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
What the Candidates for Governor Say About Transportation and Land Use Issues
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Seven gubernatorial candidates were invited to share their views on transportation and land use by a team of advocates working on those issues.
Gas Tax Funding Announced for Transit, Highway, and Local Priority Projects
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All kinds of transportation projects will get funding from the gas tax. Both CalSTA and the CTC are ready to make allocations.
Bill to Change the Way California Sets Speed Limits Slows Down
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Laura Friedman's bill now calls for a task force to study why California has such a counterintuitive method for setting speed limits.
Traffic Safety Data Company Finds More Drivers Using Cellphones
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Despite laws against using a hand-held phone or similar device, a new report shows that people are not putting down their phones.
CA Legislature Ponders the Future of High-Speed Rail Program
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Two legislative hearings were prompted by the recent release of the California High Speed Rail Authority's updated business plan, which issued new—higher—estimates of the project's costs and a longer timeline for building it.
Caltrans Releases Annual “Non-motorized” Report to Legislature
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“Active Transportation in California: The Non-Motorized Transportation Facilities Report Fiscal Year 2016-17,” highlights Caltrans' achievements of the past year as the department works towards its fast-approaching goals to increase the share of trips made by walking and bicycling in the state.
Update: Last Chance to Comment on Statewide Changes to CEQA
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New rules called for by S.B. 743 will require development projects to estimate the vehicle miles of travel they will produce, instead of the amount of traffic delay they might cause. But as currently proposed, the rules will not apply to transportation projects.
Bill Could Make it Easier for Cities to Lower Speed Limits
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While not the whole solution for safety, lowering speed limits is one tool for safer streets--if it can be utilized.
Montclair, California Declares War on Pedestrians
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What's next? Should Montclair outlaw being blind while walking? Being old and slow? Being in a wheelchair? Being short? Being young?
BikeSGV Tests Idea of E-Bike Rebates
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BikeSGV was able to help community members buy 100 electric bikes, which they can use to replace car trips along the busy I-10 corridor.
Fresno, Watts, and Ontario Awarded Grants to Transform Their Communities
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Three cities will receive grants to complete projects developed in collaboration with the local community to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while bringing other health and economic benefits.
Bill to Allow Bikes to Treat Stop Signs as Yield Signs Spiked
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Insurance industry freaks out: Chaos. Unpredictability. “Personal interpretation” of laws, oh my.