Melanie Curry
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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
AVs launch in LA; San Diego County approves pedestrian safety plan; Has anything changed along PCH? More
Statewide E-bike Incentive Program: How Much Longer?
"Sometime in the second quarter of 2024," and I have some land to sell you.
Thursday’s Headlines
CA NOT on track to meet climate goals; It's quite impossible to trace the spending of transportation tax dollars; Work from home does not lead to less driving; More
CA High-Speed Rail Hearings: Progress, Plans, and Responding to Critics
The goal remains to complete an initial operating segment of electrified high-speed rail in the Central Valley between 2030 and 2033.
Joint Legislative Hearing on Future of California Climate Policies
Cap-and-trade gets a lot of attention, but VMT reduction is equally important. And there is no roadmap for reducing driving.
Tuesday’s Headlines
Collision brings attention to traffic safety problems along Oakland's bus rapid transit; Santa Monica BBB begins deploying unarmed "safety officers"; The deadliest intersections in America; More
Monday’s Headlines
Low-traffic neighborhood see huge health benefits; How transportation funding is used to manipulate cities; Proposed FHWA rule would require pedestrian, bike safety assessments; More
Friday’s Headlines
Today is International Women's Day. Women are increasing their numbers in the CA legislature; Build good bike infrastructure, and people will ride; How corporations won the fight to keep their polluting secret; More
CARB Announces Planning, Clean Transportation Grants
The programs are aimed at helping communities work together, make decisions and prioritize clean transportation projects they want to see, and then plan for those projects to be completed.
Thursday’s Headlines
Voters approve LA's Measure HLA for bike and bus lanes; Some passenger rail service returns to dan Clemente area; What Bay Area residents want in terms of transportation; More