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
CA Bill Would Ban New Fracking Permits and Phase Out the Practice
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It also takes up the unfinished arguments around the state about buffers around active oil wells near homes and schools
Environmental Justice Members Resign from CA Air Board Task Force on Carbon Offsets
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Task force is about to issue a report recommending ways to expand the problematic but profitable offsets program. Advocates wanted to focus on ways to make it work for the climate and environment.
A Conversation with New Assembly Transportation Chair Laura Friedman
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Assemblymember Laura Friedman talks about her new position as Senate Transportation Committee chair, and about her thoughts on furthering sustainable transportation in California.
Did Governor Newsom Forget About Transit Workers in Vaccine Rollout?
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Until yesterday, transit workers were recognized as essential workers who should be prioritized for vaccinations against COVID. Then state plans changed, and transit workers are left wondering why they've been left out.
Air Resources Board Elevates Environmental Justice to Executive Level
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ClimatePlan's Chanell Fletcher, as new Deputy Executive Officer for Environmental Justice, will oversee environmental justice, Community Air Monitoring Program (A.B. 617), and more.
Untrashing the Planet, One Corner at a Time
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Cleaning up means working together, but also just getting out there with gloves and bags and picking up the trash.
Caltrans Statement on Equity: What Does it Mean?
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Caltrans makes a promise, and communities and advocates will need to hold them accountable to it. It won't be easy.
Two New Transportation Leaders in California Legislature
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Assembly Speaker Rendon surprises observers by replacing Jim Frazier with Laura Friedman; Senate President Atkins appoints Lena Gonzalez to chair left empty by departure of Jim Beall.
Governor Newsom Appoints New Chair to Air Resources Board
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His choice is current CPUC commissioner Liane Randolph.
Caltrans Director Toks Omishakin on the Future of Transportation
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Transit, equity, climate are all new areas of focus for what used to be the State Highway Department
California Transportation Commission Releases Staff Recommendations for $2B in Transportation Funding
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Funding for three gas tax-funded programs: Solutions for Congested Corridors Program, Trade Corridor Enhancement Program, and Local Partnership Program - includes highway widenings
A Quick Look at the Biden-Harris Clean Energy Plan, and its California Connections
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Policy recommendations advise replicating some of California's best programs, but time is precious.