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
Fact Checking Arguments for Repealing the Gas Tax
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These are not reasons to vote for Prop 6
Comic Book Hero Fights for Safer Streets
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Circulate SD's latest weapon in the battle for safe streets: comic book here Captain VZ, for “Vision Zero."
Brown Signs CA Scooter Bill (No More Helmet Requirement) and Other Scooter News
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Also: Lime appeals San Francisco pilot program decision, Bird reaches milestone--and what about those e-scooter dangers?
Legislative Update: Brown Signs Bills on Electric Vehicles, Bike Miles Driven, Street Vending
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California will begin regulating emissions from ride-hail companies, sometime, soonish--and give them credit for bike-miles driven. Governor Brown signed that and several other livability bills.
Is CA E-Scooter Bill under Attack?
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Several articles in mainstream media outlets describe a "spike" in injuries to e-scooter riders, while a bill aiming to encourage scooter riding is waiting for the governor to sign it.
CA Legislative Update: Bills Supporting More, Fairer, and Infill Housing
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Bills that make changes to the way regions set and enforce housing allocations, that expand exemptions from the California Environmental quality Act, and that affirm fair housing rules.
California Releases Grim Climate Change Assessment
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Average temperatures in California will continue to rise, sea levels will go up, and snowpack will shrink, affecting the availability of water for all uses.
Sacramento Police Video: This Was No Safety Stop
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Department trips over itself to excuse an “unintentional” crash that knocked a boy off his feet
California Transportation Commission Approves Funding Allocations for Transit, Highways
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The CTC approved $1.8 billion in allocation requests for highway projects--which includes $3.5 million for Active Transportation Program project--and $156 million for transit projects.
Denham’s Oversight Hearing on High Speed Rail: “We Could Build 20 Dams for That Price!”
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A federal transportation subcommittee—on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials—held a hearing on high-speed rail that wasn't as hostile as its chair seemed to promise
Reports Quantify Benefits of Gas Tax Investments for California, Regions
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ARTBA says that last year's gas tax increase, expected to bring in $5.2 billion in annual revenue, will add $18.3 billion yearly to the California economy.
Suit Alleges Air Resources Board Plan Limits Housing, Victimizes Poor
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In the most recent California Planning & Development Report, Josh Stevens draws attention to a “quixotic” and “aggressively worded” lawsuit filed in April against the Air Resources Board and its 2017 Scoping Plan.