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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.

Recent Posts

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CA To End Sales of Gas-Powered Cars by 2035

By Melanie Curry | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments
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 […]
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Struggling Bay Area Transit Gets $1.2B From Feds

By Melanie Curry | Sep 15, 2020 | No Comments
Federal government announces two pots of federal funding for California transportation
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How Does Your State Score On Walkability?

By Melanie Curry | Sep 11, 2020 | No Comments
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.
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AARP Awards Grants To Make Cities More Livable

By Melanie Curry | Sep 2, 2020 | No Comments
A total of 184 "quick-action" projects win 2020 Community Challenge Grants; Six in California
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How to Help Transit Survive the Pandemic

By Melanie Curry | Aug 7, 2020 | No Comments
Call or email your Congressional representative; add your organization to a letter asking for help; sign a petition to keep transit operators safe
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Defund Traffic Police To Make Streets Safer

By Melanie Curry | Aug 6, 2020 | No Comments
What the "Defund the Police" movement means for bicycling
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Will Big Telecommuting Be a Good Thing For Our Streets?

By Melanie Curry | Aug 4, 2020 | No Comments
Guesswork drives most of the speculation about what it might mean if more people work from home
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New CA Law Finally Rejects 'Vehicle Delay' Myth

By Melanie Curry | Jun 30, 2020 | No Comments
And Caltrans will host a webinar tomorrow, open to all, to discuss "Rethinking How We Build So Californians Can Drive Less."
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What Will Happen When Evictions Start Again?

By Melanie Curry | Jun 5, 2020 | No Comments
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.
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This Year’s Ride of Silence Will Be DIY

By Melanie Curry | May 19, 2020 | No Comments
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.
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How to Bring Hand-Washing Stations to the Unhoused

By Melanie Curry | May 15, 2020 | No Comments
LavaMaeX's Hand Washing For All campaign aims to teach people how to make, maintain hand-washing stations to help stop spread of coronavirus
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This Is What a Sustainable Transportation User Looks Like

By Melanie Curry | May 12, 2020 | No Comments
Move Free SD is out to encourage San Diego residents to use sustainable transportation when they get around. Plenty of them, featured in this photo series, already do.
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