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Melanie Curry

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Bill Would Eliminate Problematic Minimum Parking Requirements

By Melanie Curry | Apr 6, 2021 | No Comments
Among the unintended consequences of minimum parking requirements are: more driving, more traffic, more delays for everyone including transit, longer distances between destinations, more fuel use and emissions, more difficulty and danger for people who are not in cars, and much higher housing costs.
Cover of Greenlining Institute's Clean Mobility Equity Playbook

Clean Mobility: An Evaluation of CA’s Equity Achievements – and Mistakes

By Melanie Curry | Apr 1, 2021 | No Comments
A new report from The Greenlining Institute analyzes what works, what doesn't work, and how to adjust California's many climate programs to make sure they benefit everyone
People waiting on BART platform, with BART train pulling in
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Interview with CalSTA Secretary David Kim: Shifting CA Transportation Investments Towards Solving Climate Change

By Melanie Curry | Mar 30, 2021 | No Comments
California's draft Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure - CAPTI - could be the beginning of a new way to think about putting transportation money where it does the most good
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Increase Active Transportation Program by $2 BILLION? Yes, Please.

By Melanie Curry | Mar 25, 2021 | No Comments
"Right now California is in a unique position," with a huge budget surplus, says Commissioner Alvarado. "Let's get a little ahead of this."
Darnell Grisby, TransForm Executive Director and California Transportation Commissioner

New Appointee to California Transportation Commission: Executive Director of TransForm

By Melanie Curry | Mar 23, 2021 | No Comments
ED Darnell Grisby brings years of experience with transit, knowledge of sustainable transportation modes
A.B. 122 would allow bicyclists to legally proceed through a stop sign - without stopping - though only when it is safe to do so. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

Legislative Update: Bike Stop-as-Yield Bill Passes First Hurdle

By Melanie Curry | Mar 22, 2021 | No Comments
Maybe it's finally time for California to acknowledge - and codify - what is reasonable behavior and common practice.
CAPTI cover

CA Transportation Agency Releases Plan to Support, Promote Sustainable Transportation

By Melanie Curry | Mar 12, 2021 | No Comments
It's a plan, a framework, a guide - but still, it's a big deal
California High-Speed Rail  construction underway on the San Joaquin River Viaduct in North Fresno, March 2018. Photo by CAHSRA
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High-Speed Rail: It’s Time to Commit

By Melanie Curry | Mar 11, 2021 | No Comments
While it was billed as an opportunity to "pause and consider the purpose of the project in the context of meeting the state's mobility needs," the hearing was more a disjointed airing of complaints.
Bikes parked in front of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento

Legislative Update: Transit Boards, High-Speed Rail, New Agencies

By Melanie Curry | Mar 5, 2021 | No Comments
Continuing our very early look at upcoming California bills
Bikes parked in front of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento

Legislative Update: A Few Bills on Transit

By Melanie Curry | Feb 26, 2021 | No Comments
Bay Bridge bus service, bus lane/stop violation camera enforcement
The road near where Tiger Woods crashed got the blame for being too easy to speed along. Image from Google Streetview

Was That an Accident?

By Melanie Curry | Feb 25, 2021 | No Comments
When a popular celebrity crashes his car, it could bring needed attention to a safety problem. But is it the right kind of attention?
It's not much of a stretch to allow duplexes like this everywhere in Berkeley. They're already there. Photo by Melanie Curry/Streetsblog
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City of Berkeley Is 2nd CA City to Move Towards Eliminating Single-Family Zoning

By Melanie Curry | Feb 24, 2021 | No Comments
The legacy of exclusionary zoning is that it deprived certain communities the luxury of stability and wealth accumulation, which has left them more vulnerable to displacement as their neighborhoods become more attractive and accessible to wealthier outsiders.
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