VISION ZERO COMMITTEE
Transportation Authority Board Special Meeting
Date: 3:00 p.m., Thursday, March 12, 2015
Location: Room 250, City Hall
Commissioners: Commissioners Kim (Chair), Yee (Vice Chair), Farrell, Mar and Wiener (Ex Officio)
Clerk: Steve Stamos
1. Roll Call
2. Approve the Minutes of the December 11, 2014 Meeting – ACTION* attachment
3. Vision Zero Progress Report – INFORMATION* attachment presentation
The co-chairs of the Vision Zero Task Force, Megan Wier of the Department of Public Health and Timothy Papandreou of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), will provide an overall progress report on the various Vision Zero projects and initiatives, including action items in the recently released Two-Year Action Strategy, and the Vision Zero website <visionzerosf.org> which went live in January 2015. Tom Maguire, SFMTA Director of Sustainable Streets, will provide a status report on the 24 Vision Zero near-term engineering capital projects and additional Vision Zero related projects funded through the City’s Fiscal Year 2014/15 budget. The presentation will also include an update on development of project delivery tracking tools; revised internal agency procedures for integrating Vision Zero into the project development process; and Vision Zero project delivery case studies. This is an information item.
4. Vision Zero Budget Update – INFORMATION
Staff from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will describe how local revenues from Prop A General Obligation bonds, Prop B General Fund set aside, Prop K transportation sales tax, and Prop AA vehicle registration fees are supporting project delivery, with a focus on Fiscal Year 2015/16 budget proposals. This is an information item.
5. Policy Initiatives – INFORMATION
Kate Breen, Director of Government Affairs at the SFMTA, will discuss legislative efforts in support of Vision Zero and efforts to advance automated speed enforcement. This is an information item.
6. Curriculum for Large Vehicle Driver Training Program – INFORMATION* attachment
John Knox White, Transportation Planner at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, will provide an update on the development of a training curriculum for the Large Vehicle Urban Driving Safety Program. The Program ensures, using a short training video and training requirements, that people who drive large vehicles in the City have been informed about the dangers and challenges of driving on the crowded streets of San Francisco near people walking and biking. The training video will be required of all large vehicle drivers who work for the City as employees or contractors. This is an information item.
7. Introduction of New Items
8. Public Comment
9. Adjournment
* Additional materials
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If a quorum of the Transportation Authority Board is present, the meeting constitutes a Special Meeting of the Transportation Authority Board. The Clerk of the Authority shall make a note of it in the minutes, and discussion shall be limited to items noticed on this agenda.
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The Legislative Chamber (Room 250) and the Committee Room (Room 263) in City Hall are wheelchair accessible. Meetings are real-time captioned and are cablecast open-captioned on SF Cable 26. Assistive listening devices for the Legislative Chamber are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244. Assistive listening devices for the Committee Room are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244 or in the Committee Room. To request sign language interpreters, readers, large print agendas or other accommodations, please contact the Clerk of the Authority at (415) 522-4800. Requests made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting will help to ensure availability.
The nearest accessible BART station is Civic Center (Market/Grove/Hyde Streets). Accessible MUNI Metro lines are the F, J, K, L, M, N, T (exit at Civic Center or Van Ness Stations). MUNI bus lines also serving the area are the 5, 6, 9, 19, 21, 47, 49, 71, and 71L. For more information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 701-4485.
There is accessible parking in the vicinity of City Hall at Civic Center Plaza and adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex. Accessible curbside parking is available on Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place and Grove Street.
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