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Encourage everyone to keep fighting for these protected bike lanes because i know we can. Thank you. Chairman peskin Public Comment is closed. Commissioner ronen. Supervisor ronen yes. I want to thank everyone who came out. It was very eyeopening. Not that we dont know what is going on. But to hear that bikers are using the red lanes for the buses as a safer alternative to what was supposed to be the bike corridor is just insane. And the crazy thing about it is it makes perfect sense. Thats how dangerous valencia has become. I have asked the mta several times to increase enforcement of double parking on valencia. I know supervisor sheehy has done the same. I see dillon in the audience. I think we need to have that meeting again because while we will continue to prioritize and fight for protected bike lanes, thats going to take some time. I share the urgency of all the public speakers today. Im very fearful that someone is going to ....
Sir. I have just one mr. Speaker card. Good morning. Thank you for taking the time to listen to us. My name is paul valdez and im a 26year San Francisco resident. Im a volunteer for the bicycle coalition, a former member of the bay area families for safe streets advocacy group. Bottom line, im here to show my support in approving the additional funds that create protected bike lanes from market to mission. I choose to ride my bike in San Francisco because i believe it is a wonderful, sustainable healthy way to get around in our city. Im appreciative of the current bike structure but my bike rides have less enjoyable because of the people who lack the wisdom to share streets safely. There are many situations i was riding down valencia and was forced into oncoming traffic because drivers from Companies Like uber and lift wer ....
Clear that it is cheaper and better for citizens of San Francisco to have safe cycling. Thats just a nobrainer. Motorized vehicles and pedestrians and bikes have no business being in the same place. We have to have bike boulevards, pedestrian areas in this city. I ride valencia five to six times a week. I have to say it has been fab seeing so many fabulous seeing so many new people and the growth of bicycles. But it is horrendous with what has happened with cars on valencia. There are countless cars and trucks double parking as everyone has said. You need to weave in and out. You have no choice. These are just accidents like mine waiting to happen. I think theres a toxic mix in San Francisco today. You have a bunch of new people who have very fast cars and very fancy cars and like to go very fast. And then you have a bunch of new cyclists. [bell]. Public and they are all togeth ....
Cohens comments about funding education for bicyclists in southeast of San Francisco and i hope to see a future planning funding for bike lane between the southeast of San Francisco and places where rich people live like valencia street. Thank you supervisor cohen. Chairman peskin thank you, sir. Next speaker. Public good morning. My name is kelsey and i bike on valencia street from 22nd to market every day. I have been riding my bike in the city since i moved here nine years ago i feel confident in my ability to be safe, courteous and predictable on my bike. In the two years that i have lived in district eight, i have seen a profound change in the safety of valencia street. What used to feel like a true walking and biking corridor now feels like any other street without bike lanes. I have to go around at least one car per block stopped in the bike lane, which means that i have ....