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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

Chanell Fletcher, new Deputy Executive Officer for Environmental Justice at the California Air Resources Board.
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Air Resources Board Elevates Environmental Justice

By Melanie Curry | Jan 21, 2021 | No Comments
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.
Bike safety and access must be considered in land use developments that are reviewed by Caltrans - but advocates will still need to make sure that truly means safety, not something like this. Photo by Marven Norman
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Caltrans Releases New Safety Guidance for Land Use Projects Statewide: Consider Bikes and Peds

By Melanie Curry | Jan 15, 2021 | No Comments
Webinar explains and discusses new guidance, which calls for greater attention to bicycle and pedestrian access and safety at new developments
General Fund revenues and expenditures, from Governor Newsom's proposed budget
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Governor Newsom Proposes a Budget; Let the Negotiations Begin

By Melanie Curry | Jan 11, 2021 | No Comments
"Immediate action" for COVID relief, plus a focus on speeding up the electrification of California's fleet. And other things.
Proposed protected bike lane on Union Street in Pasadena. Image from City of Pasadena
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A Reminder that Protected Bike Lanes Can Make Streets Safer for Everyone

By Melanie Curry | Jan 7, 2021 | No Comments
Pasadena got a reminder from the Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition to hold a steady course
One Untrash work party's collection. Image courtesy Untrash.it
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Untrashing the Planet, One Corner at a Time

By Melanie Curry | Jan 6, 2021 | No Comments
Cleaning up means working together, but also just getting out there with gloves and bags and picking up the trash.
Photo via Ben Caldwell
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Caltrans Statement on Equity: What Does it Mean?

By Melanie Curry | Jan 4, 2021 | No Comments
Caltrans makes a promise, and communities and advocates will need to hold them accountable to it. It won't be easy.
SVBC-protected-bike-lane
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California Transportation Commission Recommends More Money for Active Transportation Program

By Melanie Curry | Dec 16, 2020 | No Comments
Annual report outlines $22B in 2020 investments, offers legislative recommendations including increase for ATP
Assemblymember Laura Friedman addresses a joint hearing on micromobility regulations. Image: Wikimedia Commons
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Two New Transportation Leaders in California Legislature

By Melanie Curry | Dec 14, 2020 | No Comments
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 policies and planning have led to an inequitable transportation system
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Caltrans Releases Statement on Equity

By Melanie Curry | Dec 14, 2020 | No Comments
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."
California Air Resources Board chair nominee Liane Randolph. Image: CPUC
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Governor Newsom Appoints New Chair to Air Resources Board

By Melanie Curry | Dec 10, 2020 | No Comments
His choice is current CPUC commissioner Liane Randolph.
Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick
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Advocates: New Senate Transportation Chair Should Be a Climate Champion

By Melanie Curry | Dec 9, 2020 | No Comments
With the new legislative session, California has opportunities for new leadership that recognizes that transportation policy can be a tool for fighting climate change.
Planners are still hoping that adding an auxiliary lane to this highway will relieve congestion. Source: Cruz511
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California Transportation Commission: S.B. 1 Projects Approved

By Melanie Curry | Dec 7, 2020 | No Comments
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.
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