Streetsblog San Francisco stories from Michael Rhodes
Michael Rhodes is a reporter at Streetsblog San Francisco. He became interested in street design and transportation issues after studying abroad in London and living in San Francisco. He lives in the Castro.
2010
- Mar 15: Broad AC Transit Service Cuts Coming, But There Could Be a Silver Lining 15
- Mar 15: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Mar 12: Head to the Embarcadero this Weekend for the Year’s First Sunday Streets! 5
- Mar 10: Are Muni Service Woes and Fare Hikes Pushing People to Bikes? 46
- Mar 09: Supervisors Delay Final Vote on Garage Legislation for Another Week 9
- Mar 09: Parking Tax Increase Could Mean Money and Riders for Muni 14
- Mar 09: Today’s Headlines 1
- Mar 08: Supervisors to Take Final Vote on Garage Legislation Tomorrow 9
- Mar 08: The Muni Summit and the Challenges of Organizing Muni Riders 29
- Mar 08: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Mar 06: Transit Supporters Seek Solutions at Save Muni Summit 43
- Mar 05: MTA Board May Finally Get Creative on Funding, But Obstacles Remain 17
- Mar 05: Reminder: Save Muni Summit Tomorrow 5
- Mar 04: State Legislature Bill Could Restore Millions in STA Funds to Struggling MTA 6
- Mar 04: Today’s Headlines 1
- Mar 02: MTA Board Takes More Service Cuts and Fee for Transfers Off the Table 31
- Mar 02: MTA Budget Proposals Include Parking Meter Extension, More Service Cuts 43
- Mar 01: Muni Plans for Full Transition to TransLink Smart Card 36
- Mar 01: This Week in Livable Streets Events 2
- Feb 26: MTA Board Approves 10 Percent Muni Service Cut; Discount Fast Pass Spared 10
- Feb 25: SPUR Director: Muni Drivers Deserve Good Pay, But Work Rules Must Change 29
- Feb 24: Transit Advocates Gearing up for Friday’s MTA Board Vote 31
- Feb 24: SF Youths Protest Costly Muni Ride to School while Sunday Parking is Free 2
- Feb 23: MTA Board Vote on Service Cuts and Fare Hikes Confirmed for Friday 29
- Feb 23: Board of Supervisors Delays Vote on Garage Legislation 7
- Feb 22: Dufty Still Deliberating as Garage Legislation Vote Looms 10
- Feb 22: Muni Operators Likely to Vote Again on Cost-Saving Proposal This Week 9
- Feb 22: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Feb 19: Muni Events Roundup: Summit Set for March 6, MTA Board Vote Next Friday 19
- Feb 18: Muni Missing 80 Percent More Runs as De Facto Service Cuts Set In 20
- Feb 17: Muni Operators: Union Didn’t Do Enough to Inform Members About Proposal 11
- Feb 17: Elsbernd: Muni Operator Salary Ballot Measure is Back On 8
- Feb 16: Muni Operators Vote to Reject Concessions Proposal 20
- Feb 16: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Feb 12: Van Ness Avenue Pedestrian Crashes See Fourfold Increase in 2009 7
- Feb 11: MTA Board Vote on Service Cuts Pushed Back to February 26 1
- Feb 11: Stop Spacing Plan on the Back Burner; Will Muni Let a Crisis go to Waste? 16
- Feb 11: Today’s Headlines 0
- Feb 10: Campos Sets Sights on MTA Reform through Ballot Box, Audit 6
- Feb 10: Today’s Headlines 2
- Feb 09: City Leaders Gather for Central Subway Groundbreaking Ceremony 15
- Feb 09: Woman Killed on Ocean Avenue by Driver of SF Water Department Truck 22
- Feb 08: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Feb 05: Study Finds Livable Streets Even More Important for Kids than Adults 3
- Feb 04: Two MTA Board Appointments to Come at Pivotal Time for Muni 5
- Feb 03: Transit Riders Put Heat on Mayor Through SFBC, Twitter 2
- Feb 02: Driver Arrested in Death of Los Gatos Cyclist 15
- Feb 01: SUV Driver Loses Control, Kills Cyclist on Sidewalk in Los Gatos 15
- Feb 01: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Jan 29: MTA Directors Get Another Earful on Muni Service Cuts and Fare Hikes 7
- Jan 29: Supes Committee Holds off on Muni Operator Wage Proposal 5
- Jan 28: MTA Details Proposed Historic Cuts to Muni; 2011-2012 Deficit Even Worse 45
- Jan 28: Today’s Headlines 1
- Jan 27: Supes Committee to Vote Tomorrow on Muni Operator Wage Proposal 9
- Jan 26: Today’s Headlines 2
- Jan 25: Muni Rider Profile: Pamela Moye Revisits the 28-19th Avenue 6
- Jan 25: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Jan 22: Bicycling Up 8.5 Percent in SF Last Year, 53 Percent Increase from 2006 12
- Jan 22: Today’s Headlines 3
- Jan 20: Plans for Muni Cuts Prompt Campos to Call for MTA Audit 4
- Jan 19: MTA Directors Balk at F-Line Fare Hike, Want Meter Plan Back on Table 17
- Jan 19: This Week in Livable Streets Events 1
- Jan 18: Advocates, Supervisors Push for Alternatives to Proposed Muni Service Cuts 16
- Jan 15: MTA Proposes Cuts to Every Muni Line to Close $16.9 Million Budget Gap 88
- Jan 14: Mayor Newsom’s State of the City Address Breezes Over Muni 2
- Jan 12: Tweak to Market Street Traffic Diversion Pilot Should Benefit Cyclists, Peds 5
- Jan 11: Muni Rider Profile: Hoi Chong Wong on the T-Third and Stockton Buses 12
- Jan 11: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Jan 08: Central Subway Gets Approval to Enter Final Design Phase 9
- Jan 08: LA Road Rage Doctor Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Assaulting Bicyclists 19
- Jan 07: Driver Kills Woman in Crosswalk on Six-Lane, 40 MPH Sloat Blvd 11
- Jan 07: First Muni/Bike Crash of the Year on Market Street this Morning 8
- Jan 06: Eyes on the Street: A New Sidewalk Emerges on Valencia Street 7
- Jan 06: MTA Board Braces for Budget to Get Worse 10
- Jan 05: Eyes on the Street: San Francisco’s First Green Bike Box Gets Bike Stencil 29
- Jan 05: Today’s Headlines 0
- Jan 04: Which Muni Lines Will be the Next to Go? 14
- Jan 04: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
2009
- Dec 22: Muni Rider Profile: Keith Montanez on the 28-19th Avenue 9
- Dec 21: Driver Sends Woman to Hospital After Crash Near SF City Hall 6
- Dec 18: Bicyclist Killed by Caltrans Vehicle Driver on 101 Overpass in San Mateo 19
- Dec 18: Today’s Headlines 5
- Dec 17: Driver Traveling at High Speed without Lights Seriously Injures Pedestrian 17
- Dec 16: In Search of a Better Pedestrian Realm for Broadway in Chinatown 14
- Dec 14: Enforcement, Paint Solve 19th Avenue Sidewalk Parking Problem 14
- Dec 14: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Dec 08: Cameron Beach Grills MTA Staff on Slow Speeds in Twin Peaks Tunnel 11
- Dec 07: Some Crowding and Confusion, but Muni Service Changes Mostly Smooth 12
- Dec 07: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Dec 07: Today’s Headlines 1
- Dec 04: Transit Advocates Will Push Lawmakers to Rethink Transit Funding Cuts 5
- Dec 04: Today’s Headlines 4
- Dec 02: As Muni Prepares for Route Changes Saturday, Deeper Service Cuts Loom 10
- Nov 30: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Nov 25: Judge Issues Order Allowing Ten First-Year Bike Projects to Go Forward 68
- Nov 23: SFPD Promises Smarter Approach to Enforcement on Muni 9
- Nov 23: Eyes on the Street: Is this Our Stop? Signage Shortcomings on Muni Metro 21
- Nov 23: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Nov 20: Dufty Encourages Riders to Speak at Monday Hearing on Muni Safety 0
- Nov 19: Cyclist Injured in Crash on the Wiggle 6
- Nov 19: Dec 5 Service Changes Catch Chinatown, Vis Valley Muni Riders by Surprise 18
- Nov 18: MTA: Market Street Pilot is Improving Conditions for Muni, Bicyclists 8
- Nov 18: Today’s Headlines 0
- Nov 17: Derailment Shuts Down Muni Metro Service in Twin Peaks Tunnel 3
- Nov 17: Today’s Headlines 3
- Nov 16: Bay Area Transit Agencies Eye Federal Oversight Proposal with Caution 4
- Nov 16: MTA Board to Vote on Moving Bus Turnaround to Make Way for TOD 5
- Nov 16: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Nov 12: MTA Publishes NextMuni Arrival Time Feed 3
- Nov 11: Cupertino Resident Killed While Riding Bicycle Near De Anza College 0
- Nov 10: Work to Begin Friday on N-Judah Rail Replacement 7
- Nov 10: Among Walkable Regions, San Francisco One of Most Dangerous 7
- Nov 09: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Nov 06: City Files List of Bike Projects Likely in First Year After Injunction is Lifted 5
- Nov 06: Planning Chiefs: Urban Planning Still Hindered by Politics, Past Mistakes 19
- Nov 06: Today’s Headlines 26
- Nov 05: Today’s Headlines 5
- Nov 04: SFPD Conducting First Citywide “Operation Safe Muni” Sting Today 9
- Nov 04: Today’s Headlines 0
- Nov 03: MTA Budget Shortfall Could Seriously Impact Muni Service 2
- Nov 02: MTA Announces Finalized December 5 Muni Service Changes 17
- Nov 02: Judge Busch Could Block New Bike Lanes Through March 2010 66
- Oct 29: Eyes on the Street: San Francisco Gets First New Bike Lanes in Three Years 28
- Oct 28: Bicyclist Injured in Collision at Market and Ellis Streets this Morning 6
- Oct 27: Muni-Free Market Street: Serious Proposal or Mere Musing? 13
- Oct 26: This Week in Livable Streets Events 2
- Oct 23: Bicyclist Killed in Redwood City Was a Fixture of Peninsula Bike Paths 13
- Oct 23: Could Off-Peak “Bargain Fares” Bring More Revenue to Muni and BART? 8
- Oct 22: Muni May Convert 2-Clement to Electric Trolley Bus 4
- Oct 21: To Reduce Delay and Fare Evasion, Muni Considers All-Door Boarding 22
- Oct 20: SFPD and MTA to Update Public on Program to Track Officers on Muni 4
- Oct 19: MTA Board Could OK Anti-Terrorism CCTV System with TSA Funds 1
- Oct 19: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Oct 19: Today’s Headlines 4
- Oct 16: Muni to Pilot Senior/Disabled Pass with BART Access 2
- Oct 16: Advocates Call for Turnout at MTA Board Meeting on Parking Study 17
- Oct 16: Sacto Transit Agency Tries an “Exclusion Policy” for Misbehaving Riders 5
- Oct 14: MTA Must Act Quickly to Convince Merchants of Parking Plan’s Benefits 5
- Oct 12: Study Finds Most of SF’s Publicly Assisted Transit-Oriented Housing at Risk 1
- Oct 12: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Oct 09: MTA and SFPD Launch Campaign to Improve Safety Near Muni LRVs 7
- Oct 09: Bicyclist Injured in Haight Street Crash This Morning 18
- Oct 09: Today’s Headlines 0
- Oct 08: WalkSF Hosts Fifth Annual Peak to Peak Walk 2
- Oct 07: Better Real-Time Maps Coming Soon to All Nine Muni Metro Stations 11
- Oct 07: Longfellow Elementary Students Celebrate Walk to School Day 1
- Oct 06: Supes Approve $30 Million Contract for Muni Train Control System 19
- Oct 06: SFUSD Will Launch Safe Routes to School on Walk to School Day Tomorrow 12
- Oct 05: Savings from Muni Service Changes May Not Prevent Additional Cuts 2
- Oct 05: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Oct 02: Today’s Headlines 0
- Oct 01: Muni’s TransLink Readers to Get an Important Firmware Upgrade 15
- Sep 30: Two Middle School Students in Hospital After Crosswalk Collision 10
- Sep 29: Muni Reaps the Benefits of Reduced Traffic on Market 9
- Sep 29: Presidio Launches Temporary Street Closure and Traffic Calming Study 9
- Sep 29: Today’s Headlines 0
- Sep 28: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Sep 25: Work Begins on Divisadero Ped Upgrades, but Skinny Sidewalks Remain 12
- Sep 23: Central Subway Receives $9.9 Million Federal Grant 8
- Sep 23: Oakland City Council Delays Parking Vote for Two Weeks 3
- Sep 22: Oakland City Council to Consider Scaling Back Parking Meter Hours Tonight 4
- Sep 21: This Week in Livable Streets Events 1
- Sep 18: The Sun Shines Down on a Glorious PARK(ing) Day 5
- Sep 17: NoPa Neighborhood Fights to Calm its Residential Freeway 18
- Sep 15: Woman Killed by Driver Near San Francisco’s Residential Highway 25
- Sep 15: MTA Board Pushes Back 2-Clement Terminus Decision 4
- Sep 14: MTA to Begin Repairing Fleet of Damaged LRVs 7
- Sep 14: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Sep 11: New Bike Racks Installed at Balboa High School 7
- Sep 10: Reaction to Market Street Pilot Seems Overwhemingly Positive 6
- Sep 09: SamTrans to Raise Fares and Cut Nearly All Express Routes 4
- Sep 09: SF Great Streets Project to Host ‘Art-Streets-Life’ Event Tomorrow 0
- Sep 08: San Francisco’s Two Newest Trial Plazas Nearly Complete 10
- Sep 08: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Sep 04: Bay Bridge Closure Temporarily Tames Some of SF’s Worst Traffic Sewers 10
- Sep 04: Civil Rights Complaint Filed Against BART Over Oak Airport Connector 3
- Sep 03: Shoup Weighs in on Oakland Parking Controversy 7
- Sep 02: Bay Bridge Closure Inspires Curiosity Among Livable Streets Advocates 3
- Aug 31: Eyes on the Street: Timber! San Jose/Guerrero Plaza Gets Tree Stumps 12
- Aug 31: Cable Cars a Popular Tourist Draw But How Should We Pay for Them? 25
- Aug 31: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Aug 28: Eyes on the Street: Week in Review 0
- Aug 27: High Speed Rail Authority Says Ruling Won’t Affect Timeline or Funding 9
- Aug 26: Eyes on the Street: Lake Merritt Bike Lane Ends Abruptly 4
- Aug 26: Harnessing the Popularity of Sunday Streets to Promote It 0
- Aug 25: Construction Starts on Two New Pavement to Parks Plazas 3
- Aug 24: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Aug 21: BART Breaks Ground on Balboa Park Station Upgrade 5
- Aug 20: Muni Announces Plan to Install TransLink Machines At All Subway Stations 15
- Aug 20: Collision with Muni Metro Vehicle Seriously Injures Bicyclist 20
- Aug 19: For Witnesses, Bicycle and Pedestrian Crashes Leave a Somber Imprint 2
- Aug 18: Valencia Businesses Hope Customers Keep Shopping During Construction 14
- Aug 18: Eyes on the Street: Parked Cars Block Bike Lanes Near Ballpark 7
- Aug 17: Eyes on the Street: Hit-and-Run Intersection Hazardous to Pedestrians 5
- Aug 17: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Aug 14: Bike Commute Options During the BART Strike 9
- Aug 13: BART Commuters Weigh Their Options as Strike Looms 13
- Aug 13: BART Strike Likely To Overwhelm Other Transit Agencies 25
- Aug 12: SFPD Seeks Information in Life-Threatening Hit-and-Run 8
- Aug 12: For Bus Stop Consolidation, a Good Policy Will Be Good Politics 2
- Aug 11: Violations in SF’s Transit-Only Lanes Rampant and Rarely Enforced 18
- Aug 10: Muni’s Safety Chief Defends Agency at Supes Hearing 7
- Aug 10: SF’s Transit-Only Lane Network is An Incomplete Vision 9
- Aug 10: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Aug 07: Muni Claims It Will Clarify Its Photography Policy Soon 8
- Aug 05: Employee Shuttles Finding Their Place in SF’s Complex Transit System 36
- Aug 04: Muni Crashes Dominate MTA Board Meeting 7
- Aug 03: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Jul 31: Oakland Merchants Claim Higher Parking Rates Are Hurting Business 21
- Jul 30: Californians Put Environment on Back Burner But Still Support Transit 0
- Jul 29: To Save the Planet and Money, More Businesses are Delivering by Bicycle 4
- Jul 28: Livable Streets Concerns Overshadowed at Geary Blvd BRT Meeting 9
- Jul 24: Eyes on the Street: When Bicyclists Get Derailed by Streetcar Tracks 25
- Jul 23: Peak Fuel Report Offers Sober Assessment of San Francisco’s Energy Future 30
- Jul 22: Supervisors Give Golden Gate Park Meter Study the Go-Ahead 5
- Jul 20: Valencia Project Will Bring Improvements Worth the Short-Term Headaches 20
- Jul 20: This Week in Livable Streets Events 1
- Jul 17: Eyes on the Street: The Mean Sidewalks of San Francisco 10
- Jul 16: SMART to Use Heavier Rail Cars 19
- Jul 14: MTA Board Discusses Revenue Options to Cover $1 Billion Five-Year Shortfall 7
- Jul 14: Getting More Out of San Francisco’s Carved-up Curbs 21
- Jul 13: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Jul 10: Eyes on the Street: A New Crosswalk at Market, Golden Gate and Taylor 7
- Jul 08: SF Supes Committee Supports GG Park Metering and Streetscape Bond 3
- Jul 06: Livable Streets Expert Enrique Peñalosa Comes to San Francisco 1
- Jul 06: This Week in Livable Streets Events 1
- Jun 22: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Jun 19: Motorist Hits Cyclist in Valencia Street Bike Lane 14
- Jun 18: Muni and BART Dump ‘Dump the Pump Day’ This Year 1
- Jun 16: $388 Million Streetscape Measure Could Deliver Complete Streets — or Not 3
- Jun 15: This Week in Livable Streets Events 0
- Jun 12: Expanded Downtown Berkeley BART Bike Station Moving Forward 3
- Jun 11: Call for Regional Coordination of Land Use and Transportation 3
- Jun 09: Mission Merchants Approve of Sunday Streets 11
