Walking conditions are less than ideal because you get bicyclists on the sidewalk. Its narrow, close proximity to traffic and oak street doesnt have any bike lane. So those who do ride on oak street, and i think you will remember presented last month she talked about the spectrum of cyclists and theres this 1 of people who are really brave and theyll ride rain, sleet or snow, theyll ride in traffic, and then theres the 7 of folks who are happy riding on bike lanes. And then theres the 60 of folks that studies have shown that want to ride a bicycle, that are interested in riding a bicycle, whose commute trips are short enough and trips to the store short enough that they could ride a bicycle but theres this sense of fear, sense of discomfort with riding. So what were trying to do with this project is to create conditions that are more comfortable for walking, more comfortable for cycling, more attractive to get those folks towards those modes. And as you can see from the photos right no
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who are happy riding on bike lanes. and then there s the 60% of folks that studies have shown that want to ride a bicycle, that are interested in riding a bicycle, whose commute trips are short enough and trips to the store short enough that they could ride a bicycle but there s this sense of fear, sense of discomfort with riding. so what we re trying to do with this project is to create conditions that are more comfortable for walking, more comfortable for cycling, more attractive to get those folks towards those modes. and as you can see from the photos right now it s just not that way. so as we set out on this project we really set the primary goal is to be safety. we came to the community at our first community meeting and shared the collision statistics which i m sharing with you today, combined pedestrian and collisions, 30 collisions that were reported and more as we know that go unreported. and then we worked with the community to develop additional goals. and we as
so as we set out on this project we really set the primary goal is to be safety. we came to the community at our first community meeting and shared the collision statistics which i m sharing with you today, combined pedestrian and collisions, 30 collisions that were reported and more as we know that go unreported. and then we worked with the community to develop additional goals. and we asked them, what did they want to see from these streets, what could this project be to them. that s when again his rg through the community process we outlined that they wanted to increase the safety for all street users, for people who walk and bike, but even for people who drive. oak street and fell street are pretty fast. people are changing lanes, driving in close proximity to each other. they said what could we do to increase safety for everyone. they also, again, wanted to they reaffirmed that we should increase the comfort and direct connection for people on bicycles, that this is
a barrier between the panhandle and wiggle, people wanting to cross the city to get to work, see their friends or whatever. my girlfriend for example would love to bike to work downtown but it is currently by the status of fell and oak. as a pedestrian fell and oak are unpleasant and feel dangerous. traffic calming would be welcome, i also think it will bring more people to the neighborhood and make things pleasant. as a driver i also support it. removing parking spots will improve safety forever hundreds of people every day and will help transform the neighborhood into one fit for neighborhoods and visitors alike to enjoy. for local businesses concerned about parking, valencia street highlights vast improvements which can be made by a project like this. thank you. chairman nolan: next speaker. dean heartily, lawrence lee, ben or bev lyon. good afternoon, mr. chairman, members of the board, my name is dean heartily from the inner sunset. i ride a bicycle, and a transi
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