Melanie Curry
Recent Posts
Personal Injury Class Action Lawsuit Aims to Destroy E-Scooter Companies
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A class action lawsuit charges them with "gross negligence," being a public nuisance, and "aiding and abetting" assault.
Street Story: A New Way to Collect and Share Data about Street Safety
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Street Story, launching today, aims make it easy for advocacy groups and planning agencies to collect and analyze information about pedestrian and bicyclist safety, while improving community engagement.
Five California Cities Are Ranked in Top 50 U.S. Bicycling Cities
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Los Angeles is notably absent
San Diego Transit Board Approves New Housing Policy for its Parking Lots
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The Board will encourage its underutilized parking lots to be developed for affordable housing, accepting recommendations from a recent report by CirculateSD
California Needs More Bike Ticket Diversion Programs
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Mr. L's story shows how ineffective and harmful just handing out tickets to bike riders can be
Eyes on the Street: Oakland’s New DOT Builds Some Sweet Protected Bikeways
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The Lakeside Green Street Restoration project is not finished, but this is a good beginning
Mitigation Banks: How Benefits from Upcoming CEQA Change Could Be Captured, Shared, Amplified
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A new report takes a look at a pioneering new way to handle mitigation under the California Environmental Quality Act that has huge potential benefits for communities far beyond a particular development.
Legislative Update: Governor Brown’s Last Bills
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Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force, bike-miles-driven incentives, housing, CEQA, and a few stadiums
Berkeley’s First People-Protected Bike Lane Protest
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Berkeley's Bike Plan calls for protected bike lanes on Milvia St., one of its most heavily used bikeways. But those lanes won't be built for years. Walk Bike Berkeley wants the city to work faster.
Fact Checking Arguments for Repealing the Gas Tax
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These are not reasons to vote for Prop 6
Comic Book Hero Fights for Safer Streets
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Circulate SD's latest weapon in the battle for safe streets: comic book here Captain VZ, for “Vision Zero."
Brown Signs Scooter Bill and Other Scooter News
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Also: Lime appeals San Francisco pilot program decision, Bird reaches milestone--and what about those e-scooter dangers?