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
High-Speed Rail Impasse Means No Active Transportation Boost, Other Projects Also Denied Funding
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$500 million proposed as a one-time augmentation for Active Transportation Projects will go back to the General Fund - as will a total of $3.3 billion in other proposed allocations including for L.A. Olympics projects
Study: Sacramento’s Bike-Share Riders Replaced Car Trips, Cut VMT
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Researchers estimate that Sacramento-area bike-share trips cut vehicle miles driven by 2,000 miles a day before the pandemic.
Quick Legislative Update: “Light-Touch Density” and Permanent Slow Streets Move Ahead
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A few weeks remain to get bills passed, and they are moving.
Down to the Wire: Bills on Jaywalking, Bikes at Stop Signs Could Use Support
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Two important safety bills are close but not quite across the finish line, and could use help from supporters to get there.
Have More Courage on Climate, Voter Group Tells CA Senate Leaders Atkins, Hertzberg, and Hueso
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Represent your constituents, not the oil companies, says the League of Conservation Voters. And do a better job pushing good climate policy. There's no time to waste.
Budget Negotiations Hold Active Transportation, Other Funds Hostage
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While no one will say, it might be a part of stalled negotiations on High Speed Rail
Legislative Update: Bikes at Stop Signs, Jaywalking, and Camera Enforcement on Buses
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Key transportation safety and equity bills move forward after Senate Transportation Hearing
CTC Delays Weighing in on Sale of Multi-Family Property in South Pasadena
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Tenants, City say they had first right of refusal; Caltrans claimed a strict "decision waterfall" was preventing them from doing the right thing
California Won’t Be Getting Speed Enforcement Cameras Soon
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A.B. 550 was killed without discussion
Governor Newsom Proposes $500M Bump to Active Transportation
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It's not the $2B requested by the CA Transportation Commission and advocates, and it's not even near what he proposes for litter cleanup, but it would help
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.