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.
Monday’s Headlines
Glendale passes bike plan; LAX to open transit hub even without people mover; Hyping that hydrogen train; More
Friday’s Headlines
Fresno County sales tax initiative falls apart; Sacramento lowers some speed limits; Sonoma gives commuters gift cars for shifting to sustainable modes; More
Thursday’s Headlines
How e-bikes are shifting the transportation landscape; Driverless cars are honking, waking people; The gas tax is going to have be replaced; More
State Is Still Falling for the Hydrogen Train Con
Caltrans is planning to commit the state to pursuing a technology that is unproven, currently untested, and will involve unknown but extensive future costs.
Wednesday’s Headlines
The size of CA's freeway budget; Support a bill to create more "quick-build" projects; You can own an old Caltrain locomotive (engine not included); More
Tuesday’s Headlines
Global warming is here, and we're feeling it; Where LA's Olympics transit projects stand now; CA Congressional rep really wants to kill high-speed rail; More
Monday’s Headlines
Caltrain rolls out electric trains; Crackdown on fares in San Diego; Car-free 2028 Olympics; Where are unhoused supposed to go? More
Friday’s Headlines
Train to Hollywood Bowl? Bay Area transit agencies syncing up schedules; Forest "offsets" are burning up; More
CA High-Speed Rail Authority Appoints New CEO
Choudri brings 30 years of experience developing transportation infrastructure, including work on high-speed rail in France and Spain
Thursday’s Headlines
Sepulveda Corridor is America's Most Exciting Transit Project? Climate funds pay for highway expansions; Waymo expands coverage in SF, LA; "Experts" worry about e-bike safety but crashes aren't increasing; More