Aaron Bialick
Aaron was the editor of Streetsblog San Francisco from January 2012 until October 2015. He joined Streetsblog in 2010 after studying rhetoric and political communication at SF State University and spending a semester in Denmark.
Recent Posts
Mayor, Eight Supervisors Promise to Ride Muni Every Day Until June 22
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The SF Transit Riders Union’s challenge to ride Muni for 22 days kicked off yesterday with late sign-ons from Mayor Ed Lee and Supervisors London Breed and Mark Farrell, who had initially declined to commit. Supervisors Katy Tang and Malia Cohen still declined, and Supervisor Norman Yee has not confirmed a pledge since he tweeted a selfie on Muni after […]
Phil Matier’s Shameless Bid to Drum Up Resentment About Parking
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Phil Matier is apparently perturbed at the “rapid” pace at which SF plans to re-purpose less than 0.5 percent of its curbside parking spaces. In keeping with his habitual windshield perspective, Matier used both his SF Chronicle column and air time on KCBS radio today to spin a narrative about motorists getting “a giant middle finger” because a sliver of curb space is being […]
SFMTA Engineering Public Hearing
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MTC Panel Discussion: What to Do About Bay Area’s Parking Problem?
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From MTC: The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) will host a panel of national parking policy experts to discuss Bay Area parking and pricing issues, with panelists offering their ideas about the most effective approaches for our region. Panelists: Donald Shoup, Director, Institute of Transportation Studies, UCLA Elizabeth Deakin, Director, Univ. of Calif. Transportation Research Center Meea Kang, Co-founder […]
City Hall Press Conference: SFTRU’s 22-Day Muni Challenge
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From SFTRU via Facebook: Starting June 1st, 2015, San Francisco city officials are invited to ride Muni everyday for 22 days, relying on it as daily a mode of transportation as many of their constituents do. We’re kicking it off with a Press Conference and Rally, and we need you there to show you care […]
SFMTA Board of Directors Meeting: Upper Haight Bulb-Outs
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Agenda Of note: 11. Approving the installation of various traffic and parking modifications along the 6 HaightParnassus/7 Haight-Noriega Muni transit corridor included in the Muni Forward Service-Related Capital Improvements and Travel Time Reduction Proposals
Applying the Parklet Strategy to Make Transit Stops Better, Quicker
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San Francisco’s parklet revolution has broadened the possibilities for how curb space can be used. Now, city planners in SF and the East Bay are taking the idea in a new direction: using temporary sidewalk extensions to make transit stops more efficient and attractive. Three different names for the concept have emerged from planners at three institutions where it […]
Third Thursday Every Month Now Streetsblog Happy Hour at Virgil’s Sea Room
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Due to popular demand, Streetsblog happy hour has become a monthly institution. The sustainable transportation hootenanny happens at Virgil’s Sea Room the third Thursday of every month at 6 p.m. You won’t have to contain your excitement for long — the next shindig is this Thursday. By virtue of Virgil’s altruism, 10 percent of drink proceeds will support […]
SFMTA Open House: 14 Mission Muni Rapid Improvements
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From SFMTA: Come review our revised pedestrian safety and Muni reliability proposals for Mission Street! Saturday May 30, 2015 | 10:30am – 12pm Marshall Elementary School, 1575 15th St The 14 Mission Rapid Project includes transit priority and pedestrian safety proposals along Mission Street that will make it safer for people walking, and increase the […]
SFMTA Public Hearing: Octavia Blvd Safety Improvements and More
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Agenda From SFMTA: On May 22nd, the SFMTA is conducting a public hearing to consider approval of the following project proposals, which aim to improve safety in Hayes Valley for all modes (particularly for pedestrians) while helping calm traffic on Octavia Boulevard as it approaches Patricia’s Green: – Octavia Boulevard at Oak Street: establish refuge […]
Vision Zero Update Hearing at SFMTA Board of Directors
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Agenda Of note: 11. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding efforts to achieve Vision Zero.
Will Caltrans Get On Board With a Contraflow Bus Lane on the Bay Bridge?
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The proposal to improve transbay transit with a contraflow bus lane on the Bay Bridge is gaining traction, as the SF Chronicle reported yesterday. The idea has been pushed by proponents at SPUR, AC Transit, and some BART board members for years as a relatively quick and inexpensive solution to move more people between SF and the East Bay. BART is already […]