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
Bills move forward; Uber, Lyft trips are replacing more sustainable options; in the 1960s, a CA legislator tried to ban gas-powered cars; More
Wednesday’s Headlines
Infrastructure spending is a climate time bomb; Caltrain releases new, faster schedule thanks to electrification; Desire lines show where people want to walk; More
Complete Streets Bill Has Come a Long Way
S.B. 960 has been through the wringer, but negotiations have produced a strong, flexible, much improved approach to ensuring streets are complete - that is, not built solely for cars.
Tuesday’s Headlines
Complete Streets bill putters ahead; SF plan to extend Caltrain to downtown progresses; New toll lanes on I-10 in San Berdoo; More
Monday’s Headlines
LA Metro ridership grows; MST responds to Coastal Commission report on proposed BRT project; Cities are trying to cut car use, but states and state funding hampers that; More
Friday’s Headlines
LA's rich transit history is a blueprint for the future; How William traveled from Vancouver to Tijuana on public transit; San Diego transit ridership is rising; More
Thursday’s Headlines
Metrolink says nay to electrification any time soon; Lots of money going out for transportation projects (highway widenings and some sidewalks); That little water shuttle between Oakland and Alameda is really popular; More
Wednesday’s Headlines
Frustrated neighbors try to solve dangerous speeding, but a crash brings in the city; Highway costs outweigh benefits; CTC allocates $1.8B; More
Tuesday’s Headlines
Oakland is first in nation to have 100% electric school buses; Nontrain riders can ride Amtrak buses; Waymos are having "close calls" with crossing guards; More