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 Aims to Reshape Active Transportation Program
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S.B. 152 would hand over 75 percent of ATP funding to regional MPOs to dispose of as they see fit
Gov’t Analyst: Despite Lack of Data, Let’s Rethink the Active Transportation Program
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Part 2 of our look at LAO report on the ATP
Gov’t Analyst: Active Transportation Program Data Is Lacking
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Part 1 of a look at LAO report on the ATP
Newsom Offers Details on Proposal to Spur More Housing
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Would potentially link transportation funding to housing production
Legislative Analyst Report on Active Transportation Program: Part 2
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The LAO suggests the legislature reconsider some of the program's objectives, and maybe make changes to the way the program funding is decided.
San Diego Will No Longer Require Parking at New Housing Near Transit
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New rules remove parking requirements near transit, and reduce parking requirements in downtown.
CA Legislative Hearings Discuss Progress on Gas Tax Investments, Housing
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An update on S.B. 1, and some conversation but no clarity on the notion of conditioning transportation funds on housing production
A CA Bill Would Double the Size of Highways 5 and 99, and Remove Speed Limits
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Moorlach wants to double the size of Highways 5 and 99 and remove speed limits. That will solve congestion, he says, and even--wait for it--reduce greenhouse gas emissions!
No, Mr. President, You Can’t Have California’s High-Speed Rail Money Back
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Trump tweets, then Governor Newsom responds, making it clear that high-speed rail is not going away
Governor Newsom Says High-Speed Rail Serving the Central Valley Is Not a “Train to Nowhere”
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But he did NOT say he was abandoning the entire project
Active Transportation Funding Cycle 4: Staff Recommendations Revised and Adopted
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CTC approves staff's recommended list of project awards, revised slightly from December
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