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
Many Motorheads Backing Measure to “Restore Balance” for Cars
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The backers of the ballot initiative to “restore balance” on San Francisco’s streets are beginning to emerge. The “balance” they speak of would enshrine free parking and give over large parts of streets to cars. According to the list of endorsements posted on its website, the “coalition” (which apparently dropped its “Free the Streets” title) is […]
Haight Ashbury Streetscape Open House
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From SF Planning: Join us for an open house to discuss ways to celebrate Haight Street’s identity! At our February public workshop, there was a lot of excitement about the possibilities for Haight Street between Central and Stanyan. Since then, we’re moving forward to refine public realm ideas in coordination with the MTA’s proposed transit improvements along the […]
For Better Muni and Safer Streets, Mayor Lee Must Back Vehicle License Fee
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Mayor Ed Lee has an opportunity to champion one of the smartest proposals to come out under his administration: A ballot measure to restore SF’s vehicle license fee to its longtime level of 2 percent. The measure would raise crucially needed revenue that would boost transit and make San Francisco’s streets safer. But the mayor […]
Avalos “Disgruntled” Over Paying for His City Hall Parking Perk [Updated]
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Update: Avalos said on Twitter that his email was meant as a joke. Supervisor John Avalos sent out an email today complaining about the $173 he pays monthly for a reserved parking spot in front of City Hall. That’s even though he pays less than half the $395 going price for a reserved parking spot […]
Eyes on the Street: Parked Car Sets House on Fire
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Sometimes, internal combustion can become spontaneous combustion. On the night of May 17, the front of my neighbor’s house in the Inner Sunset caught on fire. Another neighbor said that the fire started in the engine of the car parked in their driveway. No one was hurt, and SFFD responded swiftly and effectively to put […]
Man on Bike, 51, Seriously Injured in Crash on Laguna Near Broadway
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A 51-year-old man is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after he collided his bike into an SUV whose driver was pulling into a mid-block garage, on Laguna Street near Broadway. SFPD reported that the man was headed in the downhill, northbound direction on Laguna, “and failed to stop at a stop sign” before crashing into the […]
SFBG Community Forum: Bikes, Buses, and Budgets: How to Create the Transportation System San Franciscans Need
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From SF Bay Guardian: Come join us from 6-8pm on June 12 at the LGBT Center (1800 Market) as we explore the current swirl of challenges and initiatives that will determine how people get around San Francisco. We’ll discuss transportation funding measures recently placed on the fall ballot, big ideas such as tearing down I-280 […]
Forum: The Google Bus / Mountain View Connection – Housing Affordability and Transit
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From Peninsula Transportation Alternatives: Express buses connecting San Francisco to Silicon Valley have taken heat for being the cause of rapidly rising housing prices and displacement. But the “Google Bus” didn’t cause the problems. The underlying problems are a major shortage of housing, challenges with affordability and displacement, and a public transit system that needs […]
Opportunity Mapping for San Francisco Parklets and Plazas
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From SF Planning: Please join us for a lunchtime presentation by Gene Stroman, GIS Researcher through the San Francisco Parks Alliance, who will present the findings of geospatial analysis on parklets & temporary plazas in San Francisco. As Pavement to Parks approaches the start of its fifth year, the demand from communities for new public […]
SPUR Forum: Parking: A Temporary Problem?
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From SPUR: Photo courtesy of Flickr user Today is a good day It can seem like we spend half our lives trying to find parking. Will autonomous vehicles eliminate our parking woes, or will the influx of delivery trucks from online stores make the parking situation even worse? Come hear a discussion about the present state […]
SPUR Forum: Lean Transportation Planning
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From SPUR: Image courtesy of Flickr user Jaako Does it really take years to study a transportation problem and years longer to solve it? Not if you ask these experts. From transit service planning to street geometry, there are times when pilots, testing and being willing to fail can greatly speed up the process. In this […]
SF Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting
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