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
Cali 2035 Gas Car Ban Barely Mentions Non-Drivers
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Governor Newsom's executive order calling for cleaner transportation only hints at the most important way to reduce transportation emissions and make life in California better: by encouraging and supporting walking, biking, and transit.
CA To End Sales of Gas-Powered Cars by 2035
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As part of Climate Week 2020, California Governor Newsom today issued an executive order declaring the goal of eliminating fossil fuels from transportation, a sector that produces half of California’s toxic and greenhouse gas emissions. The order calls for ending all sales of new fossil-fuel-powered vehicles in the next fifteen years, and calls on various […]
Struggling Bay Area Transit Gets $1.2B From Feds
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Federal government announces two pots of federal funding for California transportation
How Does Your State Score On Walkability?
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The scores are based on metrics like whether the states have policies or offer funding in support of walkability, whether they focus on high-need communities, and whether they do anything to support active schools and neighborhoods.
AARP Awards Grants To Make Cities More Livable
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A total of 184 "quick-action" projects win 2020 Community Challenge Grants; Six in California
How to Help Transit Survive the Pandemic
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Call or email your Congressional representative; add your organization to a letter asking for help; sign a petition to keep transit operators safe
Defund Traffic Police To Make Streets Safer
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What the "Defund the Police" movement means for bicycling
Will Big Telecommuting Be a Good Thing For Our Streets?
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Guesswork drives most of the speculation about what it might mean if more people work from home
New CA Law Finally Rejects 'Vehicle Delay' Myth
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And Caltrans will host a webinar tomorrow, open to all, to discuss "Rethinking How We Build So Californians Can Drive Less."
What Will Happen When Evictions Start Again?
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New UCLA Luskin Center report warns of a dire future in L.A., if big changes aren't made now - but the lesson is relevant statewide. Nationwide.
This Year’s Ride of Silence Will Be DIY
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Every third Wednesday of May, in communities all over the globe, people come together to ride in silence to honor and commemorate cyclists who have been killed on the road. The rides are solemn, sedate, and moving, and this year they will not be done in big groups.
How to Bring Hand-Washing Stations to the Unhoused
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LavaMaeX's Hand Washing For All campaign aims to teach people how to make, maintain hand-washing stations to help stop spread of coronavirus