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Melanie Curry

@StreetsblogCal, @currymel 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.

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Bill to Prohibit Building Freeways through Sensitive Communities Moves to Assembly Floor

By Melanie Curry | May 19, 2022 | No Comments
The bill would prohibit Caltrans from using state resources on any project, or on permitting any project, that does not meet certain criteria measured by the California Healthy Places Index.
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Calif. Gov. Doubles Down on Free Money For Drivers

By Melanie Curry | May 13, 2022 | No Comments
A huge surplus, relief for car owners, and peanuts for the best form of climate action available: active transportation
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Progress on California’s High-Speed Rail

By Melanie Curry | May 12, 2022 | No Comments
Some people are beginning to notice that the project is actually happening
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NHTSA Releases the Facts on Bicycle Stop-as-Yield Laws

By Melanie Curry | May 6, 2022 | No Comments
The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration has posted a short "safety fact sheet" summarizing the research on stop-as-yield laws. They reduce crashes.
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Op-Ed: Electric Cars Are Not the Solution to Runaway Gas Prices

By Melanie Curry | Apr 25, 2022 | No Comments
We need healthier, more affordable communities that are built for people, not cars.
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Much-Needed Transit Assistance Announced in Calif.

By Melanie Curry | Mar 4, 2022 | No Comments
The American Rescue Plan will give California transit agencies another $632 million for operations
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Induced Demand Is Hard to Explain – But It’s Crucial to Get It

By Melanie Curry | Mar 2, 2022 | No Comments
For the last fifty years, road builders have tried to solve congestion by building more lanes, and it hasn't worked. Yet they still don't connect expanding capacity with increasing congestion.
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Report: CA’s Historical Focus on Highway Construction Must Change

By Melanie Curry | Feb 23, 2022 | No Comments
Legislative report on state transportation investments concludes that, if funding at every level is not reprioritized, climate goals will not be met, equity will suffer, and CA will fall short of other goals including reliable, efficient movement of people and goods.
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Calif. Tries Jaywalking Decriminalization Again

By Melanie Curry | Feb 16, 2022 | No Comments
Citing statistics that show that jaywalking laws do not make walking safer, Assemblymember Phil Ting introduced a new bill, A.B. 2147, to end the practice of stopping pedestrians that pose no danger to themselves or others when they cross a street.
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Do-It-Yourself Walk Audit: Identify Ways to Improve Walking Where You Live

By Melanie Curry | Feb 15, 2022 | No Comments
By simply walking around, observing, and noting features that allow people to walk safely, anyone can advocate for better conditions for everyone in their neighborhood.
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Applications Open for AARP Community Challenge Grants

By Melanie Curry | Feb 2, 2022 | No Comments
Small grants for "quick-action" projects that help communities become more livable: public spaces, housing, transportation, civic engagement. Deadline: March 22
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‘Solving’ Congestion Creates Worse Problems

By Melanie Curry | Jan 31, 2022 | No Comments
Our “cures” for congestion are often worse than the problem.
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