. on urban agricultural unu i had the opportunity to go with a couple of rec and park starved to orange county great park an incredible model of the program. a couple the highlight were great parks farm for fresh produce from the one hundred acre sold at the farmer's market and donated to local food banks and a partners with an association for food deserts in cities where people are located more than a mile from a supermarket who don't have a car. the farm is a operated and a orange county operation. we visited the farm and food lab which is an agricultural garden that offer

>> we have an urban center. we just opened an urban city. >> we have about 400,000 people who rely on public transportation daily. >> about 10% of people are taking public transit to work each day. it equates to 1.5 million trips. it is a critical and crucial part of how people get around in the bay area. imagine the freeways without that level of transit service. >> like during the bart strike. >> and the fires and a little before that. transit is critical to moving people around. it is also critical when you think about increasing where we are going in our economy. people want close connections to each other. innovation and more. you need transit to move people in and out of the dense job centers. >> how is it working right now? >> it's working well. we have a very good transit system. but there are a couple of big problems. one is we need more money to really operate this system. and a lot of that is about reliability and speed. a lot -- it goes well and has great service but don't go quite fast enough. we need to grow the ridership. >> w

the trend is definitely more towards transit, urbanism. i think atlanta can benefit from that trend. >> professor, you heard robert brugeman before the break, talk about sprawl, that ends up us with the environment that we are. atlanta and all of georgia in fact had a choice to make and they turned down by a sizable margin a set of initiatives where they would have taxed themselves. it was called a transportation special purpose local option sales tax or tsplost, and they decided not to tax themselves to build these links and here we are. you do end up with an auto dependent at least the periphery. >> yes, i think auto-dependency is an important piece of this. but i think in some ways is a knock-on effect of the deeper cultural and political inclinations and choices. and you know i agree with both of your other guests in a sense of i think there are some deep impulses that you know human beings have to improve their physical surround beings and their setting and i think you know when you think about cities they've always been a kind of ten

the urban street design guide was put together by 26 planners, engineers, urban designers, architects from 16 different cities across the u.s. it is certainly a reflection of the design principles that we already bring into our work. it is a natural evolution of the better streets plan. and the same way that the better streets plan really led the way to the way we approach the design of the public realm, the urban street design guide takes those ideals and puts them -- [speaker not understood]. in many ways the urban street design guide is not possible without the better streets plan. a few things, a few highlights from the guide that i want to draw your attention to. first, its emphasis on interim treatments. there is a page that highlights san francisco's park program, real ill our pioneering work in this area. and the evolution is that we have payment to park. hopefully soon we'll have payment to safety. where we are bringing interim, quick solutions before you for pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements. the second is emphasis on signals. as designers, we design a lot in space

many suburbs have long since gun to have the same problems as their urban neighbors.ven as economic growth has been uneven, sporadic, many cities are healthier financially than their states, healthier than their federal government. an urban report card on this addition of "inside story" we begin with this background. >> thank you very much. >> some of america's major cities are waving good buy to their veteran mayors this year. the mayor of los angeles' leadership ended over the summer. new york city's mayor michael bloomberg is leaving, too, after more than a decade at city hall. >> new york city has never been stronger than it is today, and i think it's fair to say that our future has never been brighter. >> reporter: in the final speech of the term, he said his city today is drastically different from the one he took glover i think it's safe to say that it's clear that the golden age of the suburb is over, and it is being replaced by a new urban renaissance redefining the future. >> reporter: violence, governmental dysfunction, decay. in the 1970s new york lost mor

in a lot of places around the country there are these sort of urban urbanized suburban experiments happening all over the place really and they take a lot of different forms in some some of them in the middle of kind of remote eggs there'll be a you'll see these kind of high rise suburban villages going up and it might be a high rise apartment building with a with a mixed use. urban retail strip with commerce and cafes and everything in a movie theater maybe and the pitch in these in these developments is very clearly you know leave your car keys at home in the marketing materials they can see they say have you met your neighbor because and it's sort of like it's really playing towards that you know don't don't live that isolated life anymore will bring you together but these are in the middle of the burbs. so there's lots of experimenting happening right now with urbanising the suburbs and i think that's going to hewitt is going it is already a huge trend going to be a big driver of housing value in the future that's fast and in the last minute we have here you grew you grew up in the subur

forest plan i'm joined by carla short and dan who's the chair of the urban forest council. i think dan wanted to say something about our collaboration >> afternoon commissioner. i'm here wearing two hats i'm the chair of the urban forest you council you get flags we do not i don't know why that is. second i'm the executive director of the friends of urban forest we've been working with the forest council for the last two years to construct a master plan for the san francisco urban forest it's been an open process to the public. we've been working with the forest council for the last year and a half having meetings with the planning department. we've excited about the work and we think that the planning department in conjunction with the dwp and other entities have strong recommendations. we look forward to presenting it on the 15 and hope you'll participation to it there's an enormous amount of work here >> thanks dan we are going to talk about trees. and we're going to start at the beginning. so san francisco nirnl having had very few trees it's a scrub lands and grassland

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a refreshing retreat from urban life. the romantic past that meander up and down the park under pines and eucalyptus. hang out in this environment and you might see butterflies it, fennel, and then the lines. -- dandelions. is ada accessible. public transit is plentiful. we have conquered the steps, we have watched the dogs, and we have enjoyed a beautiful view. this is a place to take someone special on a romantic stroll and enjoyed a beautiful look out. welcome to corona heights located in the heart of this district. it offers a view of the downtown skyline, the bay bridge, and the east bay. it is one of the best kept secrets in the city. it is hardly ever crowded. on any given day, you will run into a few locals. , bought a 37 bus to get there without any parking worries. for legged friends can run freely. there is also a patch of grass for the small box. >> it is a great place. it is a wonderful place to have these kinds of parks. that dog owners appreciate it. >> take time to notice of the wildfires that are on the g

the urban forest. this is regarding a property on francisco street to roam one privately i owned tree adjacent to the property >> i'm sorry if i may make a general comment on the last case. it does us no good to receive a set of drawings from the permit holder at the hearing. i was wondering that there was no brief from the permit holder. you know, we don't have much time to review things >> i would like to project some photographs can i use the computer with the memory stick? >> i can work with that. my name is mcclellan i'm the resident and owner on 256 francisco street to removal and replace the street tree. in general, i support the goals i believe the data is submitted for consideration. in addition to their focus on the health and tree it should be equal consideration. my home on francisco was built in 1863 and part off the coast interest the tree is located where the college was occupied and this house was the only house to survive the 1906 earthquake and fire. when the neighborhood was rebuilt

this is a blessing, a great blessing. >> it is through state funding and private investors that urbanathways can provide aid with low income housing. >> if you can figure out a way to make housing more affordable, then 80% of the families that are in the shelter system today could be housed tomorrow. >> ain't nothing like your own. i felt like i was in paradise. when i first seen it, i said, yeah, i finally got me a spot to call my own. >> while permanent housing is important to residents, developers are pushing back due to the prime real estate locations. >> when you initially approach a community and talk about housing for the chronically homeless, generally there are concerns about safety, whether or not people are going to be hanging out in front of the building, whether it's going to reduce or detract from the property values for people who have invested in their homes. the reality is there has been a substantial amount of research in new york city that demonstrates that the addition of new construction in the form of supportive housing can actually add value to communities. when

in 201080% of all americans were living in urban areas. cities across the united states are growing, some by double digit percentages in a ten-year period according to the latest census data. we're talking about cities and how to cope with rapid fire growth and the demands that come with it, and if you're looking to invest in things like light-rail or new inter modal transit links to your central business districts, the old days of flying in from washington are they over? >> they are. the fact is it's been dubbed the new normal. a lot of the new programs that are underfunded are the under the words "public," which has been given a bad name. public infrastructure, public education, public transit. the very basis of creating a community. as you lose funding from a state to hundred dollars main street programs and and transit program, you lose the ability to see this expansion occur. you have to become more creative in the way that you enseventh ie development so improvements can be made. i think what you'll start seeing with the federal gove

the vibrant do it yourself culture of urban renaissance.he city, one block at a time. where's that? well, that is happening. young, idealistic, true-believing, hard-working, creative people are indeed doing their best to bring light and hope and beauty to this greatest of cities. you've got to start with the deeply felt and absolute belief that detroit is indeed a great city and that it is worth saving. as utterly screwed as detroit may be, you have to be a twisted, unpatriotic freak to not believe that. behold the future. >> what, like cooking in a back alley? >> yes. >> all right. >> chef craig lightfield has done what many would call a very unwise thing. after working at gotham grill in manhattan, instead of staying where the money inarguably was, he returned to detroit. he's been working to get a brick and mortar establishment going by first doing regular popups here at guns and butter. tucked into the back room of an art gallery under an overpass in downtown detroit. do you have like a really weird attitude towards food in general? >>

i think that's an important point too and also considering maybe our urban design codes have evolved but the planning code has risen up. this is an example of the code provision that is right for reevaluation. in neighborhood commercial districts we would be able to handle a corner yard with a rear modification. there are different findings that are made. this is an rm district not similar to an mc district. maybe we should look at that and how we can align the planning code. >> since there have been four corner lots an appealed to this body in the last 2 years, although one was different because most of the corner lots have a ratio of roughly square. >> that's correct. >> commissioners, the matter is submitted. >> i will start. evidently the property has evolved since it's initial inception. i think they have done a great job in working with the neighbors. i like the project. it is probably going to be a price expensive per square foot and because they are prior to propc they are providing more for affordable housing. i would deny the appeal. that's what my feeling would be. >> i th

i want to talk about urban myths. what do you think about earthquakes, can you tell if they are coming in advance? >> he's sleeping during those earthquakes? >> have you noticed him take any special? >> no. he sleeps right through them. there is no truth that i'm aware of with harvey that dogs are aware of an impending earthquake. >> you hear the myth all the time. suppose the dog helps you get up, is it going to help you do something >> i hear they are aware of small vibrations. but yes, i read extensively that dogs cannot realize earthquakes. >> today is a spectacular day in san francisco and sometimes people would say this is earthquake weather. is this earthquake weather? >> no. not that i have heard of. no such thing. >> there is no such thing. >> we are talking about the weather in a daily or weekly cycle. there is no relationship. i have heard it's hot or cold weather or rain. i'm not sure which is the myth. >> how about time of day? >> yes. it happens when it's least convenient. when it happens people say we w

and we have a lot of african-american clergy and we're going to introduce now michael johnson with urban core. come on michael (clappin (clapping.) i have a few prepared remarks you know the rooerdz are able to a.d. live but i've got to write my stuff down so i can be clear. so i want to thank you all for coming out today to celebrate the grand opening of the mary rogers senior center. i was home last time and before i went to bed i was trying to put together the words to say. i thought about it for the last several months. and i decided to frame it with a couple of points of history in my life. the first thing when i i was a teenager and attended a career day in philadelphia and learned with r what an architect does. i realized immediately that's what i wanted to do and went home and told mom and dad. my schooling prepared me for the education but the passion for redeveloping neighborhoods you such as the western edition was god-given. it's been fulfilling over the last thirty years. the second point of my personal history is when we were asked by the members of this community to undert

city dwellers have to start voting their urban interest. never mind republican or democrat. the interest of cities is the interest of nations. if urban citizens both their interest the national government will be giving them back the resources. it is only because the american government is in the hands of a minority right now that the urban minority is not being well served. worldwide, the majority are in cities, and if we follow democratic practices, in time that means national governments will be controlled by urban majorities, and the national government will work with, not against, cities to get the job done. tavis: detroit, now that we know the bankruptcy is official, but there are other cities that are teetering on being detroit. armed big their cities and small cities that maybe the next detroit. chicago comes to mind immediately. give me some sense of what happened in detroit and how we keep other cities from going the same route. very important example. the bankruptcy of cities locally -- it is a spreading problem for every big city. a great productive city like l.a

the clerk: item 131210:[accept and expend grant - urban areas security initiative grant increase: budget revision - fy2013 - $687,988] sponsor: mayor resolution retroactively authorizing the department of emergency management, on behalf of the city and county san francisco, as the fiscal agent for the bay area urban areas security initiative uasii, to accept and expend an increase to fy2013 uasi grant funds in the amount of $687,988 for a total of $22,619,300 from the u.s. department of homeland security through the california office of emergency services, for the period of september 1, 2013, through may 31, 2015.the clerk: item 131210:[accept and expend grant - urban areas security initiative grant increase: budget revision - fy2013 - $687,988] sponsor: mayor resolution retroactively authorizing the department of emergency management, on behalf of the city and county san francisco, as the fiscal agent for the bay area urban areas security initiative uasii, to accept and expend an increase to fy2013 uasi grant funds in the amount of $687,988 for a total of $22,619,300 from the u.s. depar

we want to listen to the needs of urban communities. it's why we've empowered those in newark and camden to make choices that work best for their kids, their parents, and their schools. in newark, that superintendent is cami anderson. cami has moved to pay the best teachers more. to stop actions that are failing kids. to empower 50 new principals to create cooperation between the public schools and the public charter schools. and to reorganize the school system structure, to put the focus on kids, their schools and their parents first. what are we seeing? some good early developments. early childhood enrollment is increased by more than 1,000 students. in her tenure the graduation rates have increased by 10%. newark is leading the conversation and making sure every kid, those who are behind, those who are ahead and those who have special education needs are lifted up. under cami anderson, every kid means every kid. now her efforts haven't always been met without skepticism, but she is a true partner with newark and cares about that city

hunts point is already well known for its poor urban environment. it's straddled by 3 highways and experiences heavy truck traffic from the nearby market. residents face some of the highest asthma rates in the country, and experts say foreclosure is making them worse. >> where is my medicine? >> i think it's in one of the small ones. >> in the two small ones? >> i think, i don't know, one of them. >> my asthma is crazy. i'm on so many medications. i always keep it plugged in, so i don't have to go through the trouble of plugging it in, because i use the machine even 3 times in one day, myself. i have been changed of medication to symbicort because my medication hasn't helped me. come. then i just put the medicine... turn it on, and put it on him, or put it on me, or my oldest child, which is 16, he's going to be 17. >> hi, my name is evan. >> [laughing] >> the mold in the bathroom. it's a lot of things, little things like that that are like...the garbage in the backyard is ridiculous. the dirt and--and the mices, and i think the roaches. it doesn't

and then we can hear from the department, then. >> karl sharp bureau of urban forestry, just a couple of points that i don't want to make, we don't support the new hearing request and there is not new information that is per nant to the case, i would like to correct a few items that were stated. mr. lagos record was any documentation associated with these proposed removal and including all that they have had with park merced that was provided to him and not only did i not have any documents relating to any contract that the rec park may have with arbor well, he did not ask for them and i would not have had anything to give him. however if i had known about this relationship, between recreation and the park department, and arbor well this really would have no issue on our bearing of permits, the permits are issued to the property owner, they can hire whoever meets the guidelines to do the work, as long as it is done in compliance with the city standards, also in the dpw actions are unrelated to the what the parks department may do under its own authority over golden gate park and also

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i do think rural india will take the same path as urban india. that said, things are changing really quickly. i do think as well that this is definitely a generational thing. people of my generation especially women of my generation have an educated and coed schools, they have access to technology, they're at the workplace, their moms were not, they are marrying for love, caste doesn't mean so much anymore creating a very definite social movement spearbled in sexuality. >> ira trevati, we appreciate your insight and thank you for sharing it from new delhi. two memberships of our team have had their extension for at 15 days. peter greste, mohamed fahmy have been detained for almost a month, accused of spreading lies, and today arizona senator john mccain was critical of their detainment. >> it is not only of their human rights but any aspect of freedom of the press. al jazeera has been chronicling events in egypt probably more intensively than any other world network. and for the egyptian government to keep them in prison i think is another indica

people want to live in the city in an urban environment, but the urban environment is changed by their there, and i think that is the true challenge for these tech workers, to recognize, no, they cannot buy every apartment and have every neighborhood be the way they wanted to be, because that would be a suburb. >> to your point, the symbolism of these buses, these shuttle buses, here you have these beautiful more like limousines, extraordinary buses, wi-fi, on one side of the street, and on the other side of the street is san francisco public transit, certain people waiting in line there and then another line across the street. it is kind of symbolic of the problem. >> in the 1960's, probably the best thing ever written about what makes a city work, and it is that diversity, and that is the real challenge here. >> all right, we are going to continue that conversation after the break, and i'm going to ask you about being ferries. cory johnson and gavin newsom. we will continue this conversation about san francisco. ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg west." i am emily chang. we are talking