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[music] paratransit is specialized transportation for seniors and people with disabilities who are unable to use the muni system. In San Francisco, were proud that weve had a Paratransit Program since 1978 long before it was mandated by the americans with disabilities act in 1990. San francisco is a unique city and our Paratransit Program reflects this. We have a network of services, including sf access van service, paratransit taxi, including Wheelchair Accessible ramp taxi and group van which serves groups of individuals going to a single location like a senior center. [music] im elsa scott ...

[music] paratransit is specialized transportation for seniors and people with disabilities who are unable to use the muni system. In San Francisco, were proud that weve had a Paratransit Program since 1978 long before it was mandated by the americans with disabilities act in 1990. San francisco is a unique city and our Paratransit Program reflects this. We have a network of services, including sf access van service, paratransit taxi, including Wheelchair Accessible ramp taxi and group van which serves groups of individuals going to a single location like a senior center. [music] im elsa scott ...

Planning department. Weve had a lot of which the smarter mind but last but not least the staff of the mta the sustainable street staff a lot of the bright minds in the city working together to analyze this data that will help us use our resources enforcement and education and when it comes time to pitting things in the ground the department of public works and Mayors Office on disability and Carmen Johnson and tom from our building inspector were working he together to put this stuff in the ground and that finally at the sfmta were led had by a board of directors theyve identified safety as th...

Inspiration that some of us old bureaucrats need sometimes. [laughter ] so im very happy to introduce her to you, and hope that you would find her as fun and refreshing and fun to work with as we have. So maybe anna can come up. Good afternoon my name is anna burnec, 16 years old and a stative to e nationive to San Francisco and im also in the autistic spectrum and diagnosised with pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified or ppos, which is one of the three autistic spectrum disorders. Although i live a normal life, it can make things a little more complex. For example, i have p...

Let me just give you some numbers here. So from we have had these new incentives in place since december of last year, and at this point 122 drivers have earn a total of almost 3500 worth of incentives in that short time. In terms of the credits towards their medallion down payment, 36 drivers have earned a total of almost 28,000. So that is real value for our drivers. Weve given out 270 airport shortpasses to 48 drivers. And we have had 36 drivers take advantage of the free ramp taxi Training Course at a cost of 80 per student. So they saved 80 there. Under our old incentive scheme, 173 drive...