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
The More Space SF Uses to Store Cars, the Less We’ll Have to House People
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What if San Francisco stopped adding car parking? The idea might sound a little odd to the average person, but when you look at where the city is heading, the really crazy scenario would be to keep on cramming more cars into our neighborhoods. Under current policies, SF is poised to build 92,000 spots for […]
How Public Q&A Sessions Can Obscure Support for Street Changes
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When it comes to gauging support for changes on our streets, it’s easy to get the impression at community meetings that a handful of vocal critics represent significant opposition. But as preliminary survey results from a recent Inner Sunset meeting on improvements for the N-Judah show, public forums can often be a poor reflection of the actual level of […]
Mission Street Public Life Plan Open House
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From SF Planning: On February 19th, the Planning Department will be hosting an open house to debut the Mission Street Public Life Plan project. The project is a plan that will celebrate the identity of Mission Street from Van Ness Street to Randall Street. The plan will re-imagine Mission Street as a vital transit corridor […]
Middle Polk Neighborhood Association Meeting with Sup. David Chiu
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From SFBC: Speak up for a transformative pilot and a safer Polk Street at the Middle Polk Neighborhood Association meeting next Monday, February 17 from 6:30PM at St. Paulus Lutheran Church, 1541 Polk Street between Sacramento and California. District 3 Supervisor and President of the Board of Supervisors David Chiu will be the featured speaker.
Supes, SFPD, SFMTA Stand With Crash Victims and Advocates at City Hall
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SFPD officials, transportation department heads, and three supervisors stood outside City Hall this morning alongside safe streets advocates and people whose lives have been affected by traffic violence. The press conference served as a call to action and a memorial for victims of traffic violence in the past year, with participants holding Valentines featuring names of […]
SFMTA’s Draft List for the Next Generation of Bikeways
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The SFMTA has released a draft list of the 68 street segments it’s looking to include in the next wave of improvements to the city’s bicycle network [PDF]. The SF Bicycle Coalition mapped out the list and is asking its members to weigh in on a survey about which streets should take top priority. The SFMTA’s […]
Speeding Driver Arrested for Killing Pedestrian, Walking Away on Van Ness
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SFPD has arrested 27-year-old Mageb Hussain of Emeryville for hitting and killing an unidentified pedestrian on Van Ness at Pacific Avenue at about 1 a.m. last night. Hussain was reportedly driving a rental car and attempted to walk away from the scene of the crash. Police said Hussain faces felony vehicular manslaughter and felony hit and […]
DPW, SFMTA Finally Streamlining Construction of Safer Intersections
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Poor coordination between city agencies has led to many a missed opportunity to build pedestrian safety measures when crews are already digging into a street corner for maintenance purposes. With the Department of Public Works ramping up its street re-paving work thanks to the Prop B Street Improvement Bond and upgrading many corner curb ramps […]
The Chron Still a Podium for Willie Brown’s Anti-Bike, Pro-Freeway Garbage
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Willie Brown’s successors don’t look so bad when reading the former mayor’s windshield perspective drivel in his latest Chronicle column. It’s hard to imagine San Franciscans once again electing a mayor who responds to a spate of pedestrian injuries by lambasting everything but the primary cause: reckless driving. But according to yesterday’s column from the increasingly out-of-touch Brown, […]
Geary BRT Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting
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Schedule and agendas
SFCTA Finance, Plans and Programs Committee Meeting
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Finance agenda Plans and Programs agenda
Gals with Gears Rec Ride: Presidio Loop 1
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From SFBC: Join the Gals for a scenic ride through the Presidio stopping at the Golden Gate Bridge Visitor Center plaza and the Legion of Honor before returning back to the start. We’ll show you a route, provide tips for riding in the city, and have a relaxing and easy ride. Gals with Gears is […]