Melanie Curry

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This map shows the geographic distribution of staff-recommended AHSC grants, overlayed onto a map showing CalEnviroScreen scores, which are used to define disadvantaged communities

Cap-and-Trade Grants for Affordable Housing: Recommendations Released

By Melanie Curry | Jun 14, 2019 | 1 Comment

Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities grants to be voted on by Strategic Growth Council next week

K-12 students in Sacramento will be able to ride SacRT buses and light rail for free beginning in October

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City of Sacramento Approves Free Transit Pass Program for All Students

By Melanie Curry | Jun 12, 2019

One-year program is a good investment that its backers hope to renew and expand countywide

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Legislative Update: GHGs in Transportation Plans, Bike Lane Guidance, More

By Melanie Curry | Jun 11, 2019 | 6 Comments

A few bills passed today's Senate Transportation Committee

Mark Your Calendars, Buy Your Tickets: The California Bike Summit Is Coming in October

By Melanie Curry | Jun 10, 2019

Three days of talks, biking and walking tours, workshops, discussions, and many opportunities to meet and talk about and promote the importance, beauty, and benefits of biking

CARB chair Mary Nichols addresses the joint CTC/CAARB workshop on the proposed federal unSAFE rule. Image: CTC

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Federal unSAFE Rollbacks Would Have Dire Consequences for Air Quality

By Melanie Curry | Jun 6, 2019 | 8 Comments

The federal proposal poses some very serious problems; litigation might delay them, but few want to talk about other solutions

This street in front of Martin Luther King Jr. School will soon be marked for a speed limit of 15 mph, along with 224 other street segments in Sacramento. Image: Google Street View

City of Sacramento Reduces Speed Limits Near Schools to 15 mph

By Melanie Curry | Jun 5, 2019 | 1 Comment

Fatality and serious injury rates increase substantially when travel speeds rise. A first step is making sure people know they need to drive slowly near schools.

Caltrans Director Laurie Berman, left, joined the Caltrans Directors Ride this year. With her is staff from the Caltrans Sustainability Program, Jeanie Ward-Waller and Abigail Jackson. All photos by Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

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Caltrans Director’s Ride Caps Bike Month in Sacramento

By Melanie Curry | May 31, 2019

Every year there is a little more to celebrate.

Illustrator Alfred Twu made a galiant effort to summarize some of the many bills that have been introduced this session.

Plenty of Housing Bills Are Still in Play

By Melanie Curry | May 28, 2019

Senator Scott Wiener’s S.B. 50, the bill that would have allowed denser housing to be built near transit, has been put on ice for now, but it was only one housing bill among many. Over 200 housing bills had been introduced during this legislative session, and there are still enough of those moving through the […]