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
California's Getting 'Leading Pedestrian Intervals' Statewide
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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.
Parking Bill is Big Win for Climate, Housing, and Rational 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.
California's 'Stop-as-Yield' Law for Bicyclists Is Dead
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Author Boerner Horvath pulled A.B. 1713 because it was clear that Newsom planned to veto 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.
Could California (Finally) Get That Stop-as-Yield Law?
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California bike riders are this close to getting the right to treat stop signs as yield signs.
How to Overcome Political Hurdles that Block Bike Lanes
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A new webinar proposes that building bike lanes is fundamentally about political will - and explains how to build and harness it.
Where Are California’s E-bike Incentives?
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Imagine if policymakers took the potential for ebikes seriously. Imagine if legislative analysts noted that ongoing funding for new electric car subsidies could displace funding for more effective mode-shifting and VMT reduction via e-bikes, instead of the other way around.
New Bill Would Create an Incentive to Go Car-Free in California
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Bill from Senator Portantino would offer a tax credit to people who do not own cars
Legislating at the Intersection of Transportation and Housing Policy
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A.B. 2097 and A.B. 1778 illustrate that a powerful approach to addressing the overlapping problems of affordable housing and sustainable transportation can be to solve both at once.
Newly Confirmed Head of Federal Vehicle Safety Agency Has His Work Cut Out For Him
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As the nation hurtles towards a brave new world of autonomous and electric vehicles, the NHTSA's work will affect everyone.
Bill to Prohibit Building Freeways through Sensitive Communities Moves to Assembly Floor
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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.