knowledge the chair of the san francisco transportation authority, my current boss, a man who i think it s well within the lineup of visionaries and people with the big picture. ross has been a member of the board of supervisors since 2004. he is on his first term as chair of the authority since january. during that time he has given me the opportunity to appreciate just how able he is to comprehend the importance of these projects and these programs from the big picture. i am not just talking about transportation and infrastructure. i am talking about the way these projects relate to the ultimate goals we have at the transportation authority and that we have as a city, with the mayor s leadership, to create a more livable and balanced environment for everyone, where there is room for cars, because we are not activists or extremists, and there is room for bicycles because we are not just focused on the car, and there is room for people to walk because we have to have a pedest
already project that would not have taken place a year ahead of schedule. it saved the taxpayers $90 million. that was for the leadership of speaker policy and president obama. 6200 jobs will be created over the course of this project, direct and indirect. 2600 direct jobs. you re seeing the hard hats and some of those folks. not just pictures. they are here physically with us. their lives have been enhanced because of the stimulus project. it was noted $100 million or more with the tiger grant got us a year ahead of schedule. in 2013 this will be done. what an extraordinary thing. this is right around the corner. this is real time construction and real leadership. thank you, speaker policy. thank you, barbara boxer. thank you, senator feinstein. thank you to jake mgoldrick. we had regional projects related to work on celebrity collectively together. he helped organize a from work with the golden gate bridge district and other leaders throughout the region. patching togethe
thank you to jake mgoldrick. we had regional projects related to work on celebrity collectively together. he helped organize a from work with the golden gate bridge district and other leaders throughout the region. patching together money, patching together collaboration, patching together those wounds that have opened up in the course of this project. in closing, i think you not only for your introduction but for your stewardship and leadership and constancy. thank you for your faith, love, and devotion. this is one of the things i know you care deeply about. that showed throughout the course of this effort and the course of the work that is being done here. thank you very much. [applause] i remember then that chair jake mcgoldrick saying to the mayor in an early speech that he jogged every morning under those drives. he said, do not job under the structure. you never know what could happen. [laughter] we get now to the point here where people are too cold and we need
thank you, speaker policy. thank you, barbara boxer. thank you, senator feinstein. thank you to jake mgoldrick. we had regional projects related to work on celebrity collectively together. he helped organize a from work with the golden gate bridge district and other leaders throughout the region. patching together money, patching together collaboration, patching together those wounds that have opened up in the course of this project. in closing, i think you not only for your introduction but for your stewardship and leadership and constancy. thank you for your faith, love, and devotion. this is one of the things i know you care deeply about. that showed throughout the course of this effort and the course of the work that is being done here. thank you very much. [applause] i remember then that chair jake mcgoldrick saying to the mayor in an early speech that he jogged every morning under those drives. he said, do not job under the structure. you never know what could happ
done here. thank you very much. [applause] i remember then that chair jake mcgoldrick saying to the mayor in an early speech that he jogged every morning under those drives. he said, do not job under the structure. you never know what could happen. [laughter] we get now to the point here where people are too cold and we need to wrap up quickly, but we still have a couple more speakers. let me very quickly acknowledge, as the mayor said, and echoing his words, the incredible work of the people that are actually delivering this project on the ground. most of them do not freeze because they are actually moving around when they are at the construction site. others are moving around and beating the bushes in other places, particularly finding local and minority-owned, small and disadvantaged businesses. they need to be part of the reality of both the stimulus and the rehabilitation of the entire infrastructure in this country. they are the future. they are the reality today in