Bicycle Advisory Committee - February 23, 2015 - Agenda

Meeting Date: 
February 23, 2015 - 6:30pm
Location: 
City Hall
Room 408
San Francisco, CA 94102

BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Monday February 23, 2015
6:30 p.m.
City Hall, Room 408
Regular Meeting


AGENDA


1. Roll Call – Determination of Quorum


2. Announcements & Acknowledgments


3. Approve Minutes - January 26, 2015 BAC Meeting


4. Public Comment: (Discussion Item)
The public may address the Committee on any matter within the jurisdiction of the
Committee. This should not relate to any item on this agenda since the Committee will take public
comment after it discusses and/or before voting on each agenda item. The Committee requests that
each person limit him/herself to three minutes.


5. Committee Member Reports (Information)
- Chairman's Report – Junipera Serra side road access to St. Francis Circle, 20th & Sloat
- Committee Member Reports


6. Governmental Reports
a. MTA Bicycle Program Report – Ben Jose
b. BART Task Force – Dr. Shirley Johnson – BBATF
c. Report on PSAC Joint Initiatives – Morgan Fitzgibbons, Daylighting Resolution
d. SFPD Report on Safety and Security Issues – No Report
e. 311 Subcommittee Report – Subcommittee Organization and Actions
f. Vision Zero Coalition Report – Winston Parsons


7. BART’s Trial Train to Test Two Bike Racks – In response to concern from the disability
community, the latest design for the trial car will move wheelchair locations to the center areas.
Consequently, the bicycle rack will be moved to one end.
Action: Resolution - BAC Recommendations for Trial Train Bicycle Rack Locations.
Sponsor: Dr. Shirley Johnson, BBATF; and Marc Brandt, BAC District 3


8. Bosworth Review – In spit of replacement of existing Sharrows with green-highlighted ones,
Bosworth remains a dangerous roadway for bicyclists the entire length, from Milton to
O’Shaughnessy.
Action: Resolution to MTA identifying problems and recommending an on-site review.
Sponsor: Bert Hill, District 7


9. Adjournment


DISABILITY ACCESS:
Room 408 of City Hall is wheelchair accessible. The closest accessible BART Station is Civic Center, three
blocks from City Hall. Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are: #47 Van Ness, and the #71
Haight/Noriega and the F Line to Market and Van Ness and the Metro stations at Van Ness and Market and at
Civic Center. For more information about MUNI accessible services, call 923-6142. There is accessible parking
in the vicinity of City Hall at Civic Center Plaza and adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex.
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