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 Engineering Hearing
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Agenda Includes shared Muni/shuttle stop pilot, 110 on-street car-share parking spot locations
SFMTA Community Open House: Muni 5-Fulton Upgrades
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From SFMTA: JOIN US AT AN OPEN HOUSE TO LEARN ABOUT PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE 5 FULTON CORRIDOR! Muni is working on multiple fronts to make getting around San Francisco safer, faster and more reliable for our customers. As part of this effort, we’re creating a Rapid Network that will improve the frequency and reliability […]
Mayor Lee’s Car Found Parked in Muni Bus Stop
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Mayor Ed Lee’s Chevy Volt was recently seen parked in a Muni bus stop, while he went to eat at La Corneta Taqueria on Diamond Street in Glen Park. David Black sent in photos of the car, as well as a Muni bus which pulled up to the stop and was forced to load riders […]
Eyes on the Street: This Is Not a Sidewalk, It’s Parking
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At first (and second) glance, this block in south SoMa appears to have cars parked across what clearly looks to be a sidewalk. The area in question is up on a curb, has curb-level sidewalks leading to it from the streets that intersect on either side of the block, and even has both a trash […]
SFMTA to Add Bike Lane Buffer on Howard, Fix at Folsom On-Ramp
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The SFMTA plans make upgrades to the Howard and Folsom Street bike lanes, a couplet of one-way bike routes that run through SoMa. A section of Howard will get a three-foot buffer zone added to its bike lane, as well as painted sidewalk bulb-outs. On Folsom, an intersection with the Bay Bridge on-ramp at Essex Street […]
Latest Haight Street Plans Replace Most Stop Signs to Speed Up Muni
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The Planning Department has an online survey about the Haight Street proposals, available until July 3. City planners recently presented their latest plans for Haight Street, which include two overlapping projects from two agencies. The Haight-Ashbury Public Realm Plan is the Planning Department’s effort to expand sidewalks and add aesthetic treatments along the Upper Haight […]
Sweater Weather Sale: Brave the SF Summer With a Streetsblog Hoodie
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It’s summer in San Francisco, and you know what that means: It’s time to bundle up. To help you brave the winds in style, our Streetsblog SF hoodies are now on sale at our online store for $29.99 (normally $49.99). Don’t kid yourself — whether you’re walking, biking, or waiting for Muni, getting around SF […]
Muni to Launch a New, More Legible Map
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Tired of looking at Muni’s cluttered map? Good news: The SFMTA plans to roll out a new, more legible map of the Muni system. The map was drafted over ten years, in the spare time of cartographers David Wiggins and Jay Primus, who also manages SFpark for the SFMTA. The two are donating their work. […]
Car-Free Lombard Street, Filled With People, is KPIX’s Vision of “Chaos”
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Last weekend, San Francisco’s world-famous crooked block of Lombard Street saw most of its car traffic disappear as part of a month-long trial, opening the street up for people. The SFMTA’s goal is to eliminate the gridlock caused by tourist drivers who queue up for blocks to cruise down the street. To KPIX, SF’s CBS affiliate, however, […]
Public Workshop: Ocean Avenue Corridor Design Project
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From the SF Planning Department: Since March 2014, the City of San Francisco has been working with the community to develop a streetscape design for Ocean Avenue between Manor Drive and Phelan Avenue. The final conceptual design will be unveiled at a workshop on July 9, 2014. In addition, the City has been collecting feedback […]
SFMTA Open House: Howard Street Buffered Bike Lane
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From SFBC: Join us at the official City open house and learn about the upcoming Howard Street Buffered Bikeway Project, a near term Vision Zero project on Howard Street between 6th and 10th streets. The project duplicates many of the same improvements on Folsom Street between 4th and 10th by creating a buffered bicycle lane, painting temporary […]