Melanie Curry
Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.
Friday’s Headlines
We don't have a wildfire crisis; it's an everything crisis; Notes on Newsom's budget proposal; San Diego's transit faces deficit; More
Streetsblog California Editor Signs Off
Pat me on the head and shoo me out the door, there's work to be done
Thursday’s Headlines
The fires and their long-term effects; RSR bridge bike lane meetings; More
Wednesday’s Headlines
CA abandons clean truck rules; Danville city council is out to get some bike advocates who are doing too good a job; Congestion pricing works; More
Tuesday’s Headlines
Stay awake, SoCal; Super-73 e-bikes "fixed"; Supreme Court denies oil industry attempt to block CA climate lawsuits; The costs of carbon pricing (and of not pricing carbon); More
Newsom Orders Suspension of CEQA for Fire Rebuilds
Is the California Environmental Quality Act - theoretically written to prevent disasters like these fires - really the big barrier holding back a rebuild?
Monday’s Headlines
These fires could have been prevented; Newsom releases state budget proposal; Tumlin on robotaxis; More
Friday’s Headlines
2024 hottest year ever; Slave labor is fighting fires; Border Patrol is already arresting people; More studies fine NO safety problems from allowing bike riders to slow roll stop signs; More
Thursday’s Headlines
LA Metro service adjustments during fires; SF Muni plans service cuts; Planned expansion of Hwy 37 adds salt marsh restoration; More
New Federal Infrastructure Grants Awarded: Many in California
The USDOT will award infrastructure grants in a range of programs, and California will receive about $260 million for a mixed bag of 26 different projects.