Work. Thank you thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. calling names . Mr. Lawrence. Nothing like getting two minutes on something that needs more time. Ive spoken before this committee im a medallion taxi holder. I drive a taxi i know exactly whats going on for ramp taxis. All the rules are based on fines not anatomy rational you pick up. We pick up any wheelchair whether its a paratransit or not but the fact is m b mobile and San Francisco pickup about 85 percent of the wheelchairs they get 58 a piece of for them. Two we cant find drivers that refuse to drive the ramp taxis because they cant pay the tax. And sometimes the ramp taxi no longer goes out because theyre not certified because they cant make any money our repair bills are high. And its a number one commercial vehicle used for commercial purposes. 3 engines in 3 and a half years and rear act ills. This is a vehicle that can pickup any heavier duty load youre talking about asians coming in with 18 suitcases. And two is t
And San Francisco pickup about 85 percent of the wheelchairs they get 58 a piece of for them. Two we cant find drivers that refuse to drive the ramp taxis because they cant pay the tax. And sometimes the ramp taxi no longer goes out because theyre not certified because they cant make any money our repair bills are high. And its a number one commercial vehicle used for commercial purposes. 3 engines in 3 and a half years and rear act ills. This is a vehicle that can pickup any heavier duty load youre talking about asians coming in with 18 suitcases. And two is that paratransit picks up who cares mostly motorized. We pick up any wheelchair. And going john we should be 3ush9d. I have a handout which im giving to you. Thank you very much calling names thank you i cant imagine that any predecessor before sfmta could come up with this i applauded chris and her staff it had to be it is the duty us and this is a great step forward to build some incentives for the drivers to make some money. Iv
Treatment. And the Pedestrian Safety task force formerly the Pedestrian Safety task force is the zero task force the goal by 20024 no more traffic dedicates in San Francisco. There is a collaborative effort so other departments working with the department of Public Health and they will have the task force perpetrate to the full commission my invite other agencies in the collaborative efforts commissioners any other questions. Yes. Im particularly pleased are the transgender reports. I wanted to ask in terms of the Pedestrian Safety in violation zero i know that ann rightly we have great emphasis on is traffic the other third relate to what ive been noticing although as i read there needs no be a great deal of education of the public who were or are walking often they dont cross at the crosswalks and their darting out its not good for their safety im sure youre aware of your driving and you suddenly see something in your way. At night its difficult to see people many of our crosswalks a
Before you ever to have ask a question directly to the person and it narrows down the time you have to weve through people get the personal care that you have to do. I really appreciate this. Thank you. We are very excited about this. Its something that is very much within our wheel house and something we have very strong competency in. All of our providers know what they are doing and they are expensed and have passed or graduated from a Training Program and you nailed it on the head, being able to access that information before hand means that you are able to make that decision so much faster baunsd we are not an agency it means the providers get to charge a lower rate which is much easier to afford for the community and at the same time the provider gets to charge all of the money in charge of process of it. We can imagine a better win win scenario for it. Its something that we are really excited about. Thank you. Thank you. If i can make a comment to the chair . Yes. Mr. Oconnel, t
And the reason shes in San Francisco is when she was serving in the gulf war, what she said, we have a Family History of service, both military and community service. And having a sister in the war was just such a difficult thing. But she actually had to leave to go to war a week after we lost our mother. And my sister taught me something. She said, [speaker not understood] to serve, i have to g. All of us tried to get her not to leave. And she did. So, one of the things i bribed her with when she returned to service was overcoming to San Francisco. Thats right, shes a resident of San Francisco. I watched my sister, my experience and strategy and execution in public policy, again, im speaking from my knowledge of watching my sister as a veteran, her commitment and her passion, her everyday advocacy for the quality of life of veterans that she [speaker not understood] our Family History of service. As life moves on, you kind of forget about things like veterans day. But then im inspired