PathPath
  • Bicycling
  • Walking
  • Transit
  • Car Culture
  • Micromobility
  • Mobility Justice
  • COVID-19
    Follow Us:
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
Streetsblog Logo
    • HOME
    • USA
    • NYC
    • MASS
    • LA
    • CHI
    • SF
    • DEN
    • CAL
    • STREETFILMS
    • DONATE
Streetsblog USA Logo
  • Bicycling
  • Walking
  • Transit
  • Car Culture
  • Micromobility
  • Mobility Justice
  • COVID-19
    Follow Us:
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

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.

Recent Posts

scooter
STREETSBLOG CALIFORNIA

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.
Screen-Shot-2022-02-15-at-3.36.36-PM
STREETSBLOG CALIFORNIA

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.
Screen-Shot-2022-02-02-at-2.38.51-PM-e1643842349809
STREETSBLOG CALIFORNIA

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
Screen-Shot-2022-01-31-at-11.48.46-AM
STREETSBLOG CALIFORNIA

‘Solving’ Congestion Creates Worse Problems

By Melanie Curry | Jan 31, 2022 | No Comments
Our “cures” for congestion are often worse than the problem.
Screen-Shot-2022-01-18-at-3.48.51-PM-e1642638711242
STREETSBLOG SF

What Can a Mayor Do to Make a City More Livable?

By Melanie Curry | Jan 19, 2022 | No Comments
"A mayor is somebody who not just cheer-leads, but also shows people the path that’s possible, and then encourages people to get on that path – that bike path – and help move the city towards what it wants to be.”
momkids2cropped
STREETSBLOG CALIFORNIA

Questions, and Some Answers, About Caltrans’ New Complete Streets Directive

By Melanie Curry | Jan 14, 2022 | No Comments
Caltrans' new Complete Streets policy directive has been met with interest, heavily tempered with skepticism.
Screen-Shot-2022-01-12-at-12.34.36-PM-1
STREETSBLOG CALIFORNIA

What Would Newsom’s “Gas Tax Inflation Adjustment Holiday” Really Mean?

By Melanie Curry | Jan 12, 2022 | No Comments
Newsom proposes to pause the scheduled gas tax adjustment for inflation this year. What good would that do - and what harm?
Screen-Shot-2021-12-20-at-1.35.56-PM
STREETSBLOG CALIFORNIA

California Seeks to Improve Wheelchair Service on Uber, Lyft

By Melanie Curry | Dec 20, 2021 | No Comments
This decision will in many ways benefit riders who rely on wheelchairs, although some advocates say it does not go far enough
billboard
STREETSBLOG CALIFORNIA

Calif. Gov. Vetoes Crucial Road Safety Bills

By Melanie Curry | Oct 12, 2021 | No Comments
The governor relied on flawed safety data to argue that bike stop and "jaywalking" bills would somehow decrease safety, while data shows the opposite.
Screen-Shot-2021-10-04-at-1.08.18-PM
STREETSBLOG CALIFORNIA

Clean Air Day Is Wednesday

By Melanie Curry | Oct 4, 2021 | No Comments
Make it every day
Screen-Shot-2021-06-16-at-11.18.18-AM
STREETSBLOG CALIFORNIA

California Goes Really Big on EVs

By Melanie Curry | Oct 1, 2021 | No Comments
Lots of excitement, but also a sober reminder that ZEVs alone will not solve climate or congestion
Screen-Shot-2021-09-30-at-3.41.36-PM-e1633041814324
STREETSBLOG CALIFORNIA

Calif. Expands Equitable VMT Pilot

By Melanie Curry | Sep 30, 2021 | No Comments
Among the many, many bills recently signed by Governor Newsom is S.B. 339, an extension of a pilot program to test a road-user charge as a way to fund transportation. The idea is that drivers would pay a per-mile fee, thus theoretically paying a fair share of road maintenance needs. That is, those who drive […]
Load more stories
      • About Us
      • Contact Us
      • Staff & Board
      • Our Funders
      • Contribute to Streetsblog USA
        Follow Us:
      • Facebook
      • Twitter
      Streetsblog USA Logo