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
Adorable Scenes From a Record-Breaking Walk and Roll to School Day
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A record-breaking 13,000 students at 76 SF schools reportedly participated in International Walk and Roll to School Day yesterday, including over a hundred little ones who formed a “walking school bus” at E.R. Taylor Elementary, where city officials held a press event. At E.R. Taylor, which holds walking buses every week as part of the […]
Swapping Parking for Public Space on Irving: Merchants May Have Warmed Up
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Most merchants on central Irving Street in the Sunset may have come around to the idea of turning 12 parking spaces into sidewalk extensions with greenery and stylized seating fixtures. At an open house community meeting last week, the opposition to the proposal seen at the previous meeting in August seemed to have largely dissipated, […]
Mayor Lee: I Will Have Tickets Issued to Double Parkers Who Block My Car
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With the spotlight turned on the dangers and dysfunction that result from the sorry state of double-parking enforcement in San Francisco, Mayor Ed Lee has staked out a position on the matter that seems to show a tone-deaf windshield perspective on city streets more than an actual commitment to making them safer. Supervisor Scott Wiener, […]
East Bay Bicycle Coalition’s Biketopia
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Biketopia is the East Bay Bicycle Coalition’s winter member party! Biketopia reflects our vision for a vibrant, bike-friendly East Bay and will take place in an Oakland ballroom recently brought back to life. Socialize with friends old and new, enjoy a tasty New Belgium brew or glass of wine, delicious food, browse our impressive live […]
Victims Share Tales of SFPD Anti-Bike Bias and Hostility at City Hall
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When Sarah Harling was hospitalized by a minivan driver who made a left turn into her at a stop sign intersection, she says the SFPD officer who filed the police report included a fabricated statement from her claiming that she “approached the stop sign without stopping.” Harling said she tried to submit a response to […]
The Sloppy Reporting Behind KTVU’s Eulogy for Re-Purposed Parking Spaces
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Perhaps we shouldn’t expect much from KTVU these days in the way of fact-checking — Bay Area viewers should be used to the exceptional sloppiness seen in reports like the attempted hit on bike-share, the self-documented harassment of bicycle riders who don’t wear helmets, and, of course, the infamous fake names of pilots involved in […]
SFCTA Considers Removing Freeway Ramps at Balboa Park Station
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Balboa Park may be a major transit hub for BART and Muni, but it’s hard to tell as you approach the station, which is surrounded by dangerous roads swarming with car traffic moving to and from six nearby freeway ramps. The design of the area around the station — not to mention the 24,000 people […]
The Sorry State of Double-Parking Enforcement on SF Streets
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There’s no question: Double-parking in San Francisco is rampant, and it routinely causes danger for people on bicycles and delays for Muni riders. Just a day after Supervisor Scott Wiener held a hearing on the issue at City Hall at the beginning of the week, a Muni bus driver and car driver collided on Mission at […]
SFMTA to Widen Bike Lane, Remove Traffic Lane on Folsom in SoMa
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The SFMTA will re-purpose a general traffic lane to widen and buffer the existing bike lane on Folsom Street between Fourth and 11th Streets by the end of the year, the agency announced today. The pilot project, which comes about six weeks after 24-year-old Amelie Le Moullac was killed on her bike by a truck […]
Eyes on the Street: Bike Lanes on Cesar Chavez, Green Wave on 11th
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Two bicycling upgrades were spotted in the eastern neighborhoods this past week: Preliminary striping for bike lanes on western Cesar Chavez Street and a “green wave” on 11th Street in west SoMa. The unprotected bike lanes being installed on Cesar Chavez are part of the ongoing rehab on the section west of Hampshire Street. A photo […]
Folks for Polk Design Meet-Up
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From Folks for Polk: StreetMixin’ it up; Sharing inspirations for Polk’s Streetscape FFP’s in the SFMTA’s Polk Working Group and will present your best ideas to them and other City officials ALL are requested to ENGAGE ONLINE BEFORE THE PARTY: ‘What would YOUR ideal Polk St. be like?’ at: www.neighborland.com/polk FIRST 80 ARRIVALS GET A […]