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
Muni TEP Meeting: Routes 3, 28/28L, and 43 in Pacific Heights
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From SFMTA: Muni is considering proposed service and route changes as part of the Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP). Developed with extensive analysis and community input, the TEP proposals will modernize Muni for its 700,000 daily passengers. Attend this meeting to provide input and learn more. You can also visit tellmuni.com to give feedback and sign up for […]
Muni TEP Meeting: Routes 35 and 48 in Hayes Valley
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From SFMTA: Muni is considering proposed service and route changes as part of the Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP). Developed with extensive analysis and community input, the TEP proposals will modernize Muni for its 700,000 daily passengers. Attend this meeting to provide input and learn more. You can also visit tellmuni.com to give feedback and sign up for […]
Muni TEP Meeting: Routes 8X, 11, 27, 47, and 76 in North Beach
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From SFMTA: Muni is considering proposed service and route changes as part of the Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP). Developed with extensive analysis and community input, the TEP proposals will modernize Muni for its 700,000 daily passengers. Attend this meeting to provide input and learn more. You can also visit tellmuni.com to give feedback and sign up for […]
SFMTA Budget Town Hall Meetings
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From SFMTA: The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which is responsible for planning, implementing, maintaining and operating multimodal transportation services in the City, requests your input as we develop the Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Capital and Operating Budget and Fiscal Year 2015-2019 Capital Improvement Program. Please join us at two upcoming Budget Town Hall meetings […]
Eyes on the Street: SFPD Tickets Illegal U-Turners in the Castro
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Here’s another sign that the SFPD is continuing to make good on its pledge to increase enforcement against reckless driving. This update comes from Bryan Goebel, Streetsblog SF’s founding editor, who lives in the Castro. He said he’s noticed a recent uptick in enforcement in his neighborhood against illegal u-turns. Illegal turns are on the SFPD’s […]
A Reminder: Congestion Pricing Will Save Lives
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Congestion pricing resurfaced this week thanks to an SF Examiner article that was picked up by several other media sources, rightly framing it as a way to save lives. The Examiner highlighted a Department of Public Health report from 2011 [PDF], which estimated that in 2015, if drivers were charged $3 for heading into downtown […]
Bike Bayview Monthly Ride
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Via Facebook: On the third Friday of the month, let’s meet up and ride! We’ll be meeting at 7:45 at Mendell Plaza and leaving at 8AM, riding north along Mendell St to the Cargo Way bike lanes, then north on Illinois St. Split off at 16th St to either head toward Civic Center via 7th […]
Ped Signal at Sunset and Yorba, Where Man Was Killed, Sped Up by a Year
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On deadly Sunset Boulevard, the SFMTA’s plans for a new pedestrian-activated stop light at Yorba Street have been advanced by a year. The signal, originally scheduled to go in by the end of 2016, is now set to be activated by the end of 2015, according to SFMTA spokesperson Paul Rose. Currently, the Sunset and […]
Paging Ed Lee: How a Mayor Shows Real Commitment to Vision Zero
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While they’ve both uttered the phrase “Vision Zero,” Mayor Ed Lee continues to be put to shame by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio when it comes to making a real commitment to drastically reduce traffic violence. Lee’s only direct mention of Vision Zero so far came in his State of the City speech, with a brief […]
Haight Ashbury Public Realm Plan Workshop
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From SF Planning: Please join us for a public workshop to discuss potential placemaking and transit improvements in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood! For the past few months, we’ve been gathering input on the neighborhood’s streets and sidewalks, and have been working on a series of design alternatives that address key concerns. At this workshop, staff […]
Eyes on the Street: Holloway Bike Lane Connects SFSU, City College
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The SFMTA has installed bike lanes and speed bumps on Holloway Avenue between Beverly Street and Ashton Avenue, a stretch that serves as the main bicycling route connecting SF State University to City College’s Ocean Campus and Balboa Park Station. The configuration has a bike lane on one side of the street and a parking […]
SF County Transportation Authority Board Meeting
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