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 Board of Directors Meeting
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Give to Streetsblog Today and Help Us Deliver Your Livable Streets News
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The Streetsblog spring pledge drive got off to a strong start in its first week — thanks to everyone who donated and moved us toward our goal of 400 donations by June 1. Keep the momentum going and make a tax-deductible gift today to media that matters to livable streets in San Francisco. Your contributions supply the resources […]
Standing Up to the Naysayers: Tales of Livable Streets Leadership From NYC
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Re-shaping city streets almost always runs up against some level of opposition — it’s part and parcel of physically changing what people often see as their territory. Whether residents get to have safer streets, however, often comes down to the elected leaders who stand up to the naysayers. In San Francisco lately, we’ve seen a […]
Mayor Lee Doesn’t Care For Parking Tickets, Un-“Civil” Muni Riders
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Ask Mayor Ed Lee what he has to say about Muni, and he’ll talk about how its riders need to be “a lot more civil.” But if you tell him how much you hate worrying about parking tickets — wow, he really feels your pain. That was the gist of the transportation discussion last week when […]
Friday: Opening Ceremony for Polk Contra-Flow Bike Lane
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The Polk Street contra-flow protected bike lane connecting Market Street to City Hall is set to be unveiled at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday at 11 a.m. City officials will follow the event with a bike tour of recent streetscape projects, hitting various neighborhoods before returning to Civic Center. Get one of the few available […]
SFMTA Open House: Columbus Ave Redesign
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From SFMTA: This is an opportunity for the North Beach community to hear from different City agencies regarding Columbus Avenue planned projects and provide feedback on proposals that need further refinement. City agencies participating are: Department of Public Works (DPW), SF Planning Department, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and San Francisco County Transportation Authority […]
Scott Wiener Proposes Measures to Curb SFFD’s Push for Wider Streets
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The San Francisco Fire Department has not let up in its fight against narrower roads in the city, protesting measures like bulb-outs and traffic lane removals that make streets safer. In one of the latest instances, SFFD has fought 20-foot-wide streets planned for two major redevelopments, going against years of planning and established city codes. The department […]
CalBike Party: Bay Lights for Better Bikeways
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Note: If you buy tickets using this link, 25 percent of the proceeds from your purchase will go to Streetsblog San Francisco. From CalBike: May 7th, 2014 the California Bicycle Coalition is hosting our Bay Lights for Better Bikeways cocktail party and private screening of Impossible Light. Enjoy this special evening with Ben Davis, chair of Illuminate the Arts and […]
Mission Boasts USA’s Largest Bike Corral; 55 Across SF Park 668 Bikes
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Four years after the SFMTA started converting curbside car parking into bike parking with bike corrals, the city now has 55 corrals that can lock 668 bikes — and still more are on the way. Most bike corrals replace one car space with about five bike racks, each parking two bikes, and are requested by merchants who […]
Green Arcade Talk on “Dead End: Suburban Sprawl and the Rebirth of American Urbanism”
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From The Green Arcade: Ben Ross talks about his book Dead End: Suburban Sprawl and the Rebirth of American Urbanism Dead End brings together the history of suburbanization and urban decline & revival in a single book for the first time, providing an unparalleled synthesis of leading cross-disciplinary scholarship in urban history and urban planning “Ben […]
Supervisors Hearing on Muni Service and Economic Impacts
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Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Commitee Agenda [PDF] 3. 130053 [Hearing – Municipal Transportation Agency – Performance and Productivity Impacts] Sponsor: Wiener Hearing and monthly report, directed to the Municipal Transportation Agency and the Controller, analyzing and disclosing the state of Municipal Transportation Agency service and maintenance, including month-on-month comparisons, and the loss […]
Cargo, Electric-Assist Bikes Gain Traction Among SF Families
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At Rosa Parks Elementary School in the Western Addition, the bike racks are filling up. Even with San Francisco’s hills and often far-flung school assignments, Dorie Apollonio thinks she and her family have helped start a trend at the school ever since they started dropping the kids off by bicycle from their home in Parnassus Heights. […]