Stay updated with breaking news from John daniel leah. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
from traffic. protected from the vehicular traffic. this is an issue for the disability community as well. there is often the misperception that the disability community only six consist of people who use wheelchairs are used canes because they had envisioned disabilities. the disability community is a very broad. it is about 20% of our population here in san francisco. it includes people who have chronic illnesses, orthopedic problems of back pain, lead paint, new problems, heart disease, lung problems. the hidden disabilities, mental disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, are all included in this community. just as it is not a homogenous committee in terms of who we are, it is not a homogenous committee in terms of the perspectives on various city projects. unfortunately, not prepared to speak to this specific design. but i am prepared to say that saybike lanes are very important for people in the disability committee who do buy, because the safety would be more ....
good morning, commissioners. susan, director of the mayor s office on disability. do you have questions? commissioner buell: we have gotten a number of letters concerned about the safety for disabled in terms of crossing and then access, so i would like to see if you could comment on this or if you have a look at the scheme and have any comments on it. let me give you a little bit of context. the mayor s office on disability is the office in san francisco that is the ada compliance office. our job is to make sure that the city is in compliance with the americans with disability act and other disability rights laws. we work with 88 coordinators in departments around the city. we absolutely consult on projects like this. in this case, we were approached a few months ago, and my e-mail say in june, to look at the cycle tracks as they were becoming more defined. we focused on the accessible parking spaces in those discussions. because in the past when we have had issues ....
of this project. we need to do everything we can to make cycling safer, especially in the park. it anywhere in the city, and the park. i really think this will help encourage other families to also use their bicycles as well. so thank you for hearing this issue, and i strongly hope you supported. thank you. commissioner buell: thank you. bob. i am bob, and i oppose this design as it is now. it has not done adequate safety analysis. plus, it has not really done out reach appropriate for people with energy and functional limitations. having an evening meeting works against people who are transit- dependent. you have to walk a long distance from a bus stop to get there. so to say you had public outreach is somewhat irrelevant to some limited constituencies. i want to remind you of an early slide you showed, the one about chicago, where is working. if you go back to that sly, you ll see that there is a bicyclist in the wide buffer zone. so right away, they re showing an ....
we use jfk drive to get to ocean beach for beach days. so i am is strongly in support of this project. we need to do everything we can to make cycling safer, especially in the park. it anywhere in the city, and the park. i really think this will help encourage other families to also use their bicycles as well. so thank you for hearing this issue, and i strongly hope you supported. thank you. commissioner buell: thank you. bob. i am bob, and i oppose this design as it is now. it has not done adequate safety analysis. plus, it has not really done out reach appropriate for people with energy and functional limitations. having an evening meeting works against people who are transit- dependent. you have to walk a long distance from a bus stop to get there. so to say you had public outreach is somewhat irrelevant to some limited constituencies. i want to remind you of an early slide you showed, the one about chicago, where is working. if you go back to that sly, you ll se ....
my wife and i take our 3-year- old daughter on bikes, and we go through golden gate park. we re members of the california academy of sciences. we go do there. we go to birthday parties. we use jfk drive to get to ocean beach for beach days. so i am is strongly in support of this project. we need to do everything we can to make cycling safer, especially in the park. it anywhere in the city, and the park. i really think this will help encourage other families to also use their bicycles as well. so thank you for hearing this issue, and i strongly hope you supported. thank you. commissioner buell: thank you. bob. i am bob, and i oppose this design as it is now. it has not done adequate safety analysis. plus, it has not really done out reach appropriate for people with energy and functional limitations. having an evening meeting works against people who are transit- dependent. you have to walk a long distance from a bus stop to get there. so to say you had public outreac ....