Melanie Curry
Recent Posts
Bike Advocacy Organizations Move Bike Classes Online: Bike-Friendly Driver Training Tonight
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Bike East Bay and other organizations are maintaining their mission to educate people
Study: Highway Pollution Exposure Could Be Linked to Higher COVID-19 Death Rates
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In California, the people living next to highways, major roads, and polluting industries--and thus subjected to higher levels of pollution--tend to be low-income communities of color.
Cesar Chavez Day: Honoring Those Who Feed Us, Even Through a Pandemic
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Respect and gratitude to the farmworkers of California.
New Federal Fuel Economy Standards Are Trash
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The federal government just finalized its weakening of fuel efficiency standards, despite knowing that they will be sued by states and environmental organizations. The weaker standards call for an increase in fuel efficiency of 1.5 percent per year, instead of the more stringent standards established under the Obama administration of five percent every year. Automakers–some […]
Stop Touching Pedestrian “Beg Buttons”
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L.A. is actually disconnecting them in some places where a lot of people are walking. Other Californian cities aren't (yet) thinking about them
Assistance for Active Transportation Program Applicants
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Webinar will cover "How to Write a Compelling Needs Statement"
Caltrans Claims SHOPP Projects Include Complete Streets Elements. But Are They Speaking the Same Language?
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What does Caltrans mean by "Complete Streets" anyway? The answer is not easy to find
California Transportation Commission Calls for Applications for Transportation Funding
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Deadlines for the Active Transportation, Trade Corridor Enhancement, Local Partnership, and Solutions for Congested Corridors programs are coming up in June and July--pending further developments on COVID
You Are Not Stuck in Traffic, You Are Traffic: This Is Up to All of Us, Says Governor
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Controlling the pandemic is everyone's individual responsibility, and right now staying away from each other is the one strategy that can help avoid deepening the crisis.
California Legislators Working on Emergency Bills to Protect Tenants, Small Businesses
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Two bills are being developed to bring some relief to people suddenly without a way to pay rent because they have lost jobs or are otherwise impacted by the coronavirus.
Call on Congress to Support Public Transit Before Bailing Out Private Industries
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Public transportation is an essential public good that will be needed even more once recover from the virus begins
UC Berkeley’s SafeTREC Offers Complete Streets Safety Assessments for Cities
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Applications due soon for this free program to help cities identify and plan traffic safety improvements