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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.

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December 12, 2024

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

December 12, 2024

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

December 11, 2024

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

December 11, 2024

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

December 10, 2024

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

December 9, 2024

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.

December 9, 2024

Friday’s Headlines

BART, ferries paused during tsunami warning; Controversial SURF! Busway moves forward; Lake Tahoe considers a "flying" ferry; More

December 6, 2024

Thursday’s Headlines

On-demand transit is too expensive, so SacRT offers smaller vehicles; Amtrak sets ridership, revenue records; More

December 5, 2024

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.

December 5, 2024