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.
Legislative Update: Bills on AVs
AV bills related to safety, emergency responders, data, reporting requirements
Wednesday’s Headlines
Biking needs to be inclusive and accessible for all; E-bike tariffs will harm the environment and cities; Ripple effects of NYC's canceled congestion pricing; More
Tuesday’s Headlines
ATP funding partially restored; How traffic noise hurts kids; Muni riders are happy-ish; More
Monday’s Headlines
State e-bike incentive administrator under investigation; What's in the state budget deal; Why would a job that doesn't require driving require a driver's license? More
More Bills: E-bikes, Speed Notifications, Malibu Added to Speed Camera Pilot?
Bills move along the process towards their final hearings
Tuesday’s Headlines
Think like Amazon to make transportation sustainable; Administrator of CA e-bike program under investigation; Richmond wants to tax Chevron's output; More
Monday’s Headlines
Locating train stations and bus stops on freeways is a terrible idea; Amtrak is breaking ridership records; Cities worried about e-bike safety impose new rules on riders (but don't build safer streets); More
Friday’s Headlines
Transit improvements in LA, SF Bay Area; Money for regional ghg-reducing projects, but tight deadlines; Tariffs on Chinese-made bikes and parts about to hit; More
Thursday’s Headlines
People in suburbs like to vacation where they can walk, ride bikes; Changing the car safety rating system could save lives; Guerrilla bike benches for bus riders; Freight rail industry can't imagine cleaning up trains; More
Wednesday’s Headlines
Constitutional right to clean air and clean water? Apparently not; The plastics we breathe; Low-traffic neighborhoods reduce pollution, get people walking; More