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
Muni’s TransLink Readers to Get an Important Firmware Upgrade
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The MTA says most TransLink reader issues are power-related, unlike whatever is causing the above cryptic message. Flickr photo: Brian_Brooks Last December, Muni invited riders to begin using TransLink universal fare cards on its trains and buses as part of a soft-launch trial period. By August, there were 6,775 average weekday TransLink boardings, making up […]
Safe Routes to School Launch + Walk to School Day
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"Special morning ralley at Longfellow Elementary School with parents, teachers, pedestrian advocates and elected officials. Parents and students will be taking to the sidewalks and forming ‘walking school buses’ all across the city when SF schools celebrate Walk to School Day, Oct. 7th. Walk to School Day is also the kick off for a new […]
Two Middle School Students in Hospital After Crosswalk Collision
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View Larger Map Two Pleasant Hill Middle School students, both girls, were sent to the hospital with serious injuries today when a woman driving a Chrysler PT Cruiser struck both of them in a striped crosswalk. The crash threw one of the girls onto the hood of the vehicle, cracking its windshield. Despite sustaining serious […]
Muni Reaps the Benefits of Reduced Traffic on Market
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A 5-Fulton bus turns onto Market, where it enjoyed a privileged status today. Photo: Michael Rhodes It’s been half a century since the "roar of the four" streetcar lines dominated Market Street, but with the Market Street traffic diversion trial in effect today, trains and buses reasserted themselves over automobiles as the uncontested dominant vehicles […]
Presidio Launches Temporary Street Closure and Traffic Calming Study
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Presidio Boulevard. Photo: Michael Rhodes In an effort to make the Presidio function less like a traffic shortcut and more like a national park, the Presidio Trust is trying out an idea that’s caught on in the dense city that borders it: a trial street closure. From today until October 27, Presidio Boulevard will be […]
This Week in Livable Streets Events
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It’s a pleasing week ahead in the livable streets calendar, aside from the dour discussion of AC Transit service cuts. With Bicycle Diaries creating a ton of buzz, author David Byrne will check into San Francisco to raise our spirits. Here’s a taste of what’s in store. Monday: How Copenhagen Became a Cycling City. Copenhagen […]
SPUR Lunchtime Forum: A new Doyle Drive
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"With funding from the federal stimulus package, the new Presidio Parkway is slated to start construction this fall, replacing the decrepit Doyle Drive. Designed in deference to its natural surroundings in the Presidio and along Crissy Marsh, Presidio Parkway will allow for more pedestrian crossings, direct access to the Presidio and a calming transition to […]
SPUR Evening Symposium: Good Design SF
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"Good design can solve everyday problems. Join Min Day Architecture, Mike and Maaike, Stamen Design, Surface Design, Kuth Ranieri Architects and Volume, some of the brightest minds from the vast and varied San Francisco design community, as they present simple solutions to some of the city’s most pressing issues, selected by urban leaders who can […]
SPUR Lunchtime Forum: The story of William Stout Books
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"William Stout, owner of San Francisco’s eponymous bookstore, William Stout Architectural Books—and, as of late September, SPUR’s new neighbor—will tell the story of his store, which first opened as an urban salon for local architects in 1978. He’ll also talk about his publishing arm—which has produced books on architecture, urbanism and design theory—as well as […]
SFBC Monthly Good Roads Ride – Back to the Bayview
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"What better way to spend a “San Francisco summer” morning than a full-throttle spin through the Bayview to keep dastardly street defects from disrupting rides? Join the Good Roads Crew in their noble endeavor to mark every pothole, crack, and trench with spray paint and turn them in to 311 for rapid repair. Good cheer […]
SFBC Gas Free Fridays
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"The SFBC wants to help more people substitute just one short car trip with a bicycle trip just one day a week. So, encourage a friend or coworker to pedal with you to an SFBC Energizer Station on Gas-Free Fridays and fuel up on coffee and snacks. In San Francisco, half of all driving trips […]
SFBC at the SF Transportation Fair
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"The SFBC will be at the SF Transportation Fair talking about biking for everyday transportation."