Bryan Goebel

It's no surprise, but it's troubling. Mayor Gavin Newsom has confirmed to Streetsblog that he remains opposed to extending parking meter enforcement to Sundays, despite a promise by MTA Chief Nat Ford that it's being studied and remains on the table for consideration, along with evening metering to 10 p.m. -- revenue measures that would raise $9 million --  potentially offsetting fare hikes and service cuts, changes Ford still has the power to make (within five percent).

BART Board Approves 6.1 Percent Fare Hike, Increase in Parking Fees (SF Gate, ABC7) Directors Also Approved a BART Warm Springs Extension Contract (SF Examiner) 9-Year-Old Novato Girl Hit by Motorcycle While Walking in Crosswalk Dies (ABC7, BCN via CBS5) Five Children Hurt After Car Crashes into Socal Preschool (AP via CBS5) Public Hearing Turns … Continued

More on Yesterday’s Board of Supes Vote to Approve the MTA Budget (SF Gate, SF Weekly) Beyond Chron: “Maxwell Throws Muni Riders Under the Bus” Some Caltrain Riders Willing to Pay Higher Fares Over Service Cuts (Merc) BART Board Meeting Today Will Focus on Fare Hikes (ABC7) Bicyclist Hit by Two Cars in Marin County … Continued

The Board of Supervisors, for the second time this month, voted 6-5 this afternoon against a motion to reject the MTA's $778 million budget. BOS Prez David Chiu and Sophie Maxwell were among those not supporting a rejection. The vote came despite Supervisor John Avalos' announcement that he had a commitment from MTA Chair Tom Nolan to come up with a different budget if supervisors rejected it.

Commuter convoys of students, parents, teachers, administrators and bicycle educators are expected to take part in tomorrow's first annual Bike to School Day in San Francisco, an effort to educate communities about the dangers of driving to school, and the healthy benefits of bicycling.

SF Gate: “SF Supes Push to Gain More Power Over Muni” 30 People Injured in Muni Bus Collision on Market Street (BCN via SF Gate) Bicyclist from San Francisco Hit By Two Cars in Mill Valley; One Driver Arrested (Marin IJ) Portland Transpo Officials Test Cycle Track and Buffered Bike Lanes (The Oregonian) SF Weekly: … Continued

A day of education for students, parents, teachers, administrators, and others about the costs and benefits of the various ways by which students get to and from school. Bike to School Day is a fun, educational, green, and healthy new event. More: http://www.biketoschoolday.org.

MTA Executive Director Nat Ford has released a list of proposed service enhancements on 14 lines that run parallel or near lines that are being eliminated or scaled back in this year's budget. The move comes following a "deal" worked out by Board of Supervisors President David Chiu that would put about $8.7 million back into the MTA budget for transit service enchancements, a compromise that some other supervisors say still falls short, and may lead to a vote to reject the spending plan tomorrow.

Pedestrian Broadway in NYC Makes Smashing Debut (NYT, News, Post, NY1, NPR, HuffPo) NYT Arch Critic Likes Car-free Times Square, Frets Over Final Design Chronicle’s Chuck Nevius Expresses Support for Remaking Market Street (SF Gate) A Dozen Muni Lines Would See An Increase in Service (SF Gate) More on Caltrain’s Budget Woes and Likely Fiscal … Continued

This is a really exciting weekend for our Streetsblog colleagues in New York City, as Ben Fried writes: