Meeting Information

SAN FRANCISCO BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES

25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 345, San Francisco, CA 94102-6033
For information, leave a message for BAC Chairperson James Morrison at (415) 282-8564

Wednesday, June 21, 2000, 6:00p.m.
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (Polk Street) Room 408

We urge you to bicycle, walk, or use transit to get to this meeting.

BAC members and the public may park in the City Hall Employees’ Bicycle Room AFTER obtaining an entrance code in advance. Members of the public wanting access to the bicycle room for BAC meetings contact Tom Adams 554-6074. He will supply a code and explain the policies for use of the room. Enter the Grove Street City Hall entrance. The Bicycle Room (#333) is down the hall to the left, through the second door on the right. You cannot enter the City Hall secure bicycle parking area without an access code.

AGENDA

Attendance: Jean Davis, James Morrison, Suzanne Richter, Lawrence Li, Casey Allen, Victor, Peter Tannen-DPT. Quorum was not reached during the meeting.

1. Call meeting to order and adoption of agenda, 6:20PM

2. Review and approval of minutes from May 2000 and any other as yet unapproved minutes**

3. Administrative business and announcements.

4. Working committee is working on the issue of issuing citations at vehicle accident scenes.

5. Public comment--non-agenda items; Please limit comments to 3 min. per person
Keith Sagget, Transit First Market Street: requested $300k for study of Market Street. He will E-mail BAC members a copy of the request.

6. Transit Reports - BART Bicycle Advisory Task Force.
Joe Carroll, SF representive on the Task Force. Issue of crackdown was addressed. A memo had been sent by the acting director about a bicyclist. 4 citations were given per month prior to memo. 43 had been given the month after the memo. Month after had dropped to 12.

Bikes prohibition on escalators is an OSHA requirement, but there is an issue of non-enforcement of strollers and luggage.
Peeling advertising on stairwells has been removed.
January would be the earliest on Embarcadero BART bike station.

7. DPT Reports

I. Bicycle Program Manager’s Monthly Report

II. Bike/Ped Safety Coordinator’s Monthly Report

8. Discussion period concerning the prospective CalTrain bikestation at 4th and King Sts. Possible appearance by non-BAC advocates or project managers/planners. Discuss and possibly approve funding strategies with regard to the need or lack of a need for an operating subsidy.

Larry Chinn: A substantial operating subsidy will be needed ($35-45k/mo), but it is unlikely that a public agency will provide an operating subsidy. Revenues are also insufficient. Significant capital is needed. Other avenues for subsidies include private sources.

Sean Belcher: Bike stations should be mandated as they are in Japan. Cover and security are critical. Southbound displacement of bicyclists, especially after Giants games, are chronic. Caltrain should not run the station because they have been antagonistic and have chronically underestimated bicycle needs. Larry agreed that Caltrain should not run the station. Shuttles to companies and light rail are options in the south. Currently, riders must arrive 20 minutes before the train. City could run the station. Attended system is not required. A self-parking system would be sufficient. Expandability should be included n the design.

BAC discussed inviting CalTrain officials to give a presentation at an upcoming BAC meeting.

9. Working Committee Report

I. Discussed and adopted bylaw amendment or other form of procedural reform to allow change in committee self-governance (consensus model of decision-making vs. Robert’s rules of Order)

II. No update on recent contacts with Japantown merchants, journalists, etc.

III. Bicycle Plan Update. Chapters assigned at previous meetings--how should we proceed from here? Should we schedule monthly reports, taking a chapter at a time?**

IV. Motion was made to approve proposal submission, seconded, and passed to endorse of grant proposals through Dept.of Parking and Traffic staff, proposals submitted under AB434 Transportation Fund for Clean Air, including "Smart Growth" category. Deadline is June 30. Proposal is for money for 350 bike racks at selected City sites.

VII. Update on Thunderhead Alliance Conference (6/10) and BAC role at event. Possible formalization of BAC request for use of space at City Hall. We have a Transportation and Land Use Committee appearance scheduled for us to make a report. If we have future specific issues to bring to the elected officials, we can make a request to Supervisor Katz's office.

VIII. Lawrence and Jean will help work on the project to get old minutes on the web. James will find out how year 2000 minutes are to be posted.

IX. Pedestrian safety alliances and the BAC. Discussion of ways to strengthen our ties to the pedestrian safety movement by means that will also improve bicyclists’ safety. BAC shall invite representatives for various organizations to make a presentation at a future BAC meeting.

X. Bill of statewide requirement of a portion on new street bicycle accommodations was endorsed. Letter is being considered to be sent to Supervisor Ammiano for Supervisor support

XI.Motion made and passed to recommend not to approve angled parking on Illinois Street to preserve the Bay Trail.

X. Date and time of next meeting**

10. New business

11. Adjournment and next general BAC meeting, July 19, 2000

Look at the archive of SF Bicycle Advisory Committee discussions at http://www.topica.com/lists/SFBAC/read.

** Indicates that action may be taken on this item

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Persons from the public may inspect documents referred to on the agenda by contacting the DPT staff liaison, Peter S. Tannen, at 554-2396.

DISABILITY ACCESS

The Bicycle Advisory Committee’s meeting room, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 408 is wheelchair accessible. Sign language interpreters can be made available by contacting the DPT staff liaison, Peter S. Tannen, at 554-2396 at least 72 hours before a meeting. Assistive listening systems are available upon request. See the DPT staff liaison at the meeting for assistance. Large print copies of the agenda can be made available by contacting the DPT staff liaison at least 72 hours in advance of need.

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The closest accessible BART Station is the Civic Center Station at 8th and Market Streets (at the United Nations Plaza). Accessible MUNI/Metro lines to the Van Ness and Civic Center Stations are the J-Church, K-Ingleside, L-Taraval, M-Ocean View, and N-Judah. The Downtown bus lines that are accessible include the 9-San Bruno, 71-Haight, and 42-Downtown bus lines. For information about MUNI accessible services, please telephone (415) 923-6142.

Off-street parking is available at the Civic Center Garage located at 355 McAllister Street. Please note that the Civic Center Garage does not provide for van access. Off-Street parking is also available at the Performing Arts Parking Garage at Grove and Franklin Streets.

Blue zones are located at the southeast corner of McAllister Street at Van Ness Avenue (one space); southwest corner of Van Ness Avenue at McAllister Street (one space); southwest corner of Van Ness Avenue at Golden Gate Avenue (one space); southeast corner of Franklin Street at Fulton Street (one space); northwest and southwest corners of Grove Street at Van Ness Avenue (five spaces).