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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.

Thursday’s Headlines

Why would CA want to rob clean transportation just to fund highways? ATP funding may be restored; Federal regulators need to catch up with vehicle automation tech; More

May 30, 2024

How Bad Is Newsom’s Proposed Cut to the Active Transportation Program? Awful.

It would have zeroed out the entirety of Cycle 7 - but the legislature has rejected the cuts.

May 29, 2024

Wednesday’s Headlines

Bike-friendly bills; We're all roadkill; Does "walk score" really say much about an area? BART's crisis intervention specialists; More

May 29, 2024

Tuesday’s Headlines

Bay Area transit transformation already starting, but regional bond measure is in trouble because South Bay doesn't want to participate; High-speed rail EIR released; More

May 28, 2024

Register Your Bike. It’s Easy, It’s Free, and It Helps Everyone

Bike Index, a free national bike registry, just launched an iOS app to make it even easier

May 23, 2024

Thursday’s Headlines

Newsom's budget proposal puts corporate profits over people; Big deadline tomorrow; Transit agencies need lots of new maintenance workers; More

May 23, 2024

Wednesday’s Headlines

Debate over ATP funding goes on; Bay Area fare payment upgrade delayed; How some cities are actually cutting emissions; More

May 22, 2024

California Transportation Commission Lauds Active Transportation Program

But if it's pushing the legislature to fully fund the program, its efforts are muted

May 21, 2024

Tuesday’s Headlines

SF Transbay Terminal to be readied for HSR; SF, San Jose make progress on speed camera pilots; How investing in walking and biking can pay off; More

May 21, 2024

Monday’s Headlines

Seniors want to feel safe on the Wiggle, too; All-electric school bus fleet in Oakland - first in nation - will feed power back to grid; Folsom St to get a major redesign; More

May 20, 2024