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
California Planners Have Already Been Swapping VMT for LOS
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The state's "seismic" shift from measuring congestion to assessing new travel has been a glacial but inexorable change
Caltrans Will Account for New Driving Produced by its Transportation Projects
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A "profound change" in how transportation impacts are accounted for is coming, in line with efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and driving and increase biking, walking, and transit trips
Walk SF Urges Public to Push for Strong Recommendations on Setting Speed Limits
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Zero Fatalities Task Force report due soon, but since it has been meeting in closed-door sessions it's anyone's guess what its recommendations will be
Bike/Pedestrian Path on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Is Finally Open
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"Who will ride it?" The several thousand people who showed up to cross the San Francisco Bay on the path's opening day answered that question pretty clearly
Invest in What Makes it Easy to Travel by Healthy, Active, Sustainable Modes
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Bay Area community organizations and consultants release road map for a future of clean sustainable transportation
New Report Says Air Quality in U.S. – Especially in California – Is Getting Worse
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Researchers found evidence that increased use of natural gas and vehicle fuels are contributing to worsening air quality. Wildfires are a factor, but don't fully explain the increase.
Coastal Commission Accepts San Diego’s Zero-Parking Requirements for a Slice of Coastal Zone
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Despite staff recommendation to "wait and see," Commission agrees with need to stop requiring minimum parking at new developments
Legislative Update: New Laws on Transportation Policy, Funding, Planning
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Among the hundreds of new laws signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in the weeks leading up to Sunday's deadline were a few related to transportation.
No, CA Didn’t Bait and Switch Gas Tax Funds
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Sleepy State Interregional Transportation Plan Sparks Passionate Misunderstanding
New Report: Californians Must Drive Less
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Even with all the policies on cleaner fuels, increases in driving are increasing emissions
New California Transportation Commissioners Sworn In
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Tamika Butler and Hilary Norton are a good response to A.B. 179, which called for better representation on the CTC
Governor Orders Transportation Aligned with Climate, Appoints Tamika Butler and Hilary Norton to CTC
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California State Transportation Agency ordered to direct investments towards decreasing fuel consumption and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.