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
Progress on California’s High-Speed Rail
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People are noticing that the project is actually happening. Listen to CAHSRA head Brian Kelly tell the story.
Does the Building Trades Council Really Believe Freeways Are More Important than Homes?
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Labor is prioritizing a few hours of labor over people's lives, and homes.
What Should the Air Resources Board Study?
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An opportunity to help shape California Air Resources Board's research priorities - and provide ideas for future research projects
CA High-Speed Rail Hits Milestones
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EIR for Merced to San Jose, Central Valley Station designs, Funding for Union Station, Adoption of 2022 Business Plan
Governor Newsom Appoints Transportation Equity Leader Dr. Adonia Lugo to CA Transportation Commission
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Lugo is a longtime transportation equity advocate, a professor at Antioch University Los Angeles - instrumental in the Untokening and CicLAvia
Bike and Pedestrian Safety Bills Pass First Hearing; Legislative Decorum Cracks
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A recap of yesterday's hearing: Stop as Yield, Freedom to Walk, Pedestrian Lead Intervals, Speed Cameras, Aligning planning and investments with climate goals, Graduated Driver's Licenses - and a spectacular failure to suspend the gas tax
First Bill Roundup: What’s on Deck This Session?
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Speed cameras, ending tickets for "jaywalking," and stop-as-yield for bikes, planning, and e-bike training.
Clean California “Beautification” Grants Include Bike and Pedestrian Improvements
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Last week, the administration announced the release of $296 million in grants to 105 California communities for a wide range of "Clean California" projects, including pedestrian and bike path improvements.
Induced Driving Is Hard to Explain – But It’s Crucial to Get It
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For the last fifty years, road builders have tried to solve congestion by building more lanes, and it hasn't worked. Yet they still don't connect expanding capacity with increasing congestion.
Report: CA’s Historical Focus on Highway Construction Must Change
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Legislative report on state transportation investments concludes that, if funding at every level is not reprioritized, climate goals will not be met, equity will suffer, and CA will fall short of other goals including reliable, efficient movement of people and goods.
Assemblymember Phil Ting Reintroduces Bill to Decriminalize “Jaywalking”
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Citing statistics that show that jaywalking laws do not make walking safer, Assemblymember Phil Ting introduced a new bill, A.B. 2147, to end the practice of stopping pedestrians that pose no danger to themselves or others when they cross a street.
State Grants $808M to Support Housing as a Climate Strategy
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The AHSC, funded by California's cap-and-trade program, aims to reducing GHGs by putting housing near transit and increasing opportunities for people to safely and comfortably rely on active transportation and transit for their travel needs.