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
SFMTA Says It’s Just Getting Started on Protected Bike Lanes
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City officials gathered for another Bike to Work Day rally at City Hall today to cheer for bicycling, celebrating a 206 percent jump in ridership since 2006, according to a new annual bike count released by the SFMTA today. There was the usual citation of bike traffic on eastbound Market Street at Van Ness Avenue: 76 percent […]
Streetsblog Happy Hour
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Streetsblog happy hour is the third Thursday of every month at Virgil’s Sea Room! Join us for a drink and mingle with fellow advocates to talk about the latest in the movement for safer streets, protected bike lanes, and faster and more reliable transit. Virgil’s Sea Room has generously offered 10 percent of its bar proceeds to benefit […]
Wiggle Safety Upgrades Delayed Over Turn Bans to Reduce Thru Traffic
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Improvements that would make the Wiggle calmer and safer have been delayed after continued driver protests against three left turn bans on Divisadero Street proposed as part of the project. Approval of the project was removed from the SFMTA Board of Directors’ Tuesday agenda and postponed until June. Hoodline reported that some members of the Lower […]
SFPD Increasing Tickets for Pedestrians Faster Than Tickets for Drivers
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First, the good news: In the last quarter of 2014, SFPD increased speeding enforcement 91 percent, from 933 to 1,781 citywide. The bad news? Tickets to pedestrians more than doubled, from 436 to 1,110, continuing a recent trend of increasing tickets for people walking and biking faster than those for dangerous driving. All told, pedestrian fines accounted for […]
Another Day, Another Driver Blocking Muni’s Busiest Metro Line
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N-Judah riders can’t get any relief from idiots who leave their automobiles in the way of Muni’s busiest line. The entire length of the metro line was shut down for at least 40 minutes Thursday, starting at about 2 p.m., after the driver of an extra-wide pick-up with a raised chassis parked at the curb on Carl Street. The […]
SPUR Forum: Can Families Get Around in San Francisco?
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From SPUR: Image courtesy of ByLorena Is San Francisco’s transportation working for children and families? From navigating trips to schools to bringing strollers on buses, there’s a lot to figure out. Join us for a discussion about the work still needed to achieve a more family-friendly transportation system. Co-presented by San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, San Francisco […]
Ride of Silence 2015
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From SFBC: San Francisco’s annual Ride of Silence, a group ride to honor those that have been injured or killed while biking. This ride takes place in over 50 countries on the third Wednesday each May, with thousands of riders coming out in support and solidarity. This important ride helps to spread the message that […]
Palou Avenue Streetscape Improvements Community Meeting
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From SFBC: The Palou Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project extends the entire length of the street in the Bayview. Palou Avenue is part of the bicycle route network east of Third Street, where the corridor is largely residential. The project includes a proposal to move the current bicycle lane from Palou to Quesada, adding bike lanes […]
Fell & Oak Protected Bike Lanes Celebration
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From SFBC: We’re celebrating the completion of the Fell and Oak Protected Bike Lanes! The SF Bicycle Coalition will be present along with community leaders, Ed Reiskin from the SF Municipal Transportation Agency and Supervisor London Breed to formally announce the opening of these bike lanes just in time for this year’s Bike to Work […]
Supervisors Hearing on SFPD Traffic Enforcement
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Board of Supervisors Land Use and Transportation Committee meeting Agenda [PDF] Of note: 3. 150041 [Hearing – San Francisco Police Department’s Citywide Traffic Enforcement] Sponsor: Kim Hearing to receive an annual update on the San Francisco Police Department’s citywide traffic enforcement progress implementing the Focus on Five strategy and Vision Zero enforcement goals, with data broken down by […]
Video Shows Driver Attempting to Ram SFSU Lecturer on Bike
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Last night, Anthony Ryan was biking home from his job as a lecturer on fine arts at SF State University when he was nearly rammed by a motorist on Phelan Avenue. Ryan says the driver tried to door him and run him over multiple times. He posted footage taken by another driver showing the end of the encounter, when the assailant attempted to […]
SFMTA Proposes Short-Term Safety Upgrades for Octavia Boulevard
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Ten years after Octavia Boulevard opened in the footprint of the former Central Freeway, the SFMTA has proposed a package of short-term safety fixes for people walking and biking, especially along the cross streets. The upgrades could be implemented by the end of 2016. Proposals in the works include a bike lane on eastbound Page Street, a […]