With 20 pedestrian deaths recording in San Francisco. We have seen an unprecedented number of accidents along with enforcement and better infrastructure education is a need to prevent these injuries. Im hoping to get started the education piece within the next month or so. In district seven we wanted to do some pilot program. We are asking students in our Public Schools to participate as crossing guards. Right now there is two schools that have shown a strong interest and we are hoping to take it off. Why i was interested in doing that is really the education piece where you start educating children at a young age about what their responsibilities are, not only as a pedestrian but when they get older as a driver. So thats my attempt. And what we are finding out and maybe everybody might know this, but for people that dont know this, speed is responsible for 10 times the number of pedestrian injuries in San Francisco, more than driving under the influence. A lot of people think its abou
Seeing none, theres a motion did we vote on this motion . The motion was to school the october board meeting. We have a first and second all in favor . Opposed . I. So we have one opposed item 9 report on network and health plan issues if any. Come forward. Anybody out there. I dont see anybody. Okay nobody has anything to report. No Public Comment . Item 10 destruction opportunity to place items on future agendas. Anybody have anything burning they want to have on the future agenda . No Public Comment. Item 11 discussion for the opportunity for the public to commit on any matters in the jurisdiction. Okay. This is our opportunity. Dennis firefighters retired and activity my questions is those meetings that go on between the health board and kaiser are they open to the public . They havent been just staff and kaiser staff. But there are notes taken all right. Any other comment . Seeing none, ill entertain a motion to adjourn and i so move all in favor . Opposed. This meeting is governm
People think its about driving, but its speed. 60 percent of the injuries occur in intersection. Our public needs to be aware of this. Too often people are not yielding to oncoming pedestrians. We need a shift that will require everyone to Pay Attention to the streets. San francisco is ranked as having the highest total rates of fatalities and major injuries to pedestrians and bicyclist by both vehicle miles and by population. I know we can do better. We are a city that knows how to do things so lets get it done. This will call on the Transportation Authority to convene a working group of Pedestrian Safety advocates and lead the major county departments. Including the departments of Public Health, sf mta and San Francisco Police Department to develop and action plan. Within 90 days of this first meeting, an action plan of the Public Awareness campaign will be presented to the board. We have an unprecedented level of support coming from community members, the Mayors Office and the board
Driver. So thats my attempt. And what we are finding out and maybe everybody might know this, but for people that dont know this, speed is responsible for 10 times the number of pedestrian injuries in San Francisco, more than driving under the influence. A lot of people think its about driving, but its speed. 60 percent of the injuries occur in intersection. Our public needs to be aware of this. Too often people are not yielding to oncoming pedestrians. We need a shift that will require everyone to Pay Attention to the streets. San francisco is ranked as having the highest total rates of fatalities and major injuries to pedestrians and bicyclist by both vehicle miles and by population. I know we can do better. We are a city that knows how to do things so lets get it done. This will call on the Transportation Authority to convene a working group of Pedestrian Safety advocates and lead the major county departments. Including the departments of Public Health, sf mta and San Francisco Poli
Coast regional ministries and lay minister and transgender minorities. Her friends admired her ability for adversity. She is wellknown at the tenderloin Resource Center and health. The Wellness Center in early 2013 of finding a home for her many talents and for her passion. Bobby jean worked tirelessly to help people that were falling through cracks in society. She had a unique sense to find members in need. She survived by family and many many friends and clients in San Francisco and the bay area and many people are in mourning for her passing. Along with supervisor kim, i would like to adjourn the meeting in her memory. The rest i submit. The clerk thank you supervisor wiener. Supervisor yee . Supervisor norman yee thank you madam clerk. First i want to thank supervisor kims comments and taking a lead on submitting the resolutions that im coauthoring with her with supervisor avalos. The three main strategies that we are going to really get to the zero tolerance which is the street im