Melanie Curry
Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, since her early days commuting by bike to UCLA long ago. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, and edited Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center. She also earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.
Recent Posts
Bill Would Make State Highways–Which Are Often City Streets–Accommodate All Users
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Senator Wiener's S.B. 127 would shift Caltrans' focus to safety for everyone, not just for car drivers
Newsom’s Ambitious State Budget Includes Threat to Withhold Transportation Funding to Get More Housing
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But details are a bit murky
At Last, New Rules Are Final: Car Delay Is (Sometimes) NOT an Environmental Impact
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After more than five years of discussion and delay S.B. 743's rules on measuring environmental impacts from transportation have been adopted
Active Transportation Program Cycle 4: With More Money, Staff Recommends Fewer, Larger Projects
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More transformational projects could bring larger mode shifts, complete gaps in networks; but many high-scoring projects were left out.
What Should Governor-elect Newsom’s Transportation Priorities Be?
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The next governor of California will enter office with one big problem—transportation funding—already solved, at least for the moment. The passage of S.B. 1 and the defeat of Prop 6 guarantee that for the next few years the state will have enough money to fix some of its transportation problems. But it would be a […]
Transportation Commission, Air Resources Meet at Cross Purposes, Talk Past Each Other
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The focus of the meeting was a report showing California is not on track to reduce emissions from transportation
Prop 6 Proponents Introduce Anti-High Speed Rail Initiative
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DeMaio wants to shift all responsibility for state highways to local governments, and all construction work to private contractors.
L.A. Times Editorial Board: California Could Have Better Transportation Options
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Air Resources Board report on rising transportation emissions hits home in California's most car-centric city
Report: California Efforts to Reduce Transportation Emissions Are Not Working
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The California Air Resources Board released a report today showing that major changes will be needed to meet regional greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.
Media Blitz from Oil Industry Tries to Stoke Fears About “High Gas Prices”
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The ads show a Latinx mom with three kids, looking at the camera with concern. “We can’t afford runaway energy and fuel costs” is printed across the photo. A particularly sad-looking young fellow in a safety vest and hard hat named Jarred—first name only—stands next to the words: “We can’t afford more costs to fuel.” […]
Election 2018 – California’s Mostly Good News
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Prop 6 defeated! Democratic super-majority! Plus various transportation tax measures throughout the state.
New Caltrans Executive Director Laurie Berman Speaks of Changes Afoot at the State DOT
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Streetsblog asks about culture change, climate change, and getting people out of cars