I do not want to contest what director brinkman said about the bad old days and how far we have come. Reading this conversation together with the one we had at the last meeting with vision 0, and about how poorly we are doing, i wonder whether we out to have more people in the room mad at us than we do now, and its a crazy thing to say in a way, but this is not a popularity contest, number one. Number two, and look, this is trouble ive encountered in my career. Just because the road goes by your house does not mean you own the road. And the people who use that road, or bike lane, or railroad, whatever it is, the people would us an it live all over the city because transportation is a network. And you shouldnt let somebody who resides at part of the network to tell you how the whole network works, just because they accidentally live near it. And people move all the time, too, and their attitudes move with them, and we are seeing a demographic change in the city, younger folks, and younger than me, they think biking biking is the primary mode for them, not what you do when you know you are not in the car. And i think we still have not oriented ourselves to that way of thinking. [please stand by bravk ] i think we have to talk this out, i worry our goals are so lofty we may not be oriented toward success, not pushing hard enough. [please stand by] a lot of the Mission Activists are angry and wondering when the lanes are going to go away. We have a cultural crisis, those people most often lower income individuals, as a matter of fact, who feel they got to the place in life that they can afford a car and its taken away from them. Its something psychological at that we cannot overcome, but what we can do, though, is perform well. Have the busses run on time, not have them bunch up. Do the things, do the pedestrian improvements. By showing them the Service Works and works effectively, theyll want it. People love the 14r, busses and you wont be able to get on the 14r and 14 will pass and people will not get on it, because its much better. As people start to see that and we can perform better, i think youll start to see that transition and this will get easier and easier, but we are still in the space, particularly on some of these outer neighborhoods, where you do have language and other sort of barriers, far from where we are and where we are thinking, and the best approach, especially is to try to figure out how through a process we can get them further from where they are, but on our end, share the success, have them go to other parts of the city where its working well and then coming to our meetings demanding they get that, too. So i think if we were able to introduce more express busses and things like that in that corridor, where people could see some of the differences, the 14x does very well, and the 9r, those are making a difference but again, i think thats just the reality that i see living in the neighborhood, my bank is there, Grocery Shopping there, my brother and his brothers live there, they are all mexican, a different thought process than what we are dealing with when we try to make technical changes to the network and we need to make the changes and should make the changes but i also think we do fail and that gives them the permission to question whether or not, you know, we have the right solution. So, thats thats kind of like, thats the thats the, you know, Million Dollar question in the long run but a step forward even if its not big enough step forward. So with that, you made a motion. A second . Second. On the motion to amend the resolution to keep the bus stop. Second the motion to amend. All those in favor . Now the original motion. Second. All in favor . That passes. Move on to the next item. Thank you for all your work, staff. Approving parking problem ekt ted bike lanes along 5th street between Market Street and townsend Street Associated with the 5th street Improvement Project. And the 5th street Improvement Project, we have been moving down from 7th street, and 6th street as we speak, and looking forward to hopefully your approval of the 5th Street Project today. Have a protected bike lane, safety treatments at intersections, new transit boarding islands and relocation and expansion of the very important loading zones for businesses on the corridor. Aside from being a really important safety project, it is important for a couple other reasons. First of all, its going to close some of the gaps that we have in our Bicycle Network, so connect basically to mission bay, to caltrain, some of the ongoing projects we have going on, recent projects on howard, folsom, and closing the gap on the network and most of you know, the central soma plan is coming, we are going to see over 5 million square feet of new development on 5th street alone. And so its imperative that we approve this project, build this project to serve not just the existing community but also all the new development on this street in particular. So, just the same as with the Mission Excelsior safety project, engaged residents, employees and businesses on this corridor, and of course, needless to say, we will be implementing a quick build version of the project right away. With that, ask my colleague to come up and give you the details on the project and answer any questions you may have. Hi, everyone, talia lange, thanks for hanging in there and listening to me today. Im here today to talk about the proposed changes between fifth and townsend streets in the core of central soma. The 5th Street Project is not a new effort. First came about as part of a 2000 the bike plan, designated a major bicycle route. It was halted down to the central subway construction and the temporary placement of 4th street transit lines to 5th street. The busses have been moved off 5th street, goals of the project include improve safety for all roadway users, address the future transportation demands of the neighborhood, to bridge a north south gap in the Bicycle Network. 5th street is one of the last missing links and builds on the systematic process, of folsom, howard and other corridors. Outreach has continued throughout the duration of the project since 2017. Moved into design late 2018 through this summer and hope to Start Construction of the quick build or near term project this fall. The quick books go, in front of you today, generally include paint, vertical posts, transit boarding islands and curb ramps. Work committeed by city crews. As i just mentioned, timing is, the timing is in part due to transit changes, but other important reasons. Safety is an issue on 5th street, and they are committed. 5th street is also seeing a vast amount of development to the corridor and must accommodate and protect the existing users and also future users of the street. In looking at collision data, we can see that safety is a critical problem on 5th street, especially for the most vulnerable users of the road. From 2016 to 2017, intersection of fifth and market had the highest number of pedestrian collisions in the city and one of the top ten highest number of bicycle collisions in the city. From 2011 to 2016, a total of 351 reported collisions, including 320 injury collisions. This translates to on average, one Person Injured on 5th street. A vital step towards changing the statistic. This slide show some of the Key Development sites in the proebt area, or the boxes in blue. Total over 5 million square feet of new development. We must create a street with balanced modes of transportation to accommodate this growth. The 8, 30 and 45 lines have moved to other streets, including the 27 bryant and van ness. 27 bryant will continue the existing route. 47 van ness, will run in coordination of the townsend project. Clear reasons proposing changes to 5th street, the outreach process started in october of 2017 and the last major outreach event in april of 2019. Total, six major events, Informal Community events, door to door, and over 40 meetings with stakeholders. Not done yet. We will keep communication open through evaluation process, so we can understand concerns and make tweaks in the field to the quick build project. The slide has a lot of text on it, but the goal is to look at the feedback for the project and ultimately gain support for the changes. The initial outreach included a survey to understand public desire for changes. Received over 300 survey responses, we heard improving Bicycle Safety was critical to improving 5th street. And a strong desire for Pedestrian Safety improvements. We asked people to be specific about ranking their entired changes, understanding the street has limited horizontal real estate and cannot fit everything. Protected bike lanes, and Pedestrian Safety improvements, and better lighting for pedestrians. During the first year outreach events, took information from the survey and other feedback to create alternatives. Third, a preferred alternative. It has since been refined and reflected in todays agenda. And two southbound lanes and two lanes in both directions near the freeway ramps. New turning lanes at high volume turn locations, protected bike lanes for the length of the corridor, sidewalk lighting and landscape built by the developers at the time of the construction of both projects. Pedestrian improvements at intersections, a raised crosswalk, and transit boarding islands for the 27 bryant and 47 van ness. This is the existing Cross Section and typical proposed Cross Section. There are new bike facilities protected by either buffers and loading on both sides of the corridor. In summary, this important project brings major benefits to the corridor, traffic calming, transit boarding islands, sidewalk and urban rail improvements at the development sites. Tradeoffs, including some parking lots, and some impact to traffic flow during peak hours. We worked for over two years to minimize the impacts, proposing turn lanes and signal changes and other small changes to accommodate the use along the streets. A thoughtful design that prioritizes to address critical safety needs, also taking into account unique character and needs of 5th street and the community. Lastly, i would like to end by touching on the next steps for the corridor. Following todays meeting if approve, preconstruction outreach prior to starting restriping in the fall and work with the shops to be cognizant. Concrete work will then take place in the winter of 2020. We are collecting preproject data now and post project Data Collection in the fall of 2020, and publish the findings soon after. And looking towards making the quick build design more permanent. We see that in the fall of 2021. Thanks very much for your i am too. Happy to answer questions. Kevin stall, and a rider of the bus line. And a major advocate for Pedestrian Safety and a lot of the changes here will help improve the corridor a lot. One of the major thoroughfares south of market with a lot of people walk, ride their bikes, drive, and take muni down this street. And with the number of people who are going to be moving into the neighborhood with the new projects, the potential of having a lot of families with children and possibly seniors and maybe people who are disabled who frequent this corridor a lot, the changes will most definitely help the people feel safe, and unfortunately we have 22 people in our city killed, pedestrian fatalities and the number is growing. So, any and all improvements to make sure people feel safe is much needed, and i fully support the project in its entirety. Thank you very much. Thank you. Paul, cat, simone. My name is courtney, here on behalf of supervisor matt haney, district 6. I think its a rare evening when the board of supervisors is done before you all. Im just here mainly to express our strong support for this project. Im sure as many of you and the folks in the room are really tired of the streets being treated as freeways and for soma having some of the most dangerous streets in our city, and we are appreciative of the work you are doing to advance important projects and making sure, and very transformative for the project, and eager to see in particular the gaps in our protected bike lane network be closed in soma as well. Thank you for moving this forward. Look forward to seeing the quick builds in the ground in the fall, and i also wanted to thank the staff and all the advocates who have been integral to building out the proposal as well. You have our full support. Thank you so much. Thank you. Charles, cat. Thank you, commissioners. Charles lafarge with the San FranciscoBicycle Coalition. Every time, just about every single time i dare to ride 5th street i see something that gives me a chill and its inexperienced riders, often tourists riding, sandwiches between trucks, busses and parked vehicles, often with their children and with, you know, scraps of paint encouraging them to be bold and take the lane. They are on fifth because its on the Bicycle Network, the apps. The city is encouraging people to take this really broken street from market to caltrain. Its really only a matter of time before somebody gets hit and killed, we know that at this point, lets not wait until that happens to move here and thankfully we are moving pretty quickly. So, today we have the opportunity to reverse this embarrassing, unacceptable part of the Bicycle Network and continuous protect the bike lanes can create new space for people riding. Not only the north south connector between 2nd and 7th. So, not only will the project save lives but will open up the network, its important we get it right on 5th street. The unit from market to mission, one of the busiest blocks of the corridor. You have the active valet, hotels north of market, so protection for people riding on this block is a, is a crucial component to the overall project. A break in con at this continuity, and priority over automobile access, yes, and slight transit impacts as well. Im excited to see the Lessons Learned from previous quick build projects and get things in the ground this year, timeline, and thank you to staff. We look forward to this going in the ground. Thank you. Cat carter, simone, marcell. Cat carter, San Francisco transit riders. We are excited to see 5th street improved with protected bike lanes and the bus bulbouts and the safety features that will make it a more livable street, and make it more welcoming for everybody. However, we are disapointed to see busses forced to share a single lane with cars. The northbound 27 bryant will be sitting in 5th street congestion downtown Traffic Congestion for three blocks and this will add at least a few minutes travel time. And make the 27 bryant even more unreliable than it is now. As you probably know, the 27 bryant is part of the equity strategy, low income, senior riders, and the north side of Market Street and sfmta did so well on that one. Gains made on the 27 north of market will be wiped out by this project south of market. We have suggested a possible solution, namely a combined busbike lane pilot project. Again, we like pilots. It has been done in other major cities. Busses only every 15 minutes and the shared bike lane would be three blocks long. We really ask and urge sfmta to consider this pilot. We cannot have another project that considers transit as an afterthought and impacts be ok. So, i ask you to consider, if any other recent street Improvement Project has actually made muni worse by design, and i urge you to alter that part of the project. Thank you. Simone, marcell. Im a concerned citizen of San Francisco and dedicated biker. I strongly support the 5th street Improvement Project. Its a sorely, sorely needed project that improves bike infrastructure. Finally finally a protected bike lane for the entire corridor. Music to my ears when i hear that. I biked 5th street a few days ago, and dangerous for even an experienced biker. And as director brinkman said we needed them 5 or 10 years ago. If we put them 5 or 10 years ago we would not have the vision 0 problems we are having today. Its not enough. Protected bike lanes often still have dangerous mixing zones and other items im sure will be continued in this project today. The excelsior project today only had four blocks of unbroken bike lanes, only four blocks. And then 2 to 3 more years to get transit improvements. The sixth and Taylor Project has been going on for years, and no bike lanes in the final design. I went to one of the outreach meetings and sfmta staffers had no data to keep bike lanes out, even if it was in the original design. And mentioned before, stockton street was entirely returned to the cars after, you know, all of that central subway construction. Based on evidence, i dont think the sfmta takes vision 0 very seriously. We need more carfree streets for the tenderloin, more protected bike lanes, protected intersections, transit only lanes. Articles in newspapers often only asked merchants and dont ask transit riders. With reliable transit and bike lanes, people will ride them. As director borden said, people dont bike because it is dangerous. All of these things need to happen on every project. Thank you. By default. Thank you very much. Time is up. Marcell, harold, michael. Thank you. My name is marcell, im a resident of San Francisco, and ph. D. Student in city planning at u. C. Berkeley, and a proud member of the San Francisco bike coalition. Tremendous momentum today in terms of improving Sustainable Transportation options in large part due to decisions made by the board in regard to our streets. Today represents another opportunity to move the city forward encoura