where i will start we're lucky san francisco is a great city and one of the most walkable city if not in the world it attracts people here. it's a great city to walk around and be in. however, we we have a problem and the problem is people are getting killed in our streets and that shouldn't be happening pr it's unacceptable people are getting killed my seriously injured it's traefblg not only for the families especially for the families to whom it happens but for our whole city but the good news is it's preventable every one of those dedicates and serious injuries is preventable. the good news behind that is that we have great leadership in the city as manifested by the strong and power showing of folks behind me that are focused and committed and dedicated to preventing those serious collisions and fatality collisions so we get the benefits of our beautiful walkable city without worrying about getting hurt or killed. at the top of that primer is our chief collective who has brought people together to solve problems. i think what we're going to talk about today is the epitomize any s

preventing those serious collisions and fatality collisions so we get the benefits of our beautiful walkable city without worrying about getting hurt or killed. at the top of that primer is our chief collective who has brought people together to solve problems. i think what we're going to talk about today is the epitomize any so it's my enclosure to welcome to the mike mayor ed lee. (clapping.) >> thank you, ed for that introduction. of course, i prefer being outside somebody said it might rain but i'd love to be drenched by rain it's good for our city i want to thank you all the board of supervisors who have been with the pedestrian safety strategic with me. not only myself and personal resident and residential leaders of different community each supervisor a has given me the personal accounts of the dangerous intersection of the people who were lost of severely injured it's personal. i want to say today rather than having years where all of us in office are saying we're sorry for something to happen we'll rather be saying thank you for you for yielding and not running the red lights and thank y

efficient and safer areas for people to walk and ride and continue promoting the city as the most walkable city anywhere no, the country we can't do that unless we support that very fine goal of being the most walkable city. so i say to you today, we're acting on this today and i appreciate the people's efforts it's not enough it's not fast enough people are going to say but the thing i want to say the people who drive in the city slow down. you've got to slow down all the construction trucks with a great indication of our economic recovery have got to slow down. all the people that >> emergency vehicles have to be sure what they're doing is the safety and most efficient way to provide that service we need to slow down and promote people looking both ways before they cross the street taking that supra precaution for themselves and their families. we're going to be doing that through education and enforcement and good solid investment we're given around historic comments. i think this the comprehensive and we're going to keep the safe groups working with us and the advocate so we'll respond effi

if we have an unregulated car service we will not have a walkable city. so we would ask that the specifically that the city attorney be asked if jurisdiction can be exercised by the council and by the mta, in this issue to as you saw the number of gaps, in hayashi's testimony. thank you. >> thank you. >> i called a number of names, if the people could line up on the right side of the room that will help. >> good morning, supervisors. >> thank you for this hearing. my name is tom desoand, i have been a driver since 75 and got my med dallon in 88 and here we are today. i think that the city should stop seeing us as a bunch of cabs driving around all over the city but as a transportation system to help relieve the traffic congestion and the public use us more if we could just be a little bit more efficient and get some rules like whatever muni and the cabs can do, left turn here and there that would help things and i think that the time has come that this would be a good opportunity to stop all of this arguing and get to a compromise, we need this technology.

where i will start we're lucky san francisco is a great city and one of the most walkable city if not attracts people here. it's a great city to walk around and be in. however, we we

. >>> san francisco is considered one of the most walkable cities in the country but with the most recent pedestrian injuries and deaths, city leaders are calling for more things to be done to keep walkers safe. ktvu brian flores has more. >> reporter: we are on vaness and bush. this one of the busier intersections in the city. you have walkers, drivers, and cyclists. they say simply enough is enough. during a press conference yesterday city officials announced it will spend $17 million in pedestrian safety projects in the city. it's called walk first which is a city initiative aimed at combining collision data with public outreach. it has identified 170 locations where improvements need to be made over the next five years. city officials say that a majority or about 60% have happened in the tenderloin and north beach neighborhoods. there were 21 pedestrian deaths last year. five this year. and city officials say this has to stop. >> each of the supervisors during the last foments have given me their personal accounts of their dangerous intersections. the people that were lost or severely