Michael Rhodes
Michael Rhodes is a former reporter for Streetsblog San Francisco. He lives in the Mission Dolores neighborhood and is a graduate of UC Berkeley's Department of City and Regional Planning.
Recent Posts
SUV Driver Loses Control, Kills Cyclist on Sidewalk in Los Gatos
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View Larger Map Joshua West, a 28-year-old Los Gatos resident, was struck and killed while riding his bicycle this morning by a driver who lost control of his SUV. West was riding on the southern sidewalk along Lark Avenue at Garden Hill Drive in Los Gatos when the driver of a Chevrolet Blazer traveling eastbound […]
This Week in Livable Streets Events
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This week, get up to date on the city’s neighborhood plans, hear about the latest transit information for your cell phone, and find a Valentine who shares your love of bikes and chocolate. Here are the week’s highlights: Monday: SFBC Phone Banking. Volunteer to phone bank with the SFBC: no cold calling, just simple reminders […]
MTA Directors Get Another Earful on Muni Service Cuts and Fare Hikes
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Stormy skies are ahead for Muni. Flickr photo: fmosca Muni’s budget saga continued today as the MTA Board heard details on proposed service cuts and future deficits, prompting a growing outcry from the city’s transit riders. The cuts would include eliminating ten percent of Muni service, bringing frequencies on many routes to historic lows. More […]
Supes Committee Holds off on Muni Operator Wage Proposal
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An operator in training. Flickr photo: Troy Holden A proposed ballot measure that would change the way Muni operator salaries and benefits are set didn’t appear to have much steam after a tense Rules Committee meeting on Thursday. As the SF Appeal reported, the measure was roundly opposed by the Transit Workers Union, which represents […]
MTA Details Proposed Historic Cuts to Muni; 2011-2012 Deficit Even Worse
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Flickr photo: Mike Monteiro The MTA released detailed plans (PDF) today for how it would eliminate ten percent of Muni service – the most severe cuts in the Municipal Railway’s 97-year history. As promised, almost every line would see service reductions, a draconian measure MTA staff is proposing to help close the agency’s $16.9 million […]
Supes Committee to Vote Tomorrow on Muni Operator Wage Proposal
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Flickr photo: Thomas Hawk. A Board of Supervisors committee is set to vote on a proposed ballot initiative that would end a decades-old policy of guaranteeing Muni operators the second-highest transit operator wages in the country. The Rules Committee will take up the proposal at its 10 a.m. meeting tomorrow, after a week in which […]
Muni Rider Profile: Pamela Moye Revisits the 28-19th Avenue
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Pamela Moye rides the 28-19th Avenue. Photo: Michael Rhodes Riding the 28-19th Avenue northbound towards the Richmond on a recent weekday afternoon, Pamela Moye has almost nothing but good things to say about Muni. Aside from the occasional long wait for an M-Ocean View train, Moye, a schoolteacher, said her experience with Muni has been […]
This Week in Livable Streets Events
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Last week, many of you came out to support Streetsblog at its first birthday party. This week, lend a hand to efforts to make the Bay Bridge accessible for all users, redirect funds from the Oakland Airport Connector to struggling local transit agencies, and raise money to help those affected by the Haiti earthquake. Here […]
Bicycling Up 8.5 Percent in SF Last Year, 53 Percent Increase from 2006
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San Francisco Citywide Bicycle Counts (2006-09). Image courtesy SFMTA. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has released its 2009 Bicycle Count Report (PDF), which shows an 8.5 percent increase in the number of cyclists on the streets last year compared to 2008, and a 53 percent increase since 2006. That marks the third consecutive year […]
Plans for Muni Cuts Prompt Campos to Call for MTA Audit
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Supervisor David Campos. Photo: Michael Rhodes The Board of Supervisors doesn’t get to vote on Muni service cuts or worker layoffs, but today Supervisor David Campos exercised one of the options the supervisors do have for influencing Muni by calling for an audit of some of the MTA’s practices. Campos’ call for an audit came […]
MTA Directors Balk at F-Line Fare Hike, Want Meter Plan Back on Table
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Flickr photo: Jeremy Brooks Three members of the MTA Board of Directors today voiced their unwillingness to vote for measures that would drastically cut Muni service and raise various fares to close a $16.9 million budget gap, and they insisted on taking a further look at extending parking meter enforcement hours, a proposal the Mayor […]
This Week in Livable Streets Events
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This week, get ready to protest and party as the MTA hears a Muni service cut proposal and Streetsblog celebrates its one-year anniversary. Here are the highlights: Tuesday: SPUR Lunchtime Forum: The Complete Street: A new plan for Cesar Chavez. See an example of San Francisco’s new approach to street planning with the redesign of […]