Melanie Curry
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
Lyft Announces $700,000 Investment in Oakland Transportation Options
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The money will fund a bike lending library and community-led planning on bike-share deployment and affordable transportation options in East Oakland
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
Autonomous Vehicles Could Make Life Amazing and Easy, or Truly Awful
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It depends on who you are--and whether government policy gets out ahead of the technology
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
Governor Newsom Has an Opportunity to Bring Balance to the California Transportation Commission
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Three openings on the commission could bring a new perspective to major transportation funding decisions
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 State Budget Connects Housing Needs and Transportation Funding
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But details are a bit murky
Bike, Pedestrian, and Transit Projects Garner Top Engineering Awards
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As do a fish rescue facility, a water treatment facility, seismic retrofits, a power transmission line...and a parking plaza
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—and long after the construction of the stadium it was attached to—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.
Transformative Climate Communities Grants Announced
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The Strategic Growth Council today awarded two implementation grants and four planning grants to communities around the state to encourage and assist in community-led efforts to plan for community resilience in the face of climate change.