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.
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Thursday’s Headlines
Oakland's Universal Basic Mobility pilot "extremely helpful"; Everyone should pay for transit, because everyone - even nonriders - benefits; U.S. underfunds transit; More
Wednesday’s Headlines
Richmond making progress on street safety; Why is riding a bike such a problem to other people? "Diverging Diamond" interchanges are spreading; More
California Transportation Commission Relents, Adds Complete Streets Requirements to Funding Program Guidelines
The State Highway Operations and Protection Program (SHOPP), the state's largest highway funding program, makes some moves to include S.B. 960 requirements
Tuesday’s Headlines
Salinas Safe Routes project gets perfect score; San Diego ATP applications lose out on limited funding; Dangerous driving behavior is killing people; More
Monday’s Headlines
GM is working on a system to detect, respond to "adversarial pedestrians"; Could Musk kill CA's HSR? LA Metro approves BRT funding; More
CA Transportation Commission Approves Some Active Transportation Program Projects
Every single speaker on the topic urged the state to increase funding for the shrinking active transportation program - as always. It's not enough.
Friday’s Headlines
BART, ferries paused during tsunami warning; Controversial SURF! Busway moves forward; Lake Tahoe considers a "flying" ferry; More
Thursday’s Headlines
On-demand transit is too expensive, so SacRT offers smaller vehicles; Amtrak sets ridership, revenue records; More
Speed Camera Pilot Program Is Not Moving Very Fast – If At All
None of the six cities authorized to test the use of speed enforcement cameras has deployed them yet.