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
Eyes on the Street: San Francisco’s First Green Bike Box Gets Bike Stencil
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DPT crews reveal a brand new bike stencil. Photos: Michael Rhodes San Francisco’s first green bike box can no longer be mistaken for just a car-sized strip of green paint: this morning, DPT crews stenciled in a bicycle symbol to indicate to cars that the green box on Scott Street at Oak is for bikes […]
Which Muni Lines Will be the Next to Go?
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SF Appeal With California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger poised to raid transit funds yet again, and the MTA facing a mid-year budget in the tens of millions, it’s looking increasingly likely that the December 2009 service changes will soon look relatively benign compared to what lies ahead. In light of this, SF Appeal had the guts […]
This Week in Livable Streets Events
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Start the new year right with a packed week of livable streets events that span the spectrum from national monuments to Web 2.0. Here are the highlights: Tuesday: Learning from Washington D.C.: Monumental planning and thriving TODs. Find out how Washington D.C. is planning for its next 100 years, and how the region’s suburban transit […]
Muni Rider Profile: Keith Montanez on the 28-19th Avenue
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Photo: Michael Rhodes Editor’s note: Today, we introduce the first installment in an occasional series of profiles of Muni riders and the lines they ride. The 28-19th Avenue passes through two cities, a national park, Golden Gate Park, and the city’s second largest undergraduate institution, touching both the southern and northern border of San Francisco […]
Driver Sends Woman to Hospital After Crash Near SF City Hall
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The intersection of Van Ness Avenue and Grove Street. Photo: Michael Rhodes A 54-year-old San Francisco woman was sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries this morning after being hit by a driver at the intersection of Van Ness Avenue and Grove Street near San Francisco City Hall. The victim, whose name has not yet […]
Bicyclist Killed by Caltrans Vehicle Driver on 101 Overpass in San Mateo
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View Larger Map A 68-year-old Palo Alto man riding his bicycle was struck and killed by the driver of a Caltrans vehicle heading westbound on the Hillsdale Boulevard overpass of Highway 101 in San Mateo this morning. The Caltrans employee was on duty at the time. San Mateo Police Department Sgt. Bob Szelenyi said the […]
Driver Traveling at High Speed without Lights Seriously Injures Pedestrian
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View Larger Map A driver traveling at a high speed without headlights on struck and seriously injured a pedestrian on Columbus near the intersection of Grant early this morning. The pedestrian, a 56-year-old male San Francisco resident, suffered life-threatening injuries and is still in the hospital, according to Sgt. Wilfred Williams, an SFPD spokesperson. The […]
In Search of a Better Pedestrian Realm for Broadway in Chinatown
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On Broadway near the corner of Stockton, pedestrians jostle for space on a lively but overcrowded sidewalk. Photo: Michael Rhodes The stretch of Broadway between Columbus Avenue and the Robert C. Levy tunnel is an unheralded segment of San Francisco’s Chinatown: storefront after storefront of neighborhood shops and restaurants, with far fewer tourists than Grant […]
Enforcement, Paint Solve 19th Avenue Sidewalk Parking Problem
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A new line of paint between the parking lane and traffic lanes on 19th Avenue seems to be a comfort to motorists, who are no longer parking partially on the sidewalk. Photo: Michael Rhodes Some San Francisco drivers have turned over a new leaf on 19th Avenue in the Sunset, where they have adopted the […]
This Week in Livable Streets Events
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Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, or just new bike lanes, this is the season to say thanks. Cyclists will get multiple chances to do so this week, plus another shot at the holiday lights tour. Here are the highlights. Tuesday: SFCTA Board Meeting. The last TA meeting of 2009: get your fill of allocations and […]
Cameron Beach Grills MTA Staff on Slow Speeds in Twin Peaks Tunnel
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West Portal station, at the western end of the Twin Peaks tunnel. Flickr photo: Matt Roe MTA Director Cameron Beach expressed his frustration today about slowed Muni vehicles that have nothing to do with traffic congestion or frequent bus stops: for almost as long as he’s been a director, Beach complained, trains in the Twin […]
Some Crowding and Confusion, but Muni Service Changes Mostly Smooth
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An MTA "transit ambassador" offers assistance to a rider at Valencia and Cesar Chavez Streets this morning. Photo: Michael Rhodes It wasn’t without grumbling, but commuters this morning made it through the biggest changes to Muni’s bus network in over 30 years, and the MTA wasn’t sent scrambling to fix any huge problems. Calls to […]