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 Open House: 22-Fillmore, Ped Safety Upgrades on 16th Street
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From SFMTA: Come review our revised pedestrian safety and Muni reliability proposals for 16th Street! Muni Forward is working to make getting around San Francisco safer and more reliable. As part of this effort, we’re upgrading transit corridors throughout the city, including the 22 Fillmore along 16th Street. YOU SPOKE, WE LISTENED Over the past few […]
Solving the Daily Traffic Nightmare in SOMA: A Panel Hosted By South Beach D6 Democratic Club
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From South Beach D6 Democratic Club via Facebook: Muni, BART and Caltrain Nearing Capacity Can a Regional Transportation Strategy Solve a Local Challenge Every day around 3pm, SOMA becomes a sea of gridlocked automobiles. Our neighborhood and District suffer greatly, including challenges to pedestrian safety, health hazards from toxic exhaust and reduction of mobility for all […]
Walk SF Gives City a Mixed Score on Street Safety Progress
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Walk SF today released its second annual Street Score Report Card [PDF], which it bills as the “only comprehensive review of the City’s progress towards improving pedestrian safety and walkability.” The report is the first thorough attempt to assess how well the city has followed through on the mayor’s 2013 Pedestrian Strategy. SF agencies’ progress remained subpar on […]
Three-Bike Bus Racks on Muni: A Solution for Late-Night Transit Woes?
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Muni is testing front-mounted bike racks that can carry three bicycles (instead of the usual two) on some of its most hilly bus routes. If implemented widely, that third bike space could prevent some late-night travelers from getting “bumped” when racks fill up. Bike capacity on transit is particularly important in SF and the Bay Area, […]
Mayor Lee Warms to Prop B Muni Funding Increase, Which He Opposed
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Mayor Ed Lee held a press conference yesterday to mark a $48 million increase in transportation funding for Muni and safer streets. But the largest chunk of that increase, and the only one that resulted directly from political leadership, came from Supervisor Scott Wiener’s Proposition B — which Lee fervently opposed. The funding increase “is a great […]
Tomorrow: Support a Safer Upper Market With Protected Bike Lanes
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The SFMTA will hold an open house tomorrow on bike and pedestrian safety upgrades along upper Market Street, which could include bulb-outs to calm the street’s wide, dangerous intersections and protected bike lanes on some segments. The SFMTA’s proposal hasn’t been presented yet, but safe streets advocates say they worry the bike improvements may not be as […]
Cafe Owner, Breed, Sway Muni to Keep Two 21-Hayes Stops Within a Block
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There’s a reason Muni’s 21-Hayes still stops twice on the block between Central and Masonic Avenues — the owner of the cafe on the corner of Central demands it. The SFMTA announced last week that it will ditch plans to remove the inbound bus stop at Central, after a persistent protest campaign by the owner […]
SFPD: Car Was Reported Stolen After Pedestrian Hit-and-Run Caught on Video
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The car used in a pedestrian hit-and-run caught on video was reported stolen by its registered owner the morning after the crash, according to the SFPD. As we reported this week, video was posted online after a crash that occurred at Second and Howard Streets in the early morning hours of April 18. The driver was seen […]
Rincon Hill Streetscape Project Update Community Meeting
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From SF Planning: The San Francisco Planning Department and Public Works invite you to attend the Rincon Hill Streetscape Project Update meeting. Please join us for a meeting to learn about the progress of Rincon Hill Streetscape improvements. Help us prioritize additional planned streetscape improvements for the next five years. The Rincon Hill Streetscape Plan […]
Parking-Free Marina Path Plan Could Be Delayed By Boaters’ Parking Proposal
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Updated at 11:38 p.m. with further response from the Recreation and Parks Department below. The Marina Boulevard bicycle and pedestrian path was supposed to be car-free by now. The years-old plan to remove the 57 car parking spaces on the stretch between Scott and Baker Streets is scheduled to be implemented by this spring. But the SF Recreation and Parks […]
Drivers Hit Two Seniors in Two Days at Castro and 19th Crosswalk
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Two seniors were injured by drivers in a crosswalk at 19th and Castro Streets in separate crashes on Tuesday and Wednesday. Bryan Goebel, Streetsblog SF’s first editor, and his neighbor Hank Cancel happened upon the aftermath of the crashes. Both victims sustained minor injures, according to Goebel and Cancel. But they said close calls with […]
Video Emerges of Pedestrian Hit-and-Run Crash at Second and Howard
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A disturbing video has emerged of a pedestrian hit-and-run crash at Second and Howard Streets in SoMa. Warning: It’s not for the faint-of-heart. The crash took place on Saturday, April 18, at 2:05 a.m., according to the timestamp of the dash camera video. In the video, the driver of a grey Infiniti SUV stops at a […]