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
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.
Calif. Gov. Doubles Down on Free Money For Drivers
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A huge surplus, relief for car owners, and peanuts for the best form of climate action available: active transportation
Progress on California’s High-Speed Rail
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Some people are beginning to notice that the project is actually happening
NHTSA Releases the Facts on Bicycle Stop-as-Yield Laws
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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.
Op-Ed: Electric Cars Are Not the Solution to Runaway Gas Prices
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We need healthier, more affordable communities that are built for people, not cars.
Much-Needed Transit Assistance Announced in Calif.
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The American Rescue Plan will give California transit agencies another $632 million for operations
Induced Demand Is Hard to Explain – But It’s Crucial to Get It
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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.