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
Noticed More “Continental” Crosswalks? They’re Now Standard on SF Streets
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It’s not your imagination — crosswalks around San Francisco are being upgraded more rapidly to the “continental” striping style, also known as “ladder” or “zebra-striped” crosswalks, to make people more visible to drivers when they’re crossing the street. The SFMTA has ditched its traditional crosswalk design comprised of two white lines along the length of […]
Design Tweaks Delay Construction of Safety Features on Fell and Oak
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Construction of the final pieces of bike and pedestrian safety improvements on Fell and Oak Streets between Baker and Scott has been delayed again as the agency finalizes the design of traffic islands and bulb-outs. Previously promised this year, the upgrades have been pushed back until some time in 2014, according to the SFMTA. SFMTA Livable Streets spokesperson […]
SFMTA: Fell and Oak Bike Lanes Are Yielding Promising Safety Results
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The SFMTA has released some preliminary survey results showing that the three-block bike lanes on Fell and Oak Streets, along with other safety measures, have resulted in calmer motor traffic, an increased sense of safety among bicycle commuters, and a decrease in illegal bicycling behaviors. On Fell and Oak, between Scott and Baker Streets — the connection from the […]
Muni’s New 5L-Fulton Limited Gets High Marks From the Twitterverse
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Update: See photos of the Fulton road diet between Stanyan and Baker Streets at the end of the article. If there’s anywhere you can find a cynical view of Muni service from frustrated riders, it’s Twitter. But riders of the new 5L-Fulton Limited line seem to be tweeting nothing but glowing reviews of the new […]
Parking-Obsessed Extremists Threaten Plan for Safer Walking on Potrero
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Update: A petition in support of wider sidewalks on Potrero has been created. In what may be a new low for selfish opposition to street safety measures, flyers and a petition full of misinformation are being circulated against wider sidewalks on Potrero Avenue. Believe it or not, this one’s not a joke, and the city may water down its pedestrian […]
Potrero Streetscape Redesign Open House
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Inner Richmond’s First Sunday Streets Lively With Llamas and Humans
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Despite the cloudy weather, Clement and Arguello Streets were bustling yesterday during the first Sunday Streets in the Inner Richmond — the first Sunday Streets to come to the west side’s neighborhood streets. (The other events have all been in Golden Gate Park and on the Great Highway.) With the event tied in with Clement’s on-street […]
Han Cheng Li, 62, Killed by Driver at 16th and Potrero
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Han Cheng Li, 62, was struck and killed by a driver on 16th Street at Potrero Avenue in the Mission at about 11:38 p.m. Saturday night, according to reports. Police have not released details about how the crash occurred or the name of the driver, but he has been identified as a 54-year-old man. Li […]
SFMTA Engineering Hearing
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Haight-Market Contra-Flow Bus Lane, Ped Upgrades Coming Next Summer
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Construction of a red contra-flow bus-only lane and pedestrian safety upgrades at the hairy intersection of Market, Haight, and Gough Streets is on track to begin in January and be completed next summer, according to the SFMTA. The plan to create a more direct route for riders on Muni’s 71-Haight/Noriega and 6-Parnassus lines, approved by the […]
Double-Parked Driver Chokes Wiggle Intersection; SFPD Nowhere to Be Found
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Yesterday evening I returned to the Wiggle, where reports continue of SFPD officers targeting bicycle commuters rolling stop signs. To my surprise, there were no police to be found during their typical shift at about 6:45 p.m., but I did find a driver double-parked right behind the crosswalk on Waller and Steiner Streets. In the […]
SFMTA Shops Folsom Buffered Bike Lane at Crowded Community Meeting
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The SFMTA’s proposal to widen the Folsom Street bike lane with a buffer zone and remove a general traffic lane drew significant turnout at a community meeting in SoMa yesterday evening. The project, set to be installed by the end of the year, seems to have strong support from residents and livable streets advocates as […]