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
Newsom Vetoes Bill to Align Transportation Funding with Climate Goals
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Assemblymember Laura Friedman's A.B. 2438 would have required California's transportation funding programs to incorporate strategies from the state's Climate Action Plan for Transportation Investment.
Legislative Update: No Tax Credit for Living Car-light and Other Newsom Vetoes
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No permanent e-bike incentive program, either. But cities and counties will be required to incorporate Safe Systems Approaches - bike and pedestrian safety - into their traffic circulation plans on a somewhat accelerated schedule.
Legislative Update: Newsom Signs Bill Giving Pedestrians Priority at Signals
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LPIs increase pedestrian visibility, reduce conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles, increase the likelihood of motorists yielding to pedestrians; and enhance safety for pedestrians who may be slower to start into the intersection.
Newsom Signs Parking Bill, a Win for Climate, Housing, and Planning
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A.B. 2097 is a "no-brainer" climate bill - now law- that will prohibit cities from setting a minimum parking requirement on developments near transit.
Bill Would Benefit Workers Who Don’t Use Free Employee Parking
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Assemblymember Alex Lee's AB 2206 would fix gaping loopholes in current "parking cash-out" law.
Governor Signs a Raft of Climate Bills
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Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. At a press conference in Vallejo today, Governor Gavin Newsom and a large cohort of legislators celebrated the passage – and signing – of […]
Caltrans Update: Progress on Complete Streets Policy
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Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. Last year, then-director of Caltrans Toks Omishakin issued a Director’s Policy calling for the Department to consider the needs and safety of people on […]
Legislative Wrap-Up: Bills on Bike and Ped Safety, Climate
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The dust is still settling, and Newsom hasn't signed on the dotted line yet
Stop Sign Bill Is Dead
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Author Boerner Horvath pulled A.B. 1713 because it was clear that Newsom planned to veto it
Freedom to Walk Bill – Decriminalizing Jaywalking – Is on the Governor’s Desk
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Again. But this time he might sign it.
Should Public Transit Be Free? Freakanomics Asks the Experts
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Public transit is good for the environment, for economic opportunity, for social mobility, for traffic congestion.
CARB Chooses E-Bike Incentive Program Manager
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Pedal Ahead, a nonprofit that provides e-bikes to San Diego residents, was chosen to run the statewide incentive program.