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SF Supes Prez Chiu Will Pull Building Shadow Measure from the Ballot (SF Gate) Mayor Newsom Driven Across the Street for Energy Efficiency Event (City Insider)  MTA Analysis Concludes Bike Share Program Would Be Heavily Used (SF Examiner) LA Times: “L.A. Activists Float Idea of ‘Freeway’ System for Bikes” Sacto Man Who Yanked Keys from … Continued

SFGo Signs Will Be Removed on Oak/Fell by This April (BIKE NOPA) And a Street Level “Portable Message Board” Would Replace Them (BIKE NOPA) Antioch Officials Told Preferred eBart Hillcrest Station is Dead (The Press) Biz Times: “SF May Allow Taller Buildings on Cesar Chavez” Muni Cost-Saving Alternatives Include PT Operators and Lowering Premium Benefits … Continued

Los Gatos Cyclist Killed by Driver Had 7-year-old Daughter; Driver Probed for Drugs, Alcohol (Merc) Well-Known Nevada County Bicyclist Killed by Driver on Hwy 174 (The Union) Traffic Injustice: Why Can’t We Do Anything About the 700 Annual Bicyclist Deaths? (Bicycling) Mayor’s Office Claims Muni Fail Tweets Aren’t Overwhelming His Account: Time to Tweet! (Autopia) … Continued

Pedestrian Hit, Seriously Injured in Crash with M Ocean View Train (SF Gate, SF Appeal) Muni Diaries: “Raise a Glass of OJ and Wish Muni a Better Week” Witness Grabs Keys from Hit-and-Run SUV Driver Who Injured Bicyclist in Sacto (News 10) SFPD Chief Gascón Orders Review of Critical Mass (SF Critical Mass, SF Examiner) … Continued

After months of opposing an extension of parking meter enforcement hours, Mayor Newsom may be finally open to a limited proposal that would help reduce Muni's staggering budget deficit. The Chronicle's Heather Knight  and The Appeal's Chris Roberts report that Newsom is still against extending weekday metering to evenings, but has come around on the idea of Sunday enforcement, which would raise an estimated $2-3 million dollars annually. Knight writes:

Meet at Justin Herman Plaza at 5:30 p.m.

More on Muni’s Deepening Budget Woes and Cuts from SF Gate, SF Appeal, SF Examiner KALW News: “Public Transportation on the Chopping Block” 15-Year-Old Girl Dies After Being Hit by Driver in Santa Rosa Crosswalk (Press Democrat) Man Recovering After Being Hit by Taxi Driver on Market Street (Mission Mission via SFist) Bill to Give … Continued

It's no secret who controls the MTA budget, and the pared down solutions that wind up on the table to solve the agency's worsening deficit, so it comes as no surprise what happened yesterday at City Hall in Room 200 when the Mayor's office called in three members of the MTA Board of Directors who so boldly expressed an interest in extending parking meter hours at their last meeting. Directors Jerry Lee, Cameron Beach and Bruce Oka were apparently told to back off. At least one of them, however, is bucking the Mayor's wishes.

Transit advocates in favor of redirecting stimulus funds for the Oakland Airport Connector to financially struggling transit agencies are out in force at this morning's MTC Commission meeting in Oakland, along with dozens of union construction workers. Streetsblog's Matthew Roth reports the main meeting room and overflow rooms are filled beyond capacity. Roth and Streetsblog contributor Chris Carlsson are covering the meeting and will have full write-ups later today. In the meantime, follow our Twitter feed for updates, and see more photos below the break.