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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.

Tuesday’s Headlines

CARB tells Caltrans to do better on Yolo Causeway analysis; US EPA tells LA to do better on smog; Public transit mostly worked pretty well amidst the rain; More

February 6, 2024

Monday’s Headlines

Cities made safe for bikes are safer for everyone: How local leaders can shape infrastructure spending; Climate change is killing a lot of people; More

February 5, 2024

CTC Approves Controversial I-15 Expansion, After All

Commissioners had already made up their minds to approve, and cut short questions from Commissioner Joe Lyou to get it over with

February 3, 2024

Friday’s Headlines

What that rapidly approaching climate threshold will mean; It took a bus driver's death to show how dangerous UC Santa Cruz campus shuttles are; Try an e-cargo bike and you'll probably like your car less; More

February 2, 2024

Caltrans Issues Emergency Declaration for Orange County Rail

An emergency declaration means money can be allocated right away, but it's only a temporary solution to a problem that's been coming for a long time

February 2, 2024

Thursday’s Headlines

Caltrans offers 1950s-style false hope on freeway challenges; Nature needs investment; Public transit is part of America's DNA; More

February 1, 2024

Wednesday’s Headlines

Every city needs a walkability study; Improving bike safety with a simple law change; Lawsuit threatens climate disclosure law; More

January 31, 2024

Friday’s Headlines

LA resolved to end traffic deaths, but instead they have doubled - and CA roads are only getting worse for pedestrians; LA Councilmember calls for pause on Dodger gondola; CA is saving cow poop for the climate; More

January 26, 2024

Thursday’s Headlines

New bill would limit car speeds; San Diego floods; Regional transportation tax measure in Bay Area? More

January 25, 2024

Wednesday’s Headlines

More money - from bonds - for Brightline West; Should Bay Area transit agencies combine or just work together better? The health impacts of unreliable mass transit; More

January 24, 2024