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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.

Friday’s Headlines

New cross-town freeway opening in Bakersfield; New state legislative leaders announced; More

February 9, 2024

Thursday’s Headlines

Earth already passed that climate threshold; Banning fossil fuels in heating; AVs still causing concern; More

February 8, 2024

Wednesday’s Headlines

Why are we still widening highways, again? The cargo bike effect is real; Reports on the death of intercity bus service are premature; More

February 7, 2024

California Air Resources Board Announces Grants to Study Transportation Gaps

Twelve grants will go to local nonprofits, transit districts, tribal governments, and agencies in under-resourced communities

February 7, 2024

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