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
BART Lifts Bike Bans Permanently
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BART has finally dropped its outdated policy of banning bicycles aboard trains during rush hours. After an uneventful four-month trial, the BART Board of Directors voted unanimously this morning to lift the bans permanently. The East Bay Bicycle Coalition tweeted that Robert Raburn, its former executive director and a current BART board member, was “pinching […]
Potrero Ave. NIMBYs Lead Supes to Grapple With the Minimum Parking Myth
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For NIMBYs fighting a residential building project in the northeast corner of the Mission on the basis of negative environmental impacts, you might think minimizing the number of new car parking spaces is a good thing. After all, the more parking that goes into a project, the more residents tend to own and drive cars. […]
SFPD Still Targeting Bike Commuters Rolling Stop Signs on the Wiggle
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Bicycle commuters on the Wiggle continue to be confronted by SFPD officers posted at intersections issuing warnings and tickets for what police deem to be dangerous violations of stop sign laws. Police claim they’re obligated to respond to complaints from neighbors who apparently see the behavior as a threat to public safety. But there have been […]
Polk Street Virtual Q&A Session
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From Folks for Polk: We know you can’t always make it to public meetings — But we also know it’s really important that you participate in the dialog as well. That’s why Folks for Polk is hosting the very first virtual Q&A with the SFMTA. Polk Street Project planners Luis Montoya and Patrick Race will […]
Contrary to SFPD Policy, Police Still Refer to “Collisions” as “Accidents”
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Anyone who keeps track of the daily reports that come out of the SFPD’s press office might be surprised to learn that the department has a policy of using the term “collision” — not “accident” — when referring to traffic crashes. That’s because, in practice, the SFPD’s top brass and press officers use “accident” as […]
SFBC Safe SoMa Member Committee
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From SFBC: Join the SF Bicycle Coalition’s Safe SoMa Member committee. Learn about the new Folsom street pilot and what the next steps are to make Folsom, Howard and the rest of SoMa streets safer.
Man on Bike Killed by Muni Bus Driver at Bryant and Division
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A man riding a bike was killed by a Muni bus driver this morning at the intersection of Bryant, Division and 11th Streets on the southwest end of SoMa, according to media reports. From the SF Chronicle: The crash involving a bus on the 27-Bryant line was reported at 8:44 a.m., said Mindy Talmadge, a […]
Shifting Direction, SFMTA Brings Bay Area Bike Share to New Neighborhoods
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The next 15 Bay Area Bike Share stations to be rolled out in San Francisco won’t fill in the system’s existing downtown footprint as originally planned — instead, planners have decided it’s time to bring the system out to neighborhoods like the Mission, the Castro, Hayes Valley, and Mission Bay sooner than expected. Although the […]
Investigation on the Trucker Who Killed Emitt Jackson Remains Opaque
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On October 4, a truck driver crushed 68-year-old Emitt Jackson, pinning him against a parked vehicle and killing him. But police have yet to release the name of the driver, any further information on the investigation, and whether the driver could face charges. Jackson is at least the 11th pedestrian to be killed in SF […]
Eyes on the Street: Trucker Blocks Crosswalk at New “CityTarget”
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As if Geary and Masonic wasn’t already hostile enough to pedestrians, here’s an example of street dysfunction exacerbated by freight traffic at the newly-opened CityTarget. Winston Parsons happened upon a delivery truck driver setting up shop in a crosswalk and, he said, impeding buses on the 43-Masonic. In the video he submitted, Parsons confronts the driver, […]
Eyes on the Street: New Bike Lanes, Road Diet on Folsom in the Mission
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The Mission’s stretch of Folsom Street, between 19th and 24th Streets, just got safer with bike lanes and a road diet striped along with a road-repaving. Formerly two general traffic lanes in each direction, the street now consists of one bike lane and one general lane on each side, resulting in a calmer environment and […]
The New “CityTarget” at Geary and Masonic: Driving Is Encouraged
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Do Geary Boulevard and Masonic Avenue need more car traffic? The marketers of the newly-opened “CityTarget” store seem to think so. The mailers announcing the opening of the supposedly urban-style store (clearly, it’s more like the downtown Metreon store than the suburban, parking-locked store in Serramonte) advertise the fact that it offers free parking — […]