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
No, Mr. President, You Can’t Have California’s High-Speed Rail Money Back
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Trump tweets, then Governor Newsom responds, making it clear that high-speed rail is not going away
Governor Newsom Says High-Speed Rail Serving the Central Valley Is Not a “Train to Nowhere”
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But he did NOT say he was abandoning the entire project
Active Transportation Funding Cycle 4: Staff Recommendations Revised and Adopted
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CTC approves staff's recommended list of project awards, revised slightly from December
Bill Would Make State Highways–Which Are Often City Streets–Accommodate All Users
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Senator Wiener's S.B. 127 would shift Caltrans' focus to safety for everyone, not just for car drivers
Newsom’s Ambitious State Budget Includes Threat to Withhold Transportation Funding to Get More Housing
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But details are a bit murky
At Last, New Rules Are Final: Car Delay Is (Sometimes) NOT an Environmental Impact
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After more than five years of discussion and delay S.B. 743's rules on measuring environmental impacts from transportation have been adopted
Active Transportation Program Cycle 4: With More Money, Staff Recommends Fewer, Larger Projects
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More transformational projects could bring larger mode shifts, complete gaps in networks; but many high-scoring projects were left out.
What Should Governor-elect Newsom’s Transportation Priorities Be?
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The next governor of California will enter office with one big problem—transportation funding—already solved, at least for the moment. The passage of S.B. 1 and the defeat of Prop 6 guarantee that for the next few years the state will have enough money to fix some of its transportation problems. But it would be a […]
Transportation Commission, Air Resources Meet at Cross Purposes, Talk Past Each Other
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The focus of the meeting was a report showing California is not on track to reduce emissions from transportation
Prop 6 Proponents Introduce Anti-High Speed Rail Initiative
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DeMaio wants to shift all responsibility for state highways to local governments, and all construction work to private contractors.
L.A. Times Editorial Board: California Could Have Better Transportation Options
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Air Resources Board report on rising transportation emissions hits home in California's most car-centric city
Report: California Efforts to Reduce Transportation Emissions Are Not Working
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The California Air Resources Board released a report today showing that major changes will be needed to meet regional greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.