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Melanie Curry

@StreetsblogCal, @currymel 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

Clean Air Day Is Wednesday

By Melanie Curry | Oct 5, 2021 | No Comments
Make it every day
Complete Streets project in Watsonville, CA. Image: Caltrans

Update on Caltrans Complete Streets Reservation

By Melanie Curry | Sep 15, 2021 | No Comments
34 projects to receive early Caltrans Complete Streets funds: 12 include separated, all-ages bike facilities; 16 include new sidewalks; 26 along a city's main street; 2 include road diets

Legislative Update: Big Wins on Traffic Safety

By Melanie Curry | Sep 13, 2021 | No Comments
A pile of bills await the Governor's signature, among them some pretty big wins for bicycle and pedestrian safety

High-Speed Rail Impasse Means No Active Transportation Boost, Other Projects Also Denied Funding

By Melanie Curry | Sep 7, 2021 | No Comments
$500 million proposed as a one-time augmentation for Active Transportation Projects will go back to the General Fund - as will a total of $3.3 billion in other proposed allocations including for L.A. Olympics projects

Study: Sacramento’s Bike-Share Riders Replaced Car Trips, Cut VMT

By Melanie Curry | Sep 2, 2021 | No Comments
Researchers estimate that Sacramento-area bike-share trips cut vehicle miles driven by 2,000 miles a day before the pandemic.

Quick Legislative Update: “Light-Touch Density” and Permanent Slow Streets Move Ahead

By Melanie Curry | Aug 25, 2021 | No Comments
A few weeks remain to get bills passed, and they are moving.
A.B. 1103 would have allowed bikes to legally proceed through a stop sign without stopping when it is safe to do so. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

Down to the Wire: Bills on Jaywalking, Bikes at Stop Signs Could Use Support

By Melanie Curry | Aug 19, 2021 | No Comments
Two important safety bills are close but not quite across the finish line, and could use help from supporters to get there.

Have More Courage on Climate, Voter Group Tells CA Senate Leaders Atkins, Hertzberg, and Hueso

By Melanie Curry | Aug 18, 2021 | No Comments
Represent your constituents, not the oil companies, says the League of Conservation Voters. And do a better job pushing good climate policy. There's no time to waste.
Governor Newsom

Budget Negotiations Hold Active Transportation, Other Funds Hostage

By Melanie Curry | Jul 1, 2021 | No Comments
While no one will say, it might be a part of stalled negotiations on High Speed Rail

Legislative Update: Bikes at Stop Signs, Jaywalking, and Camera Enforcement on Buses

By Melanie Curry | Jun 30, 2021 | No Comments
Key transportation safety and equity bills move forward after Senate Transportation Hearing
Tenants in this building say they are prepared to buy the property, and should have right of first refusal, but Caltrans doesn't agree. Image: Google Street View

CTC Delays Weighing in on Sale of Multi-Family Property in South Pasadena

By Melanie Curry | Jun 28, 2021 | No Comments
Tenants, City say they had first right of refusal; Caltrans claimed a strict "decision waterfall" was preventing them from doing the right thing
For now, California will have to continue to rely on public relations campaigns and other methods to reduce speeding. Image from the Office of Traffic Safety

California Won’t Be Getting Speed Enforcement Cameras Soon

By Melanie Curry | May 25, 2021 | No Comments
A.B. 550 was killed without discussion
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