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Funding that we can obtain is actually used for transit, and one of the arguments that ive been making for the last few years we have gotten into a bad habit in San Francisco from diverting transit money to other admittedly important policy needs, whether its impact fees we see it all the time. Transit impact fees are non existent or low and other fees are high and for other important needs. We saw it when a bunch of muni money was shifted over to the Police Department in the form of a traffic w...

Government to expand and meet the demand that we have been talking about. We recently got a transit performance grant from mtc to improve service on some of the heavily traveled lines. We have 62 new buses. I think half of them are here and the entire bus fleet will be replaced within the next five years. Thanks to your leadership we got prop b passed and smoothing streets and pedestrian and bike infrastructure and also has funds for traffic signal infrastructure. But as you mentioned we have a ...

Own automobile so i think we have a lot of opportunities as we look to address the lack of investment as well as the growth that is coming. But the flip side is that there are challenges associated with our system, and i think you enumerated these somewhat, but theres a lot that we need to do in terms of reallocating the space on the public rightofway and prioritize transscpit it provides a better option. To capture some of that latent demand. In terms of the pedestrian environment i know all th...

Latent demand, a lot of folks who would be taking transit if it was functioning better so in other words a lot more people we have been serving and in terms of walkability were one of the most walkable in the country and there are a lot of Transportation Needs done on foot and done comfortably and enjoyably. In terms of cycling we see there is Strong Demand and laitant demand and even during the time when we didnt see improvements and we still saw riders and a tremendous investment on the infras...

Francisco live within a block or two of a muni stop so we have a dense provision of transit in the city, and likely a lot of latent demand, a lot of folks who would be taking transit if it was functioning better so in other words a lot more people we have been serving and in terms of walkability were one of the most walkable in the country and there are a lot of Transportation Needs done on foot and done comfortably and enjoyably. In terms of cycling we see there is Strong Demand and laitant dem...

I think its Something Like 90 of the residences in San Francisco live within a block or two of a muni stop so we have a dense provision of transit in the city, and likely a lot of latent demand, a lot of folks who would be taking transit if it was functioning better so in other words a lot more people we have been serving and in terms of walkability were one of the most walkable in the country and there are a lot of Transportation Needs done on foot and done comfortably and enjoyably. In terms o...

And laitant demand and even during the time when we didnt see improvements and we still saw riders and a tremendous investment on the infrastructure and the benefits of moving people and finally in what people call the sharing economy. Car sharing, electric bike sharing, shuttles, and bike sharing of course happening this summer. Theres a lot of new and innovative ways that people are finding that they can get around the city without needing to own and use primarily their own automobile so i thi...

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Pictures all the time and you know you see me and you talk to me, which is okay, and we continue to be ignored. President chiu thank you next speaker. My names Teresa Cooper and you want you all to know that i respect all of your opinions, and the things that youre working on. And i personally have my own opinions. Prideful, its disappointing, body language. Im a body worker. Im a master body worker. Its disappointing. You know, youre not hiding youvsr,l know, when you dont , body language spea...

That i could share is that, you know, set aside the prideful ways, . Iga because the publicsg it. I fought for ross mirkarimi. I know that his neighbor is harassing him. What are you going to do about that. Maybe i should call the police and have them go over to protect ross family. And again, prideful body language, this is my time to speak. Im going to have a recall on our da. I didnt vote for him. I can do that as9 nkt well. I have rights. People for that. So anybody picking on my sheriff, ju...