condolences. lee, van mark dresser. my name is lawrence lee, i serve on the board of lower haight merchants and neighbors association. i want to thank mr. montoya and mta staff for the number of public workshops and the ownch that waoutreach done for this p. it was impressive. we met on saturdays and evenings at the san francisco day school and the community and the workshops spanned several hours, making it super convenient for members of the community to attend. the workshops helped members of the public and myself kind of understand the various needs, it defined them. we were able to give feedback on the approach to the problem-solving. we were able to understand the range of solutions. and we were able to provide feedback to all the various solutions and designs. it helped us understand the drawbacks to the various proposals. and the absolute need to balance the all the numbers of needs that were presented to us. there was discussion, there were videos, there were
their own behalf, and the people of san francisco will see that their mta considers this to be fair and good. i thank the people of the haight for treating me so kindly as i pedal through your neighborhood. as you drive around and around blocks, burning gallons of gasoline in search of scarcer parking spaces please remember that not all cyclists wanted or needed to air gait your territory. please accept my gratitude and after the vote is taken my condolences. lee, van mark dresser. my name is lawrence lee, i serve on the board of lower haight merchants and neighbors association. i want to thank mr. montoya and mta staff for the number of public workshops and the ownch that waoutreach done for this p. it was impressive. we met on saturdays and evenings at the san francisco day school and the community and the workshops spanned several hours, making it super convenient for members of the community to attend. the workshops helped members of the public and myself kind of un
attend. the workshops helped members of the public and myself kind of understand the various needs, it defined them. we were able to give feedback on the approach to the problem-solving. we were able to understand the range of solutions. and we were able to provide feedback to all the various solutions and designs. it helped us understand the drawbacks to the various proposals. and the absolute need to balance the all the numbers of needs that were presented to us. there was discussion, there were videos, there were stations that focused on individual issues. and so i d like to thank the mta staff for involving the community, particularly the lower haight where i live. and it s a neighborhood that depends on transit, bicycle, and pedestrian location connection. also, personally, i do live on the path east of the project area. so i appreciate this effort. many of our members of our organization were able to attend and our board and land use committee were heavily updated a
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
it s only a small step in the right direction from my point of view. but it s the right step. thanks very much. chairman nolan: next speaker please. lisa ruth elliott. is will barkus j.j. strolly, michael smithwick. hi, everyone. i m a resident of the upper haight, i codirector a history project in the city, i work in a bike shop and been bicycling since 1995. i see a range of people who want to bike in the city, i, as part of the 1% who will do it all the time, has stresses and feel myself tense up when bracing myself against fast cars. there s difficult negotiations at the argo station but i want to support this proposal as it stands because i think we need lower speeds that will cause in general with the improvements on the street. and i don t want to be forced into lanes of high speed traffic, ever. i speed up myself just to get through the intersection and i breathe easier when i get to the panhandle and when i get to a bike lane and the sense of relief on market