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
Donate to Streetsblog Today and Enter to Win a Sweet Bike Pannier
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Sometimes it feels like it takes superhuman strength to get real change on our streets. So we’re grateful to have superhero readers who help Streetsblog push for safer streets and effective transit. If you haven’t given to our spring pledge drive yet, please donate to Streetsblog today support media that makes a real difference. We’ve heard […]
Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee Meeting
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Agenda items include: SFPD/SFMTA updates, a brief goal-setting discussion, a draft resolution regarding SFPD enforcement budgeting, and an election for the vacant Chair position
Streetsblog Happy Hour at Virgil’s Sea Room
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Join Streetsblog SF as we ride out another heat wave at Virgil’s Sea Room, a respite from any and all weather that San Francisco throws our way. Stop by and talk about the latest fight to keep our streets narrow and safe for pedestrians, the increasing the number of protected bike lanes in the city, and getting to Vision Zero. What else […]
Monday: Speak Out on SFFD’s Push for Wider Streets at City Hall
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A City Hall hearing scheduled for Monday is your chance to weigh in on the SF Fire Department’s insistence on wider roadways to accommodate fire trucks, which has undermined and watered down a number of livable streets projects. Supervisor Scott Wiener called for the hearing, to be held at a meeting of the Land Use […]
SFPD Tickets to Peds, Cyclists, Grow 7X Faster Than “Focus on the Five”
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The SFPD may be working towards its “Focus on the Five” goals — focusing traffic enforcement on the five most dangerous violations, all by drivers — but meanwhile, it’s really ratcheting up its ticket enforcement against those walking and bicycling. This counterproductive use of limited enforcement resources was highlighted at a Police Commission hearing this […]
Supervisors Hearing on SFFD’s Push for Wider Streets
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Meeting of Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee Agenda [PDF] 2. 140460 [Hearing – Street Widths in Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Point Developments] Sponsors: Wiener; Breed Hearing requesting a report from the Fire Department, Department of Public Works, and the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure on the proposal to widen certain streets in […]
Bike to Work Day at City Hall: Who Really Gets the Need for Safer Streets?
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Another year, another Bike to Work Day press conference at City Hall. As city officials ride to the podium, the event serves as a bellwether of the city’s political commitment to making city streets safe enough for everyone to bicycle, regardless of age or experience. The mayor, most of the supervisors, and the heads of […]
Bikes Now Get Green Waves Along Folsom, North Point, Fulton
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The SFMTA has recently re-timed traffic signals to give green waves for bicycle riders on three street segments: North Point from Stockton to Polk Streets, Folsom from 15th to 24th Streets, and Fulton from Laguna to Steiner Streets. With Bike to Work Day set for tomorrow, the SFMTA reviewed its completed projects in a press release today. It […]
SPUR Ocean Beach Master Plan Open House
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From SPUR: Open House on Ocean Beach Master Plan Implementation Projects When: Saturday May 10, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (drop in for brief presentations noted below) Where: County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park (near Lincoln Way and 9th Ave) map Join SPUR, partner agencies, community leaders and consultant teams for an update on projects to implement the […]
“MonkeyParking” — A Testament to the Absurdity of Free Car Storage
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A new app called “MonkeyParking” being tested in San Francisco has made the rounds in local media this week for its bizarre driver-to-driver payment system. Here’s how it works: A driver leaves her car in a valuable parking spot and tells other app-using drivers that she is willing to move it for a price of […]
Driver Johny Castillo-Alonzo, 26, Killed by Light-Running Driver on C. Chavez
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Johny Castillo-Alonzo, 26, of Daly City was killed while driving at Cesar Chavez and Folsom Streets after another driver ran a red light and broadsided his car at about 2:20 a.m. on Saturday, according to reports. Police are still looking for the man, who fled on foot. He had hit Castillo-Alonzo’s car at such high speed […]
Eyes on the Street: Easier Bike Navigation at Market and Buchanan
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Doing the Wiggle should be a little easier, thanks to new green-backed sharrows and plastic posts installed by the SFMTA last week. These help bike commuters navigate the entrance to the Duboce bikeway, at Market and Buchanan Streets. The sharrows are intended to establish a clearer path for bike traffic heading both to and from […]