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
Air Resources Board Elevates Environmental Justice
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ClimatePlan's Chanell Fletcher, as new Deputy Executive Officer for Environmental Justice, will oversee environmental justice, Community Air Monitoring Program (A.B. 617), and more.
Caltrans Releases New Safety Guidance for Land Use Projects Statewide: Consider Bikes and Peds
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Webinar explains and discusses new guidance, which calls for greater attention to bicycle and pedestrian access and safety at new developments
Governor Newsom Proposes a Budget; Let the Negotiations Begin
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"Immediate action" for COVID relief, plus a focus on speeding up the electrification of California's fleet. And other things.
A Reminder that Protected Bike Lanes Can Make Streets Safer for Everyone
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Pasadena got a reminder from the Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition to hold a steady course
Untrashing the Planet, One Corner at a Time
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Cleaning up means working together, but also just getting out there with gloves and bags and picking up the trash.
Caltrans Statement on Equity: What Does it Mean?
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Caltrans makes a promise, and communities and advocates will need to hold them accountable to it. It won't be easy.
California Transportation Commission Recommends More Money for Active Transportation Program
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Annual report outlines $22B in 2020 investments, offers legislative recommendations including increase for ATP
Two New Transportation Leaders in California Legislature
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Assembly Speaker Rendon surprises observers by replacing Jim Frazier with Laura Friedman; Senate President Atkins appoints Lena Gonzalez to chair left empty by departure of Jim Beall.
Caltrans Releases Statement on Equity
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California State DOT publicly acknowledges its work has amplified racial inequities, and commits to fixing the problem. "This understanding is the foundation for intentional decision-making that recognizes past, stops current, and prevents future harms from our actions."
Governor Newsom Appoints New Chair to Air Resources Board
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His choice is current CPUC commissioner Liane Randolph.
Advocates: New Senate Transportation Chair Should Be a Climate Champion
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With the new legislative session, California has opportunities for new leadership that recognizes that transportation policy can be a tool for fighting climate change.
California Transportation Commission: S.B. 1 Projects Approved
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Concerns were raised about continuing to invest in car infrastructure, but project list was approved anyway. Also: S.B. 1 brings economic development, jobs; Active Transportation Program gets some love; Equity Advisory Roundtable is almost full.