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
Nicole Schneider to Succeed Elizabeth Stampe as Director of Walk SF
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Walk SF’s new executive director is Nicole Schneider, who will take the reins of San Francisco’s pedestrian advocacy organization starting September 23. Schneider will fill the shoes of Elizabeth Stampe, who has left the position to take a maternity leave but promises to return to Walk SF in another capacity. Schneider, who has an extensive […]
Bay Area Bike Share Off to Underwhelming Start, Early Usage Data Shows
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Some of the first usage data is in from Bay Area Bike Share. The data is rough, but the number of trips in the first 12 days is underwhelming compared to bike-share launches in New York or Washington, DC. The Bay Area Quality Management District is still working on getting a real-time data platform set […]
We Used to Expect Streets to Be as Safe as We Do Holly Park
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Rarely does the death of someone struck by a motorist garner as much public outrage as the incident in Holly Park last week. Media around the world has covered the death of Christine Svanemyr, who was lying in the grass with her infant daughter and dog when she was run over by Thomas Burnoski, a […]
Get Involved With Streetsblog — Internship Available
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Streetsblog San Francisco is seeking an intern who wants to get involved in online media covering the local livable streets movement. The intern will perform tasks like posting daily headlines, updating the events calendar, maintaining the appearance of the site, and potentially writing content for the blog. Ideal candidates will have experience in writing and […]
Eyes on the Street: More Green-Backed Sharrows on Market Street
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The SFMTA continues to paint green-backed sharrows along lower Market Street in the wake of a re-paving by the Department of Public Works. The new markings have been spotted as far east as Fourth Street. The combination is a nice treat that may help tide over San Franciscans who are still waiting for raised, protected bike […]
SFFD Tries to Quietly Nix Supe Wiener’s Ped Safety Reform in Fire Code
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The SF Fire Department tried to delete an amendment to the fire code that would allow city agencies greater flexibility in widening sidewalks to improve pedestrian safety, according to Supervisor Scott Wiener, who championed the measure. The measure was approved unanimously by the Board of Supervisors and signed into law by Mayor Ed Lee this […]
SFCTA 19th Avenue Transit Study Community Meeting
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From SFCTA: The 19th Avenue Transit Study builds on recent planning efforts to develop improvement concepts for a west-side, grade-separated (ie. partial subway, tunnel, or bridge crossings of 19th Avenue) alignment of the M-Ocean View light rail as it traverses 19th Avenue between St. Francis Circle and Broad at Orizaba. The purpose of the Study is to determine the feasibility, benefits, […]
Potrero Streetscape Improvement Project Open House
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SFMTA Still Fleshing Out Details of Pilot Bike Lane Upgrades on Folsom
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The SFMTA isn’t quite ready to declare that it will expedite protected bike lanes on Folsom Street with a pilot project, but planners say they’re fleshing out the details of what near-term safety upgrades on the street could look like. Although the SF Bicycle Coalition wrote in a blog post Friday that city officials promised them […]
SFCTA Board Approves Van Ness BRT Plan With an Extra Stop
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The plan for bus rapid transit on Van Ness Avenue was unanimously approved today by the SF County Transportation Authority Board, which is comprised of the Board of Supervisors. The plan, which includes transit lanes that run along a center median but converge to load at right-side boarding platforms, is generally the same design that […]
Caltrans Installs Small Road Diet on Outer San Jose Where Man Was Killed
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Caltrans has converted two general traffic lanes to bike lanes and a center turn lane on a deadly stretch of San Jose Avenue just south of highway 280, where 69-year-old Hector Arana was killed by a driver while crossing the street in March. Instead of six speed-inducing through lanes, the five-block stretch of San Jose […]