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.
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SFPD and MTA to Update Public on Program to Track Officers on Muni
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Flickr photo: AgentAkit Supervisor Bevan Dufty has called for the MTA and the SFPD to provide an update to the public on SFPD’s Bus Inspection Program, and the agencies have agreed to do so at a November 9 Board of Supervisors committee meeting. The presentation will include an update on the trial program to track […]
MTA Board Could OK Anti-Terrorism CCTV System with TSA Funds
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A surveillance camera at the Mariposa station of Muni’s T-Third Street light rail line. Flickr photo: Troy Holden Though it won’t help with the problem of cameras on buses failing to record fights and stabbings, the MTA could authorize cameras meant to thwart terror threats on the Muni Metro at its board meeting Tuesday. MTA […]
This Week in Livable Streets Events
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This week, stand up for parking reform on Tuesday, sit down for a talk about Time Square’s lawn chairs on Thursday, and stand up again for the Walk SF Peak2Peak Walk on Saturday! Here are the week’s highlights. Monday: SFBC Treehouse Talk: Driven to Excess. Josh Hart, former Program Director of the SFBC, is back […]
Muni to Pilot Senior/Disabled Pass with BART Access
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Flickr photo: frankfarm The MTA had some good news to announce today about Muni amidst a deepening budget shortfall, service cuts, and fare increases: the agency is launching a pilot program to allow senior and disabled customers unlimited access to BART within San Francisco and all Muni transit services with a single pass. At least […]
Advocates Call for Turnout at MTA Board Meeting on Parking Study
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Flickr photo: kaiyen At the MTA Board meeting this Tuesday, MTA staff will present the findings of the pathbreaking parking study [Summary PDF] [Full Study PDF] released earlier this week. It’s the only official discussion of the study scheduled for now, and advocates for transit and parking reform will need to attend in force to […]
Sacto Transit Agency Tries an “Exclusion Policy” for Misbehaving Riders
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Flickr photo: moppet65535 With several well-publicized violent incidents on Muni buses recently, including two brutal attacks and a videotaped fight, security has become a hot issue for the MTA. Though the agency actually reported a slight decrease in crime over the past fiscal year, it hasn’t matched the 13 percent citywide drop in the most […]
MTA Must Act Quickly to Convince Merchants of Parking Plan’s Benefits
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On Clement Street in the Inner Richmond, dusk doesn’t bring an end to the search for parking. Flickr photo: bigteetoe The recommendations in the MTA’s new parking study, which Streetsblog reported on yesterday, are designed to make it easier for customers to find a place to park when they visit businesses on evenings and Sundays. […]
Study Finds Most of SF’s Publicly Assisted Transit-Oriented Housing at Risk
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The 2007 launch of the T-Third Muni Metro line along the eastern waterfront coincided with a development boom. Flickr photo: Schaffner An eye-opening report recently released by AARP , Reconnecting America and the National Housing Trust identifies the Bay Area as a national leader in placing affordable housing near high-frequency transit, but also points out […]
This Week in Livable Streets Events
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TODs, (quilting) bees and more are all on the livable streets calendar this week, plus a chance to tour the alleys of Chinatown (for free.) Here are the highlights: Tuesday: SPUR Lunchtime Forum: Designing TODs. Architect David Baker explores how transit-oriented developments serve as a mechanism by which residents are able to make changes to […]
SFBC Member Meeting – Market Street Changes
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"Come to the SFBC office for a lively discussion on the trial Market St. changes. The traffic changes will have been in place for two weeks, and we want to hear what it’s like to bike on Market St. with fewer cars, and at the intersections with forced right turns. We’ll also discuss the other […]
MTA and SFPD Launch Campaign to Improve Safety Near Muni LRVs
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Supervisor Carmen Chu, with a demonstration of the new safety sign in the background. Photo: Michael Rhodes The Municipal Transportation Agency and the San Francisco Police Department have launched a new initiative with Supervisor Carmen Chu to improve pedestrian safety around Muni light rail vehicle (LRV) boarding islands. The MTA has added new stickers to […]
Bicyclist Injured in Haight Street Crash This Morning
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Photo: Michael Kohn A woman bicycling on Haight Street between Clayton and Belvedere was injured in a crash involving multiple delivery trucks between 9 and 10 a.m. today. Details are still unclear, but according to an eyewitness account, she was taken away in an ambulance, conscious but with apparent injuries to her legs. The eyewitness, […]