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
SFPD Arrests Driver Who Hit Three Bike Commuters on the Wiggle
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The SFPD has arrested 25-year-old Bianca Lopez of Fremont for hitting three people on bikes at Scott and Fell Streets on the Wiggle on April 6. According to an SFPD press release, Lopez has been charged with felony hit and run causing injury, misdemeanor hit and run involving property damage, and driving without a license. Her bail was set […]
Daly City Police’s Idea of Vision Zero: Ticketing “Jaywalkers” at BART
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Daly City police officers recently targeted people crossing against the walk signal on John Daly Boulevard to reach the Daly City BART Station, just south of the San Francisco border, as seen in a KRON 4 “People Behaving Badly” segment last week. Commuters crossing against the light when John Daly is clear of traffic are not […]
Eyes on the Street: New Muni Signage, Route Names, and Maps in Action
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The SFMTA launched its “Muni Forward” wayfinding upgrades this weekend with new shelter features, sign posts, and changes to some bus route names. In the most sweeping change, the former “Limited” buses can now be seen rolling with the new “R” mark for “Rapid.” The SFMTA is installing new Muni stop sign poles, which include solar-powered lanterns that […]
SFMTA Open House: Muni 30-Stockton Upgrades
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From SFMTA: COME REVIEW OUR REVISED PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND MUNI RELIABILITY PROPOSALS FOR THE 30 STOCKTON! 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 30 Stockton and 30X Marina-Express. YOU SPOKE, WE LISTENED Over the […]
SFMTA Engineering Hearing
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Agenda
SFMTA Open House on Upper Market Street Protected Bike Lanes
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This meeting was postponed from April 28. From SFMTA: This open house is an opportunity for the public to learn about upcoming safety improvements coming to the Upper Market corridor. With a clear need to improve safety on Upper Market Street, the SFMTA will explain how proposed engineering measures will directly respond to the existing […]
Not All City Hall Electeds Up to the Challenge of Riding Muni for 22 Days
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Six supervisors did not hesitate to commit to the SF Transit Riders Union’s challenge to ride Muni for 22 days starting on June 1, but five supervisors and Mayor Ed Lee haven’t signed on. The split is a good indicator of who supports transit at City Hall — for the supervisors who have a record of legislating to improve […]
Correction: Initial Upgrades on Polk Don’t Include Separate Bike Signals
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Streetsblog erroneously reported last month that four Polk Street intersections would get signals to separate bike traffic from turning drivers by May. The signals are not in fact part of the first round of improvements on Polk. I misinterpreted an announcement from the SFMTA that the initial upgrades would include “dedicated and separate space for southbound cyclists and […]
Muni’s Yellow Pole Markings at Transit Stops Will Be Replaced By Real Signs
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The days of Muni stops marked with no visual cue except a utility pole with yellow paint and black stenciled letters are coming to an end. As part of the Muni Forward upgrades launching this weekend, the SFMTA will raise the standard for signage at every stop. At the very least, every stop will include a “flag” sign that […]
SFMTA Postpones Expansion of Bike Parking in City-Owned Garages
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The SFMTA has held off on installing mandated bike parking in seven city-owned garages due to “very low usage,” as SocketSite reported this week. Bike advocates say the parking hasn’t been advertised well. Under an ordinance approved in 2013, bicycle parking requirements were increased for new development as well as city-owned and -leased buildings and parking garages. “We want the […]
Abisai May Dzul, 24, Victim of the “Alemany Maze” Highway Tangle
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Abisai May Dzul, 24, was killed while walking on an off-ramp in the “Alemany Maze,” the forbidding tangle of freeway ramps where Highways 101 and 280 intersect in the southeast city. The crash occurred on Sunday at about 9 p.m., according to media reports. Walking up the Highway 101 off-ramp at Alemany Boulevard, Dzul “had been struck […]
SFUSD Announces Vision Zero Adoption During Bike and Roll to School Week
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The SF Unified School District is the tenth city agency to adopt Vision Zero, officials announced at a Bike and Roll to School event today. The announcement came in conjunction with the launch of an after-school program in Chinatown that teaches kids about safer street design. Supervisor Norman Yee also announced a push last week […]