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
SF Bicycle Coalition Welcomes Tyler Frisbee as New Policy Director
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Tyler Frisbee is the SF Bicycle Coalition’s new policy director, filling the shoes of Deputy Director Kit Hodge. Hodge left SFBC last month to start a company that will lease family-friendly cargo bikes. “We’re honored to have her national expertise to our local issues,” the SFBC wrote in a blog post: For the last five […]
Why Sharrows Don’t Cut it: Even SF Bike Safety Instructor Bert Hill Got Hit
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When a driver rear-ended Bert Hill, he was using all of the safe bicycling techniques in the book — after all, he’s one of the most heavily-consulted bike safety instructors in San Francisco. Hill even had a major role in the SFMTA’s new video for Muni drivers on how to share the streets with people on bikes. […]
ABC 7: Our Drivers Won’t Follow CA’s 3-Ft Bike Passing Law, So Why Bother?
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ABC 7 is back with another blurry watercolor painting of street safety issues — this time, setting sights on California’s new 3-foot bicycle passing law. ABC reporter Dan Noyes went to great lengths to film real-world examples of the issue, setting up a camera to film passing bike commuters and drivers on Market Street, and drawing […]
Supes, Mayor Lee Agree to Push Vehicle License Fee in 2016
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The ballot measure to restore the vehicle license fee has been postponed until 2016, under an agreement reached between Mayor Ed Lee and supervisors. As we wrote on Friday, Supervisor Scott Wiener had considered bringing the ballot measure before the Board of Supervisors today, so that it could be approved for this November’s ballot. But […]
SF Chronicle Regurgitates Misinformation From the Free Parking Crowd
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The SF Chronicle printed an op-ed this weekend, written by the Republican-backed group that aims to “restore balance” on San Francisco’s streets. And by “balance,” they mean enshrining a status quo where cars, not people, get the lion’s share of the public streets, in the form of more pavement and more traffic. Unfortunately, the Chronicle […]
Geneva-Harney BRT Community Advisory Committee Meeting
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Schedule and agendas
Geary BRT Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting
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Schedule and agendas
SPUR Forum: Driving Electric in SF
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From SPUR: Photo courtesy of Flickr user carlosgomez More and more vehicles on the road are now electric. How is San Francisco leading the charge to install infrastructure to support them, and how is the electric car movement preparing for the future? Join experts for a discussion of the state of EV infrastructure in the city […]
SFMTA Engineering Hearing: 76 On-Street Car-Share Parking Spaces
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Agenda Includes 76 on-street car-share spaces, 11 bus zone extensions, and more.
With or Without Mayor Lee, Wiener and Advocates Push to Keep VLF Alive
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Just because Mayor Ed Lee withdrew his support for restoring the vehicle license fee doesn’t mean it’s dead. Sustainable transportation advocates are building a campaign to get the measure approved at the ballot this November with the help of Supervisor Scott Wiener, who may introduce the measure at the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, which […]
Mayor Lee Appoints Planning Commissioner Gwyneth Borden to SFMTA Board
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Gwyneth Borden will fill a year-old vacancy on the SFMTA Board of Directors, Mayor Ed Lee announced today. Borden has sat on the Planning Commission since 2008 and is the executive director of the Golden Gate Restaurant Association. As a planning commissioner, Borden has exhibited a largely progressive view on issues such as permitting developments without car parking. […]