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
Legislative Update: Bike Safety Stop Bill Passes CA Assembly
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Now the CA Senate must weigh in
Legislative Update: Long-awaited Speed Limit Flexibility Bill Moves Forward
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A.B. 43 passed the Assembly Transportation Committee on a 15-0 vote.
Legislative Update: Bill to Remove Parking Minimums Near Transit Passes First Committee
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Asm. Friedman's A.B. 1401 would allow developers to "right-size" the number of parking spaces
Bill Would Eliminate Problematic Minimum Parking Requirements
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Among the unintended consequences of minimum parking requirements are: more driving, more traffic, more delays for everyone including transit, longer distances between destinations, more fuel use and emissions, more difficulty and danger for people who are not in cars, and much higher housing costs.
Interview with CalSTA Secretary David Kim: Shifting CA Transportation Investments Towards Solving Climate Change
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California's draft Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure - CAPTI - could be the beginning of a new way to think about putting transportation money where it does the most good
Increase CA Active Transportation Program by $2 BILLION? Yes, Please.
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"Right now California is in a unique position," with a huge budget surplus, says Commissioner Alvarado. "Let's get a little ahead of this."
New Appointee to California Transportation Commission: Executive Director of TransForm
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TransForm Executive Director Darnell Grisby brings years of experience with transit, knowledge of sustainable transportation modes
High-Speed Rail: It’s Time to Commit
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While it was billed as an opportunity to "pause and consider the purpose of the project in the context of meeting the state's mobility needs," the hearing was more a disjointed airing of complaints.
Legislative Update: A Few Bills on Transit
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Bay Bridge bus service, bus lane/stop violation camera enforcement
Berkeley Moves Towards Eliminating Single-Family Zoning
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The legacy of exclusionary zoning is that it deprived certain communities the luxury of stability and wealth accumulation, which has left them more vulnerable to displacement as their neighborhoods become more attractive and accessible to wealthier outsiders.
Legislative Update: Bills About Bikes
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Traffic safety, treating a stop sign as a yield sign, e-bike rebates
CA Bill Would Ban New Fracking Permits and Phase Out the Practice
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It also takes up the unfinished arguments around the state about buffers around active oil wells near homes and schools