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
Quick Legislative Update: Current Status of Some Transportation, Housing Bills
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Complete Streets, e-bikes, CEQA exemptions, housing development, tenant rights--there's a lot going on in Sacramento
Berkeley Police Are Ticketing Bicyclists for Running Stop Signs on Bicycle Boulevards
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What are they trying to achieve?
Legislative Update: Deadlines – Tomorrow for Amendments, Next Week to Pass
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Complete Streets, Clear signage for bikes, Amtrak buses, Vouchers for e-bikes
Caltrans’ New Director: Toks Omishakin Has Credentials in Active Transportation
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What Caltrans needs is a leader who understands why biking and walking and transit are important and why these modes need multilayered, outspoken support.
Breaking Down Caltrans’ Cost Estimate of the Complete Streets Bill
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Back-of-the-envelope calculations do not add up
Active Transportation Symposium Announced: October 29-30 in West Sacramento
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The California Transportation Commission and Caltrans plan to co-host the first-ever 2-day symposium to share information and network about active transportation issues.
California GHG Inventory Shows Slight Downward Trend. Mostly.
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Except not in passenger vehicles. Or refineries. And decreases in other sectors are not dramatic
Charmingly Didactic: An Illustrated Guide to Why Biking Can Be Scary (But Doesn’t Have to Be)
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Illustrator Vreni captures a big reason biking infrastructure is needed: pure joy. Er, safety.
Complete Streets Bill Passes Assembly Transportation Committee
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Chair Jim Frazier threatens to derail it if he doesn't see amendments he wants, but votes it out of committee
Why California Needs a Complete Streets Bill: Part 2
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S.B. 127 requires investing in safety for road users that are outside of cars when making improvements for vehicle traffic, and calls for an equitable approach for those investments.
Why California Needs a Complete Streets Bill: Part 1
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Caltrans already has some Complete Streets policies in place, but it doesn't follow them
Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force Holds First Meeting
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Revisiting the way California sets speed limits as called for by last year's A.B. 2363