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
NYC’s Tom Maguire Expected to Lead at the SFMTA, if Mayor Lee Lets Him
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Ever since we broke the news that New York City’s Tom Maguire would be hired as the new director of the SFMTA’s Sustainable Streets Division, we’ve heard only positive reactions. If nothing else, there’s a lot of hype building for this promising veteran of the livable streets renaissance seen under Janette Sadik-Khan‘s NYC Department of Transportation. […]
Tell SFMTA How the New San Jose Ave Bike Lane and Road Diet Are Working
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How does northbound San Jose Avenue feel ever since it got a road diet and buffered bike lane? The SFMTA has launched an online survey where you can weigh in on the project. It’s your chance to let planners know if you think the street’s safer and calmer, and how it could be improved. As we’ve […]
Oakland Open House on Telegraph Ave Protected Bike Lanes
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From Bike East Bay: Continuous bikeways are NOT proposed for Telegraph, nor are Protected Bikeways. Come to September 11 and 13 Open Houses to voice your concerns and support our asks for ‘continuous bikeways’ that are ‘protected from moving traffic.’ People have asked for protected bikeways, to the tune of up to 70% of survey respondents and over 100 […]
Oakland Open House on Telegraph Ave Protected Bike Lanes
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From Bike East Bay: Continuous bikeways are NOT proposed for Telegraph, nor are Protected Bikeways. Come to September 11 and 13 Open Houses to voice your concerns and support our asks for ‘continuous bikeways’ that are ‘protected from moving traffic.’ People have asked for protected bikeways, to the tune of up to 70% of survey respondents and over […]
Board of Supervisors: Vote on Transbay Transit Center Development Tax
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Developers who are building towers around the Transbay Transit Center in SoMa are fighting to reduce a special property tax that will be levied on developments in the area. The biggest loser could be the downtown rail extension to bring Caltrain and California high-speed rail into the terminal, as funds for the regional rail hub and other long-term projects would disappear. […]
Developers Don’t Want to Pay for Caltrain/HSR Extension to Transbay Center
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Developers who are building towers around the Transbay Transit Center in SoMa are fighting to reduce a special property tax that will be levied on developments in the area. The biggest loser could be the downtown rail extension to bring Caltrain and California high-speed rail into the terminal, as more of the funds for the […]
Tow Truckers Pledge to Reduce Fell Bike Lane Parking, Thanks to Sup. Breed
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Updated 9/5 with comment from the SFPD captain below. Ted & Al’s Towing company pledged to make a stronger effort to avoid parking its trucks in the Fell Street bike lane, an illegal practice that forces bike commuters to veer into heavy motor traffic. D5 Supervisor London Breed said that her staff came to an […]
Tomorrow: Hearing on Traffic Signals to Speed Muni on Haight, McAllister
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On the agenda [PDF] for tomorrow’s SFMTA public engineering hearing are proposals to speed up Muni lines with transit-priority traffic signals and bus bulb-outs along Haight and McAllister Streets. These types of changes are central to the Muni Transit Effectiveness Project, but some residents have voiced concerns about replacing stop signs with traffic signals and […]
SFMTA Taps Tom Maguire From NYC DOT to Run Sustainable Streets Division
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We have word from a reliable source that the new SFMTA Sustainable Streets Director will be Tom Maguire, a highly regarded executive at the New York City Department of Transportation, where he served throughout the tenure of Janette Sadik-Khan, most recently as assistant commissioner of project development. At NYC DOT, Maguire oversaw a broad range of […]
Oaklavia
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From Walk Oakland Bike Oakland: WOBO is queuing up some of Oakland’s finest local bands, activities hosts and local merchants to line 3 miles of the Oaklavia – Love Our Lake Day route. We are going to bring some surprises to the line-up this year, even shake up the route a bit. Stay tuned with our latest updates on facebook @oaklavia. […]
MoveOn.org Apologizes for Promotion of “Stop SFMTA” Free Parking Petition
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An online petition against parking meters in San Francisco has been gathering thousands of signatures ever since it was launched two years ago on MoveOn.org, a website that claims to host petitions that support “progressive” causes. It’s pretty easy to collect signatures from disgruntled drivers who have been stung by parking tickets, and who glance […]
Women + Bikes Night
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From SFBC: The number of women bicycling in San Francisco is on the rise, but women still make up less than ⅓ of the number of people biking on the streets. Are you one of the women on the road? Do you want to be? Join us for an evening of short films, snacks and […]