Melanie Curry
Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, since her early days commuting by bike to UCLA long ago. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, and edited Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center. She also earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.
Recent Posts
Advocates: New Senate Transportation Chair Should Be a Climate Champion
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With the new legislative session, California has opportunities for new leadership that recognizes that transportation policy can be a tool for fighting climate change.
Transportation Panel Approves Congestion Measures
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Concerns were raised about continuing to invest in car infrastructure, but project list was approved anyway. Also: S.B. 1 brings economic development, jobs; Active Transportation Program gets some love; Equity Advisory Roundtable is almost full.
Op-Ed: Pros and Cons of the California Public Utility Commission Decision to Deploy Automated Vehicles
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New regulations bring California a few steps closer to realizing the sustainable, equitable, and safe transition to an automated vehicle future, but there are caveats.
Op-Ed: It Is Time to Appoint Real Climate Leaders Who Understand Equity and Justice in California
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California needs bold leadership at every level and in every agency to ensure the Governor's visionary Executive Orders become reality.
Op-Ed: Berkeley’s Outdated Parking Laws Are a Recipe for High Rents and Homelessness
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Berkeley's City Council to consider removing minimum parking regulations and requiring unbundling of costs for certain types of homes
California Must Center Environmental Justice, Advocates Say
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Yes! Magazine offers a short history and explainer for cap-and-trade and its EJ issues
Ojai Readies a Protected Bike Lane Demonstration on a State Highway
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"Quick-build" methods, while still new, are seeing a lot of interest in California and elsewhere.
Biden Clean Energy Plan’s Cali Connections
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Policy recommendations advise replicating some of California's best programs, but time is precious.
What Does it Take to Meet State Climate and Equity Goals?
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California agencies - CARB, CTC, and HCD - come together to find a path towards meeting all kinds of state goals on climate change, environment, justice and equity, and sustainability
What to Do Today: A Walking Meditation, and Distractions
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While the best time to start a walking meditation practice may have been in 2016, the second-best time is today.
Agencies Grapple With Racial Equity, Environmental Justice
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California Air Resources Board hosts heated exchange over perceived lack of transparency on racial justice statement; other state agencies moving towards learning about dismantling their racist structures
Op-Ed: Battle over Prop 21 Shows Wall Street Landlords Put Profits Over People
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The newest rent control measure would protect small landlords while forcing more accountability on corporate landlords