I had thank you for coming this is a big challenge for the area again as noted it might not be the perfect tool we can change that going forward. Thank you for everybody but im going to make a motion to approve. A second. Can i say for the churches is there a aufbl the churches did they get noticing of the problem. Through the staff. Every address within the proposal received a notification. So it doesnt matter im going to support in today, i want a proposal to come back we still have to vote on in the future where the churches and other Community Facilities that will be longer a two hour. There is a motion and a second im going to support it the things over the next several months and looking at the thing for the fall all in favor, say i. Opposed . The is yes. Mr. Chairman ladies and gentlemen were on item 12. Approval of the various traffic notifications associated with the streetscape project. Are you presenting. Im going to ask lewis montoya the lead to give a brief Pay Attention i
Parking ill circle the block and pick up him if you make is so theres no parking no stopping on polk street from turk centralizing street all the way to broadway this will impact the businesses terribly and impact those of us not fit enough to take a bicycle there it is a tremendous upheaval when the transportation could be going on polk street clapping and calling names . Good afternoon chris rogers. I live on polk street i love living on polk street this change will make that more from this arrest the challenge will make polk street safer along christmas i asking am asked if i want a bright light on my bicycle i think polk street will be a place for people to walk and bike and most of the pedestrians use i want to point out the polk Street Garage is closed on sunday this need not be much of a demand so put more people in the garage and the garage is owned by the city so more revenue for the city thank you. Thank you thank you. Next speaker, please. calling names any of those folks in
That project has seen probability the most Community Outreach ive been a part of over 60 meeting with Community Members like going out on the street with small groups and looking at what are the existing conditions what can we fix and hearing their input on the gown weve held month to month one with over 8 hundred people just shows how important possible street is to a number of people we worked with the established neighborhood groups that accident residential im sorry the residents merchant groups the advocates citywide advocates those are combroupdz that sprung up because of the project that he wanted to advocate so for a louder voice to me that embodies when we want to get out of the Public Outreach folks come to the table to be heard this is down to 3 main goals improving safety and more choice and improving the vibrancy and attractivenessness of polk street to build on the character that is existing this is not a onesizefitsall we analyzed any opens from the north and southern pa
Grader at the Elementary School a horrific story i represented a district that has the highest number of pedestrian kinds of the collisions this is wasnt im passionate about i recognize the difficult position there is on a balance of many different needs of the are stakeholders involved i have to say i want to give thoughts to the staff we think they have a balance of the plan with a lot of stakeholders nodes and listening to merchants and drivers but as someone that is a beginning kinds of the committed to bicycling more there our more pedestrians if you want people like me driving less i want to be protected in the bike lanes were not asking for a lot only polk street again laughter were just asking for polk street i meant in terms of the northsouth coordinate there is not a lot in the part of city and i am not the only one over the last two world series weeks many facebook and emails about polk street including cyclists that have been hit the sfmta surveys show people arrive watt th
Not anti bike or pro car or pro bike and anti car i want to look at an ideal legacy plan to make that work for both sides it is just not seeming to work for this weve been at this for two years didnt make sense for a small area to have this legacy Pilot Program with the congestion thats not been studied which that is the most dangerous from 5 to 8 00 p. M. Ill urge to look at this before approving it and think this over if its a great idea in theory but in practice take a closer lock thank please clapping calling names . Good afternoon. Im rose i have a different idea bikes want to use polk street because its flat they can move to a different street the businesses cant but van ness is pretty flat very wide situations and very few pedestrians and the new bicycle complain not buses every single minute why couldnt the bikes travel in the bus lane safely or make a lane for those very wide sidewalks are through could be one think each side be safer for pedestrians and safer for bikes for th