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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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Is This CA 'Idaho Stop' Bill Opponent Lying?

By Melanie Curry | May 17, 2021 | No Comments
A "safety advocate" rewrote the story of her friend's tragic death and has been using it to bolster for her personal "safety" agenda.
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Gov. Newsom Proposes $500M for Active Transport

By Melanie Curry | May 17, 2021 | No Comments
It's not the $2B requested by the advocates, and it's not even near what he proposes for litter cleanup, but it would help.
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Calif. May Ditch the 85th Percentile Rule

By Melanie Curry | Apr 19, 2021 | No Comments
A.B. 43 passed the Assembly Transportation Committee on a 15-0 vote.
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Increase Active Transport by $2B? Yes!

By Melanie Curry | Mar 25, 2021 | No Comments
"Right now California is in a unique position," with a huge budget surplus, says Commissioner Alvarado. "Let's get a little ahead of this."
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High-Speed Rail: It’s Time to Commit

By Melanie Curry | Mar 11, 2021 | No Comments
While it was billed as an opportunity to "pause and consider the purpose of the project in the context of meeting the state's mobility needs," the hearing was more a disjointed airing of complaints.
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Tiger Woods’s Crash Was No ‘Accident’

By Melanie Curry | Feb 25, 2021 | No Comments
When a popular celebrity crashes his car, it could bring needed attention to a safety problem. But is it the right kind of attention?
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Berkeley’s Move Towards Eliminating Single-Family Zoning

By Melanie Curry | Feb 24, 2021 | No Comments
The legacy of exclusionary zoning is that it deprived certain communities the luxury of stability and wealth accumulation, which has left them more vulnerable to displacement as their neighborhoods become more attractive and accessible to wealthier outsiders.
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Bay Area Begins to Roll Out E-Bike Incentives

By Melanie Curry | Feb 18, 2021 | No Comments
Income- and zip-code qualifying households in the Bay Area can exchange an old gas guzzler for an electric cargo bike, or several e-bikes and transit passes; other regions will also eventually launch their programs
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Calif. Moves to End Fracking

By Melanie Curry | Feb 17, 2021 | No Comments
It also takes up the unfinished arguments around the state about buffers around active oil wells near homes and schools
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Petition Seeks More Active and Public Transportation

By Melanie Curry | Feb 4, 2021 | No Comments
CalBike wants you to sign a petition asking Congress to put people before cars
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Will Vaccine Rollout Forget Transit Workers?

By Melanie Curry | Jan 26, 2021 | No Comments
Until yesterday, transit workers were recognized as essential workers who should be prioritized for vaccinations against COVID. Then state plans changed, and transit workers are left wondering why they've been left out.
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New NHTSA Head Was at Center of Pollution Fight

By Melanie Curry | Jan 22, 2021 | No Comments
It's a strategic move that sends the unequivocal message that the new President is committed to incorporating environmental concerns in every corner of federal policy making.
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