And has been integral to our efforts to effectively work with the supervisors and their staff. So the summary of local priorities is included in this calendar item and touches on broabroad topics which i wont l out individuals. Theyre familiar in terms of contract vision zero and priority projects. Moving to the state priorities, the proposed 2020 state legislative program, and transportation funding, emersion and parking, land use and housing and sustainability and i would note these are issues carrying over into the second year into january, year two of the current session and the dynamics are different in year two. I think were looking for opportunities to build on some of the conversations that started in year one. But also, perhaps, advance a little more aggressively some of the proposals have been eluded to around vision zero. With that, i will highlight a few of the things in the calendar item. First under transportation funding, there are specific things to call out and under s
The proposed 2020 state legislative program, and transportation funding, emersion and parking, land use and housing and sustainability and i would note these are issues carrying over into the second year into january, year two of the current session and the dynamics are different in year two. I think were looking for opportunities to build on some of the conversations that started in year one. But also, perhaps, advance a little more aggressively some of the proposals have been eluded to around vision zero. With that, i will highlight a few of the things in the calendar item. First under transportation funding, there are specific things to call out and under statewide funding, the tircp, we do anticipate advancing a large request from this program for a combined core capacity investment, if you will, of muni forward and train control system improvements and they are due very soon. So i wanted to make you aware of that and we will be working with the delegatio delegation to makt case. S
And the focus of that report, pursuant to the original legislation that created the task force is on speed limit setting. So very specifically to director eakins comment, that you called out the restriction, if you will, between the ability for us to lower speed limits on certain streets is squarely one of those topics that is addressed in the task force conversations. And so, our hope is that once a report and the recommendations come out, that there will be an opportunity for San Francisco to put its full voice behind recommendations that will move us forward towards our vision zero commitment. So one of the notes and i sort of observed sometimes people have this ahha moment, that we cannot set speed limits below a certain point and the answer is no, you cannot. The deep, deep precedent and practise of settin setting speet the 85th percentile, its like setting your teenagers curfew on the tam time they get home. Its not the way well save lives. Our mantra, if you will, at the state l
Every week eye on washington takes you straight to capitol hill for a discussion with nevadas delegation and others about the federal matters that matter to you. Todays topic, taking care of our veterans. An update on employment assistance, Suicide Prevention, homeless help and much more. My guest is here to tell us her work on behalf of those who have served us. She is nevada u. S. Congresswoman dina titus. Thanks for being here. Well, thank you well, more than 226,000 veterans call nevada home. Too many, though, dont have their own home or job or even adequate healthcare. And today on eye on washington, well look at my guests work to get them work. Well look at her efforts to get them off the streets. And well find out her top veteran health concern. According to the bureau of labor statistics, approximately 7,000 nevada veterans are unemployed. The 5. 8 Unemployment Rate among them is much better than but my guest says she wont be happy until all veterans seeking work can find it. N