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Good morning supervisor [inaudible] San Francisco travel association. As you know in 2013, 16. 9 million visitors came to San Francisco and contributed 9. 4 billion to the economy and many enjoy using moter vehicle tours. It provides with a number of option tooz learn about the city. This includes lanchlg and small operators [inaudible] we are appreciative and encouraged by your efforts to address the safety of not only the residence but the visitors who use these options. [inaudible] requires all tour drivers to use hands free communication technology. We caution the board to make sure any re...

Chapter starts with a quote which ill read to you in its entirety. This talks about economics specifically wrong and microeconomics talks about things economists a wrorng about generally. Jokes aside, i dont think that does justice to the profession. I think in micro, i believe that is well published on which most academics agree, and by the standard of social sciences, a rigorous way of settling this agreement that is some scope for rigorous conclusive agreement, and they like to say micro is one true theory with many applications and macro has no true opinions. I think thats a fair assessmen...

Clapping so thank you all for coming out this morning, im Edward Reiskin im the director of transportation here in San Francisco. Happy to see you all here were going to need everybodys help here today. Where i will start were lucky San Francisco is a great city and one of the most walkable city if not in the world it attracts people here. Its 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 shouldnt be happening pr its unacceptable people are getting killed my seriously injured its traefblg not only for t...

Enforcement is about the discipline in peoples behavior theyre not going to be nice when they see persons not yielding when red lights are run, and when speeding occurs puc. Im asking our Police Officers not to be nice because that enforcement should have effects on peoples behavior. Supervisor avalos and supervisor chiu and all the intrifrz we dont want to say were sorry. Last year was the highest number of faltsdz in our city and traffic collisions we need to do more about it. So were unveiling that and reminding everyone that Traffic Enforcement will be there throughout the city and we have...

Plan to present to the voters in november the transportation infrastructure bond we have come up with an immediate 17 million to promote the walk First Program in San Francisco. Its literally taking the highest percentage of intersections and streets and kindergartners and putting some designs of safety idea in plays play. For example, ill give you a few examples that represents across the city of the locations. Sutter street throughout sutter street signal timing changes and continental contractions and on folsom street and improved at the City Clerks Office ton and striping changes on silver...