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
Listen and Learn: A Tool for California Residents to Track Street Safety
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Webinar tomorrow, Wednesday, will introduce UC Berkeley SafeTREC's Street Story and show people how to report safety hazards
Complete Streets Bill Passes Assembly Transportation Committee
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Chair Jim Frazier threatens to derail it if he doesn't see amendments he wants, but votes it out of committee
Why California Needs a Complete Streets Bill: Part 2
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S.B. 127 requires investing in safety for road users that are outside of cars when making improvements for vehicle traffic, and calls for an equitable approach for those investments.
Why California Needs a Complete Streets Bill: Part 1
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Caltrans already has some Complete Streets policies in place, but it doesn't follow them. That's one reason.
Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force Holds First Meeting
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Revisiting the way California sets speed limits as called for by last year's A.B. 2363
Central Valley to Get a Diverging Diamond Interchange
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Engineers say it will "improve flow and reduce congestion." A long, looping path will keep bikes and pedestrians separated from traffic.
CSU Charges Students for Increasingly Expensive Parking that Doesn’t Even Meet Demand
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California State Auditor report finds that CSU did not do enough to plan alternative ways of reaching campus
Data Shows High Risk for California Walkers
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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. A report from the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration recently offered sobering statistics about the risks to people walking and biking on U.S. […]
Parking-Protected Bike Lanes, Even When Built on the Cheap, Work Really Well
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These graphics tell a clear story about improved safety for everyone on Telegraph Avenue.
City of Sacramento Approves Free Transit Pass Program for All Students
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One-year program is a good investment that its backers hope to renew and expand countywide
Legislative Update: GHGs in Transportation Plans, Bike Lane Guidance, More
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A few bills passed today's Senate Transportation Committee
Mark Your Calendars, Buy Your Tickets: The California Bike Summit Is Coming in October
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Every two years, the California Bicycle Coalition convenes a summit to talk about how we are making our communities better places for bicycling, and how we can do even more. This year the summit will be held in downtown Los Angeles, within walking distance of Union Station, October 15-17, 2019. The summit will include three […]