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
Public Meeting on Inner Sunset Streetscape Improvements
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From SFMTA: The Inner Sunset Streetscape Project is a partnership between the SFMTA and San Francisco Public Works to add streetscape amenities to the legislated transit bulb-outs along Irving Street between Arguello Blvd and 9th Ave. Public Works will be hosting a public meeting to present the streetscape designs to the community, and to review […]
SFMTA Board of Directors Meeting
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Agenda
Berkeley Bike Plan Update Kickoff Open House
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From Bike East Bay: Berkeley Bike Plan Public Meeting at the Downtown Berkeley Public Library Community Room, Monday April 27 from 4:30 to 7:30. The meeting will be an open house format, with stations for various topics that attendees can visit to provide input. This is your first opportunity to come give Berkeley Public Works staff and […]
Bike to Work Day
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From SF Bicycle Coalition: San Francisco hosts one of the biggest Bike to Work events in the country. Join the fun! It’s the 21st Anniversary of San Francisco’s Bike to Work Day and we will be celebrating Bike Month all of May.
All Meters Now SFpark-Ready — More Demand-Based Parking Pricing to Come
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The SFMTA recently upgraded all of SF’s 29,000 parking meters to “smart meters” that are enabled for demand-based price changes throughout the day, a la SFpark. Now, the SFMTA plans to expand its smart pricing program that has curbed car traffic to more existing meters. “SFpark showed that demand-based pricing can improve parking availability without increasing double parking, congestion, […]
Hit-and-Run Driver Arrested After Injuring Cyclist at Cesar Chavez & Valencia
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The SFPD arrested a driver who hit a man on a bike and fled at Cesar Chavez and Valencia Streets yesterday at around 6:44 p.m. The victim is reportedly in stable condition and suffered a shoulder injury. SFPD spokesperson Carlos Manfredi said the female driver fled, reported the crash about an hour later Mission Station, and […]
Chinatown Program to Turn Kids Into Safe Streets “Investigators”
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A new after-school program will teach kids in Chinatown not just how to survive on car-centric streets — but also how to redesign them. Students in grades 3 to 5 will learn to act as “city street investigators” in a program launched by the Chinatown YMCA, the Chinatown Community Development Center, the SF Safe Routes to School […]
Supervisor Yee Wants to Expand Student Crossing Guard Program
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Supervisor Norman Yee wants to see student crossing guards return to schools across the city, five years after the program folded. Yee re-launched the program as a pilot last year at three schools in District 7, which includes some of the city’s most suburban neighborhoods. Since last March, students at Commodore Sloat Elementary, Lakeshore Elementary, and Alice Fong […]
Supervisors Pass Breed’s Bill to Loosen Some Parking Mandates
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The Board of Supervisors yesterday unanimously passed an ordinance removing some of SF’s 1950s-era parking mandates. The “Parking Flexibility Ordinance,” drafted by Supervisors President London Breed and Livable City, will make it easier for building owners and developers to avoid building car parking when it would impinge on the street environment for walking, bicycling, and transit. It would also […]
SFMTA Shows Off Vision Zero Upgrades, Promises Quicker Implementation
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Several top officials from state and national transportation agencies were in town today to see some of the SFMTA’s latest street safety measures. Meanwhile, local street safety advocates continue to push the SFMTA to pick up the pace on delivering pedestrian and bike safety infrastructure. At a City Hall committee hearing yesterday, SFMTA Sustainable Streets Director Tom […]
Join Streetsblog for Happy Hour at Virgil’s Sea Room on Thursday
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After last year’s smashing success, Streetsblog happy hour returns to Virgil’s Sea Room bar on Thursday evening. Virgil’s has again generously offered to donate 10 percent of bar proceeds from 6 to 9 p.m. to Streetsblog SF, so be sure to stop by and raise a glass. Not only will this be a chance to grab a drink with fellow advocates, […]
Why Townsend Street Needs Protected Bike Lanes at 4th and King Station
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Anyone who uses Townsend Street’s eastbound bike lane to commute to Caltrain is sure to run into a litany of obstacles: Taxis, shuttles, private autos, and Muni buses obliterate the poor bike lane in the fight for curb space. (Much of the curb is reserved as a taxi stand.) Sam McCandlish sent in this video, filmed by a friend of his, showing […]