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
Bike lanes on Reseda Blvd were hard-fought; CAHSRA approves EIR for Burbank to Palmdale, shares station designs; NY will pay a high price for canceling congestion pricing plan; More
CA Transportation Commission Welcomes New Commissioner Zahirah Mann
Mann is president and CEO of the South Los Angeles Transit Empowerment Zone (SLATE-Z)
Thursday’s Headlines
Napa Bike Coalition solves a bike lane sweeper problem on its own; GET CEO fired; Caltrans seeks input on PCH safety; More
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