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
Latest Cap-and-Trade Auction Shows Strong Results
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The price of emission allowances is rising steadily, and is well above the government-set floor price. The cap-and-trade market seems quite stable.
State Grants Awarded for Active Transportation, Sustainable Communities
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There are, as always, far more projects applying than there is money for. A complete list of projects here.
Legislative Update: Complete Streets Move Forward, ATP Rejigger Fails
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Among the bills that died or survived last week's Appropriations committee hearings were two key bills for people who walk, bike, or take transit.
Introducing: the Streetsblog California Index*
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Some random numbers on traffic safety
High-Speed Rail Authority Updates Plan to Finish Central Valley Segment
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The annual update on progress and planning for the California High-Speed Rail program includes more precise estimates of costs and an outside analysis of the program's feasibility.
National Center for Sustainable Transportation Explains New Induced Travel Calculator
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Confused about how building highways could end up creating more traffic congestion? This webinar can help.
Proposed Federal Fuel Economy Rules Will Mess Up Everything
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Current Regional Transportation Plans, which have relied on steadily cleaner tailpipe emissions, may not be enough to achieve federal clean air standards
Legislative Update: Amtrak Bus Tickets, Vouchers for E-bikes, Smog Check for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
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Here is a very incomplete summary of bills that have passed their policy committees this week, which is the deadline to do so. If they failed to pass, they are dead for this year. If they passed, they have to either go to a finance committee or to a floor vote before being passed along […]
CA DMV Releases Proposed Regulations for Testing Autonomous Trucks on Public Roads
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45-day comment period ends May 27. Wait--the DMV is in charge of writing regulations for autonomous vehicles??
Legislative Update: Sen. Transpo. Committee Passes Several Bills, Including ATP Change
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S.B. 152 ATP re-org was questioned, but ultimately passed its first committee hearing
State Bill Would Dramatically Restructure Active Transportation Program
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The MTC says their goal with S.B. 152 is good governance. Advocates are not convinced
Housing-Near-Transit Bill Passes Its First Hearing
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A bill that would rezone every city in California to a higher density near transit passed, as did several other housing bills.