Resolution - Muni and DPT 6/20
SAN FRANCISCO BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 345, San Francisco, California 94102
sfbac@yahoo.com b 415/430-2160 x 6531
RESOLUTION CONERNING THE INTEGRATION OF MUNI AND DPT
WHEREAS, The integration of the Department formerly
known as "Parking and Traffic" into the new
Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) offers an
excellent opportunity to develop and organize a new
transportation department that will more accurately
reflect and serve the needs and desires of San
Francisco citizens as expressed in voter approval of
the Muni Reform Initiative -- the legislation which
created the MTA; and
WHEREAS, The Initiative states in its goals that the
"residents of San Francisco require that the
Department of Parking and Traffic, value and protect
pedestrians and bicyclists, reduce congestion and air
pollution by efficient use of the streets; and protect
the city's economic health by giving priority to
commercial deliveries and access to local businesses."; and
WHEREAS, Proposals concerning the integration of the DPT
into the MTA are currently being drafted by respective
staff and are due to be considered by the Board of
Supervisor's and the Mayor by July 1, 2001.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the San Francisco
Bicycle Advisory Committee requests that the Board of
Supervisors hold a public hearing to discuss the
upcoming integration, so as to explore all ideas
concerning the improvement of the conditions of our
streets and the restructuring of the departmental
staff that design and regulate them.
The San Francisco Bicycle Advisory Committee also
requests that the meeting addresses the following
issues:
1) Development of new pedestrian and bike standards/
performance measures
2) Development of governing design manuals of pedestrian and bike
planning in SF
3) How to give pedestrian and bike planners more structural
authority and create more bike and pedestrain staff positions
4) How to create a new enforcement element of Parking
Control Officers (PCOs) who are deputized to cite moving
violations, specifically monitor certain streets (such
as Market) and respond directly to auto vs. pedestrian and bike
collisions, transit obstructions, etc.
5) The drafting of new SF traffic codes to support
such changes
Introduced on: June 14, 2001
Passed by unanimous consensus on: June 20, 2001
Drafted by: Greg Hayes, Member of the SF Bicycle Advisory Committee
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 345, San Francisco, California 94102
sfbac@yahoo.com b 415/430-2160 x 6531
RESOLUTION CONERNING THE INTEGRATION OF MUNI AND DPT
WHEREAS, The integration of the Department formerly
known as "Parking and Traffic" into the new
Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) offers an
excellent opportunity to develop and organize a new
transportation department that will more accurately
reflect and serve the needs and desires of San
Francisco citizens as expressed in voter approval of
the Muni Reform Initiative -- the legislation which
created the MTA; and
WHEREAS, The Initiative states in its goals that the
"residents of San Francisco require that the
Department of Parking and Traffic, value and protect
pedestrians and bicyclists, reduce congestion and air
pollution by efficient use of the streets; and protect
the city's economic health by giving priority to
commercial deliveries and access to local businesses."; and
WHEREAS, Proposals concerning the integration of the DPT
into the MTA are currently being drafted by respective
staff and are due to be considered by the Board of
Supervisor's and the Mayor by July 1, 2001.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the San Francisco
Bicycle Advisory Committee requests that the Board of
Supervisors hold a public hearing to discuss the
upcoming integration, so as to explore all ideas
concerning the improvement of the conditions of our
streets and the restructuring of the departmental
staff that design and regulate them.
The San Francisco Bicycle Advisory Committee also
requests that the meeting addresses the following
issues:
1) Development of new pedestrian and bike standards/
performance measures
2) Development of governing design manuals of pedestrian and bike
planning in SF
3) How to give pedestrian and bike planners more structural
authority and create more bike and pedestrain staff positions
4) How to create a new enforcement element of Parking
Control Officers (PCOs) who are deputized to cite moving
violations, specifically monitor certain streets (such
as Market) and respond directly to auto vs. pedestrian and bike
collisions, transit obstructions, etc.
5) The drafting of new SF traffic codes to support
such changes
Introduced on: June 14, 2001
Passed by unanimous consensus on: June 20, 2001
Drafted by: Greg Hayes, Member of the SF Bicycle Advisory Committee