After over a year of thorough community outreach, we brought a proposal to the board last year that delivers big safety and transit reliability improvements to taraval street. The key features that the board approved are boarding islands and pedestrian bulbs to make taraval a safer place for riding and transit. We have train prioritis to help all taraval riders to get where theyre going faster. Twice as many key stops. So, Wheelchair Accessible stops on the route as there were before to make it more accessible for people using ago a wheelchair. As well as Parking Management improvement throughout the corridor to help customers find parking on a growing commercial street. We wanted to get the safety improvements on the ground as quickly as possible so many riders dont get hit. Starting in january of this year, we installed temporary clear zones at most stops to give people a safe place to step off the train until boarding islands can be installed and that is in the top left photograph there. This has had an Immediate Impact. During this per, we had zero collisions at these stops since the clear zones were installed. Without the clear zones, based on previous years data, we would have expected two or three people to be hit at stops during that timeframe. So, pretty Immediate Impact from having clear zones installed. Some of the early improvements include transitonly lanes that allow left turns at most locations. For automobiles, consolidation of closelybased stops and Parking Management improvements to help offset the parking removal that we undertook. And the final piece of this is the sixmonth passenger loading zone pilot, which we installed at five stops where we did not remove parking. I wanted to talk about the pilot. During outreach, we heard a lot of creative members for ways to make it safer and board the train without removing parking. We took these suggestions and developed them into a package of improvements at these five pilot stops. This was a huge effort over the past year. We upgraded every single train in our light rail fleet. Every single braida with new l. E. D. Lights on the back and safety decals which are pictured here. We partnered with merchants to launch an extensive Education Campaign to get safety posters to many of the stores on taraval, youll see them out there. And the Taraval Police station commited to focusing its enforcement resource on this issue as much as possible given then costraints and prioritis that they have. This effort meant hundreds of staff hours and the l. R. V. Upgrades alone were 500,000 to install. Our hope with the pilot was to get to 90 of drivers stopping behind the trains so this would be a safe and effective alternative to boarding islands at the lower lower, you know, lower volume stops. I want to thank really everybody who was involved in this pilot, especially the mer commands. Merchants. It was a huge effort over the last year to get something on the ground that was different than weve ever done and had a lot of different elements to it. To our surprise, i think to some degree given all the things that we put out there, we didnt see as much improvement as we needed to ensure safety at these stops. Compliance increased from before the pilot 72 to 74 of all of these improve. S were in place six months later. Weed aed an additional feature when midpoint data didnt show the improvement that we needed to see. These were large, digital variable Message Signs like you see on streets with construction. So, they are big signs and the message was dont pass train when doors open. We put that at the start of the block. It is kind of hard to miss. But despite that, compliance stayed pretty stubbornly of three quarters of drivers stopping behind train doors. The sfmta board previously approved installing boarding islands at these stops pending the outcome of this pie lo. This will remove an additional 36 Parking Spaces at these stops so were looking at parking changes and Management Options to make sure that customers can still find parking on taraval. The inbound stop was one of the five pilot stops. Unlike the other four, were not able to install a full boarding island at this location because of the crossover. Were recommending removing the stop to ensure a safer boarding facility. The nearest stop is 485 feet away at sunset boulevard. Alt 44th avenue, we installed safety clear zones earlier this year as part of implementation. This removed 12 Parking Spaces and merchants and some residents in this area have asked us to evaluate removing the stop to restore this parking and look again at the stop spacing in this area. These stops at 44th avenue are less than 600 feet from the nearest stops in either direction at 42nd or 46th avenue. Were recommending removing them to restore the 12 Parking Spaces and improving transit travel time. The third proposed change is on 17th avenue, which is shown in the next slide. The inbound 17th avenue stop was originally proposed for removal. But we took a closer look at it, look at this stop in particular because of the proximity to the Safeway Grocery store. We wanted to ensure that if the stop does remain, it has a safe boarding platform, like other stops on taraval. A train rider was hit here in the past five years that the stop and it is likely to be repeated at some point if we dont take action one way or the other. Weve take and very thorough look at this since the last Board Meeting in september reviewing the stop spacing in this area, watching video footage of customers coming out of safeway. Surveying where a boarding island could go if we were to keep this stop, which is shown on the diagram here. If a boarding island was installed, take a look. It would remove 11 Parking Spaces. The nearest stop if the stop is removed would be 600 feet away down a slight grade at 19th avenue. And one quick update i want to point out is that we had organize fally proposed to relocate the 15th and taravals stop from 15th avenue so it makes a turn and stops on. Well move it back to the near side of that intersection before the turn at 15th and taraval. We recently learn because of engineering challenges because of the train as it makes a turn would not be feasible to make a nearside stop there. The 15th avenue stop would remain far side in that case. The upshot of that is that basically there would still be the 15th avenue stop would still be the 470 feet from 17th avenue. A little bit further but still quite close and the 19th avenue stop is still about 580 feet from 17th avenue. The question is how many people are coming from safeway, with heavy grocery loads and is there a special circumstance there. In our review of the the footage, different days of the week throughout the last year, dozens if not hundreds of site visits to this location, we did observe some people coming from safeway and going inbound. We saw some folks carrying bags from safeway but theyre generally making smaller trips and carrying lighter grocery loads which is common for people making grocery trips on transit. Theyre not making the weekly trips. That is the typical pat attendanter we observed. Taking all of these factors into account, we recommend removing the inbound 17th avenue stop which ensures that there will be safe boarding that remain in stops and faster travel time and less parking removal than the alternatives. Boarding islands are coming together taraval for safety improvements as i mentioned and that is a great safety benefit. At the same time, we ear focused on ensuring that customers in this corridor are able to find parking. Merchants have requested additional time limits in some areas so we developed a proposal to fill in the gaps in Parking Management on taraval. There are some areas that are totally unregulated that do have businesses. In response, were proposing twohour time limits from 33rd avenue to 36th avenue. That is a stretch thats almost entirely commercial or institutional. In the section of taraval street from 34rd avenue to 47th avenue, it is a little less consistently commercial. Its but at the same time, several businesss have opened up recently and more are on the way and we heard that time limits are needed to help their customers find parking in the segment of taraval. Based on input from based on input from merchants, residents and the synagogue that is located at 46 and taraval, time limits in this section will be four hours two hours to give people a little more time to do what they need to do or attend services or, you know, get a coffee and go to the beach or whatever theyre doing in this section of taraval. Some residents have expressed concerns about not being able to leave vehicles during the work day. If you live on taraval and accustomed to parking ton street there, time limits would make that not a possibility. We also heard from the synagogue of some services a few days a year extend beyond four hours and that would be a challenge for folks. But we do want to note that if you stand at 46 and taraval within about a fiveminute walk or quarter mile of that intersection, there are over 1,000 Parking Spaces and just 65 of them under this proposal would have any sort of time limit. So, in summary, the following items are in front of you today. Removing three additional. Tos, making a final decision on removing the 17th avenue stop and parking limit to help customers find parking on taraval street. If they are approved wi would implement them early next year to get the Parking Management benefits. Well also be continuing with ongoing outreach to merchants about parking needs, exclusions such as loading zones where were installing these safety islands and were really excited on the whole i have to say about the whole project. It is really and truly a once if a Generation Opportunity to up dpraids the infrastructure from the tracks to the overhead so thank you very much directors and thank you to all the Community Members who engaged throughout the project. As i said, i do want to go directly to Public Comment and doctor directors to hold their questions and comments. But thank you for you and your staff. The written report on this was fantastic. It was very well laid out. It gave all the answers to any questions that i had as i was reading it. Thank you very much for the work on that. To all of our Public Commenters, we have a lot of you. So, were going to impose a twominute time limit. The first chime on the podium means you have 30 seconds remaining. The second louder chime is when i will thank you and politely but firmly cut you off. The first speaker. Madame chair, you have two members of board two representatives from the board of supervisors here to address you. Would you like to hear them first . Yes. I would like to have them come up first. Thank you very much. Good afternoon. Thank you for your time. We want to thank you for your consideration as the sfmta recommendations and the public input you have regarding this project. Over the past threeplus year, our office has been listening to comments from Community Members, residents, businesses and muni riders. Weve conducted many public meets, attend and presented at Community Meetings and held focus groups. We have heard feedback from all sides and perspectives throughout the mros. Process. We understand as the board you also have the difficult task of weighing all the comments and concerns that are brought before you. Sfmta staff and Community Members have devoted a great deal of time and attention to the benefits and potential impacts this project has for our community. While our office has heard many opinions on the various aspects of the project design, overall the supervisor believe this is project has the Great Potential to improve transit reliability and Pedestrian Safety for our community, both of which are priorities for our office. Safety is of the highest priority. We have stated previously that we support boarding islands because we know they will guarantee the safety of muni rider and we understand that the merchants feel the loss of parking and loading areas as a result. However, for many years, our residents have asked what were dogging for the safety of our passengers and we believe this is the best solution. We would like to commend the taraval street merchants and many residents a they worked diligently alongside us to come up with creative ways to address safety and find a compromise to increase safety and increases parking. We know you have the difficult task of making a decision regarding stop removele as. Again, as we said at the beginning of mros, our goal is to ensure that all muni stops are evenly spaced. We recognize the challenges that seniors and people with physical challenges have when a stop is remove. Were not here to say that you should or shouldnt remove particular stops. Our office recognizes this is a difficult choice to make. But we want to make sure that any decisions on stops are based on even spacing between stops. Wed also like to take this opportunity to remind staff to analyze the traffic challenges around 19th avenue. Given the proposed transitonly lane t removal of the left turn option and the noright turn on red, many cars are backed up through 20th avenue and 18th avenue. We want to ensure that the project, if implemented, will reduce traffic hazards. Thank you for your consideration of all the thoughtful comments youll hear today and thank you to everyone whos come out here to speak on this item. We look forward to continue to with the members as we begin construction and realize all the benefits that this project has to offer. Please thank the supervisors for us as well. Supervisor for or representative from supervisor yees office here . All right. No . Seeing none, we did get a letter from the supervisors. Lets move on to Public Comment. Ok. Madame chair, i will read three names out because we have an overflow room downstairs and want to make sure that any person downstairs has adequate time to come upstairs in other words to make their comment. If they are asked by the sheriff at the door about it, just let the sheriff know that their name has been called to give Public Comment and a sheriff will let the person in. Herbert weiner. Im speaking as a social worker two has worked with seniors and the disabled. Seniors and disabled muni passengers have been targeted by the removal of bus stops from the old taraval line. Major changes for Public Transportation, seniors and disabled have been the most disadvantaged. The old taraval line is no exception. Why are seniors and disabled targeted . Due to frailties with age and disease, they are disadvantaged, unlike other powerful political lobbies. And resisting changes that inversely adversely impact them. Doesnt this constitute bullying, which is cruel and wicked . There will be blowback, however. Seniors and disabled due to limited access will take other means of transportation, excluding paratransit, which does not serve the riders adequately through no fault of their own. Ridership from seniors and disabled will decrease, resulting in less revenue for m. T. A. A comeuppanc e. On the part of m. T. A. En mraeers. A come uppane on the part of m. T. A. Planners. Its the derelict of the mandate and trust is the result. I have a question for legal counsel. How does the removal of bus stops and long walking distances, how does that relate to the americans with disables act. Is this legal . This is a question i have to ask which i dont believe has been addressed by this board. And you do have to address this. Because you might be due for a walloping lawsuit which will overturn everything. Thank you very much, mr. Weiner. Next speaker, please. Christina mcgee, tulio brand, michael mcgee. Ms. Mcgee. My name is christina mcgee. Im a Merry Christmas of taraval for everyone, which is an organization formed to oppose time restrictions on parking on taraval between 33rd and 36th avenue between 33rd and 47th avenues. I want to be clear. Placing time restrictions on parking taraval is not a safety issue. That has been addressed removing Parking Spaces for the boarding islands. This is relating to the remaining Parking Spaces. These restrictions represent a land grab for businesses for parking at the expense of others in the community. What ive seen that is missing is part of this proposal is treatment of residents with dignity and respect, to be seen and listened to by the sfmta as businesses are. We havent seen accurate communication regarding this plan and we havent seen equal consideration of residents compared to businesses. The project team has only said most businesses support increased parking. But at the october 6 engineering hearing, more residents spoke against the proposal than the ones that supported it. The sfmta has not held any Community Meetings regarding this issue although your project team said there would be. Well weve not seen any analysis that supports it. I live on taraval between 33rd and 34th and what i see is that a quarter of the blocks in question which are around me have a clear majority of residential units over businesses. Heres my block. Its 43rd 43rd to 44th. It has 15 residential units and no businesses. On the north side, you have 22 residential units and one business. This business is a liquor store. It does its business at night. Going down the block between 43rd and 45th are 13 residential units and two businesses right here. They have a twohour time zone on 44th that is not fully utilized. And then on 44th and 45th in the north side there are 10 residential units and one business that is carling and company, which is a salon located on the underground floor of the residential building. Thank you. Thank you, ms. Mcgee. Next eke spaoer. Tulio brand, michael mc gee. Good afternoon. Im a homeowner from the 2200 block of 44th avenue. Two blocks away from the 44t