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
Op-Ed: A.B. 43 Would Let Cities Set Safer Speed Limits
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Current speed limit rules reward those that travel fastest, regardless of safety
Op-Ed: No, Dan Walters, A.B. 43 Would Not Allow “Speed Traps”
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And the 85th percentile rule is anything BUT scientific
Cycling for Sustainable Cities Opens California Summit
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Advance symposia features top bicycle scholars Ralph Buehler and John Pucher, discussing how cities can and are making bicycling better for everyone, and how COVID has affected bicycling.
Clean Air Day Is Wednesday
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Make it every day
CA to Vastly Increase Investments in Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure
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Lots of excitement, but also a sober reminder that ZEVs alone will not solve climate or congestion
Extension of Road User Charge Pilot Will Incorporate Efficiency and Equity
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Among the many, many bills recently signed by Governor Newsom is S.B. 339, an extension of a pilot program to test a road-user charge as a way to fund transportation. The idea is that drivers would pay a per-mile fee, thus theoretically paying a fair share of road maintenance needs. That is, those who drive […]
California Walks Urges Action on Jaywalking Bill
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Call, tweet, contact the Governor in support
Top Ten California Automated Vehicle Policy Strategies
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Our team, at UC Davis and UC Berkeley, has developed a menu of options to set California on a path toward automated vehicle safety, social equity, mobility, and sustainability.
Changes & Challenges for Safe Streets at Caltrans
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Streetsblog, CalBike, and BikeTalk converse with Caltrans Deputy Director of Planning and Modal Programs Jeanie Ward-Waller
Update on Caltrans Complete Streets Reservation
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Among the 34 projects to receive early Complete Streets funding from Caltrans are twelve that include separated, all-ages bike facilities; sixteen include new sidewalks; 26 are along a city's main street; two include new road diet elements.
Legislative Update: Big Wins on Traffic Safety
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A pile of bills await the Governor's signature, among them some pretty big wins for bicycle and pedestrian safety.
High-Speed Rail Impasse Means No Active Transportation Boost, Other Projects Also Denied Funding
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$500 million proposed as a one-time augmentation for Active Transportation Projects will go back to the General Fund - as will a total of $3.3 billion in other proposed allocations including for LA Olympics projects