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Melanie Curry

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.

Wednesday’s Headlines

Gen Z has fewer drivers, and cities aren't ready; Remote work has changed travel patterns; CA exploring solar panels over aqueduct; More

April 10, 2024

Early Committee Approval for a Few Bike Bills

Bills to allow Marin County to pass an age and helmet restriction on Class 2 e-bikes, prohibit ATP funds from being used on useless Class III bikeways; and make it permanently illegal to charge bike riders and pedestrians tolls on bridges.

April 9, 2024

Tuesday’s Headlines

SF Bay Area transportation is clean compared to the rest of the country; Five ways data reshapes public transportation; This reporter has covered the homeless since before they were called homeless; More

April 9, 2024

Monday’s Headlines

Highway 1 keeps sliding into the sea, and California keeps fixing it; A new regional tolling agency? Did adding cars back to Fresno's car-free mall help business there? More

April 8, 2024

Friday’s Headlines

Climate crisis costs estimated; Guerrilla bus stop benches spur city to install official ones; Cities are spending on streets and roads, but conditions are deteriorating anyway; More

April 5, 2024

State Active Transportation Program Issues Call for Projects

Bay Area region issues its regional application at the same time. Project applications are due June 17.

April 4, 2024

Thursday’s Headlines

Safety bill under pressure to drop truck side-guard provision; States need more honest reporting on transportation GHGs; Cars are polluting National Parks; More

April 4, 2024

Wednesday’s Headlines

Money for road repair; Looking for a place to sit; Autopia going electric... one day; More

April 3, 2024

Tuesday’s Headlines

BART faces big deficit; Hollywood Bowl says "take the bus"; Changing road engineering's approach to safety and speeds; More

April 2, 2024