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 to Create Sansome Street Contra-Flow Lane for Muni’s 10, 12 Lines
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The SFMTA plans to install a contra-flow transit lane for three blocks of Sansome Street near the Financial District, providing a faster and more direct route for Muni’s 10-Townsend and 12-Folsom bus routes. The new southbound lane would be reserved for transit, bicyclists, and commercial vehicles during daytime hours, and eliminate a detour that Muni […]
Reckless Driver Leaves Urban Data Maven Zachary Watson Fighting for Life
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Zachary Watson, a noted 29-year-old city data visualizer, remains hospitalized in critical condition after a driver fleeing police in a stolen minivan caused a two-car wreck Monday night. Watson was apparently walking with his bike or locking it up when the vehicles hurtled toward him. He is known for creating works like a map of private shuttles that connect San […]
SFTRU PUBlic Transit CRAWL Fundraiser
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From SFTRU: Ride Muni to 4 bars across 4 miles in 4 hours. * A FUNdraiser for San Francisco Transit Riders * Thursday August 14th, 5-9 PM This is not your average Pub Crawl: instead of crawling on our knees from bar to bar, crawl on the bus! We’re starting at 5PM near Civic Center then taking […]
Muni Plans to Launch “Double Berthing” in October, a Year Behind Schedule
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Muni still hasn’t launched double loading of trains in its metro stations, a.k.a. “double berthing,” but says it could finally happen in October — a full year after the original launch date. “The project is still in testing, to debug issues with the platform signs and trains,” said Muni Operations Director John Haley. “According to […]
Mayor-Funded BeyondChron Attacks Wiener’s Transit Funding Measure
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BeyondChron editor Randy Shaw, who gets funding from the Mayor Ed Lee’s office for projects like the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, penned a predictable defense of Lee’s recent attack on Supervisor Scott Wiener’s transit funding ballot measure today. Shaw backed Lee’s decision to drop support for the vehicle license fee increase, and argued that Muni’s share of the […]
SF Will Never Build the Ed Lee Parking Meter Monument
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Ed Lee isn’t the first San Francisco mayor to go to bat for free parking. But maybe he’ll be the first to realize that this is no way to leave a lasting legacy — the city will never build a monument to his crusade against parking meters. The beautiful renderings in this post, depicting a […]
Mission Street Public Life Plan Open House
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From SF Planning: Please join us for the second public meeting for the Mission Public Life Plan, a plan to celebrate the identity of Mission street from Van Ness Street to Randall Street. Our plan re-imagines Mission Street as vital transit corridor with art, commerce and new public spaces for people to enjoy. At this […]
Mayor Vows to Punish Supes Who Backed Wiener’s Transit Funding Measure
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Mayor Ed Lee, who has cut into transportation funding by nixing Sunday parking meters and abandoning a proposed vehicle license fee increase, now says that he will punish the six supervisors who voted to approve a ballot measure to increase transportation’s share of the general fund. Supervisor Scott Wiener proposed the charter amendment as a […]
Watch Muni Explain the Need to Crack Down on Parking Scofflaws — In 1988
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When it comes to effectively enforcing parking regulations to make San Francisco’s streets work more efficiently, SF hasn’t changed much since 1988. That’s when Muni planner Jerry Robbins created the above video, explaining why it’s so important to keep drivers from parking in transit-only lanes or blocking intersections, and to make sure delivery drivers aren’t hogging loading […]
Eyes on the Street: First Block of Muni’s Red Carpet Rolled Out on Market
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The first segment of Market Street’s transit-only lanes was colored red this weekend, on the eastbound side between Fifth and Sixth Streets. As we reported last week, the SFMTA is planning to roll out the “red carpet” for Muni riders on the existing bus lanes, between Fifth and 12th Streets. Riders on Muni’s F, 6, 9, […]
Walk SF Tour: Explore the Living Spaces of the Market & Octavia Plan
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From Walk SF: Discover the heart of the city when you join veteran Peak2Peak and monthly members walk leader Eric Chase, and special guest architect David Winslow, who now heads the San Francisco Planning Department’s design review program. In 2008, with strong support from the Hayes Valley community, the City passed the Market & Octavia […]
Sunday Streets: The Mission
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From Sunday Streets: Sunday Streets in the Mission is one of the most popular and populous events, drawing crowds from all over the city and the region to bike, walk, and explore the neighborhood. Since 2009, Sunday Streets has held at least one event a year in the Mission. This year, we’re excited to expand […]