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
Legislative Update: Newsom Signs Bill Giving Pedestrians Priority at Signals
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LPIs increase pedestrian visibility, reduce conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles, increase the likelihood of motorists yielding to pedestrians; and enhance safety for pedestrians who may be slower to start into the intersection.
Bill Would Benefit Workers Who Don’t Use Free Employee Parking
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Assemblymember Alex Lee's AB 2206 would fix gaping loopholes in current "parking cash-out" law.
Governor Signs a Raft of Climate Bills
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Governor Gavin Newsom and a large cohort of legislators celebrated the signing of a package of some forty bills that touch on clean energy, climate change, electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, solid waste, and environmental justice.
Caltrans Update: Progress on Complete Streets Policy
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Caltrans just issued its first quarterly update highlighting what it has completed so far
Legislative Wrap-Up: Bills on Bike and Ped Safety, Climate
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The dust is still settling, and Newsom hasn't signed on the dotted line yet
Stop Sign Bill Is Dead
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Author Boerner Horvath pulled A.B. 1713 because it was clear that Newsom planned to veto it
Freedom to Walk Bill – Decriminalizing Jaywalking – Is on the Governor’s Desk
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Again. But this time he might sign it.
Should Public Transit Be Free? Freakanomics Asks the Experts
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Public transit is good for the environment, for economic opportunity, for social mobility, for traffic congestion.
CARB Chooses E-Bike Incentive Program Manager
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Pedal Ahead, a nonprofit that provides e-bikes to San Diego residents, was chosen to run the statewide incentive program.
Could California (Finally) Get That Stop-as-Yield Law?
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California bike riders are this close to getting the right to treat stop signs as yield signs.
Updates on E-Bike Incentive Program: Workshop This Wednesday
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The California Air Resources team working to get the state e-bike incentive program up and running will hold a workshop on Wednesday.
On to the Governor’s Desk: S.B. 922 to Expedite Sustainable Transportation Projects
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S.B. 922 would accelerate approval of bike, pedestrian, light rail, and rapid bus projects, if Governor Newsom signs it