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: Getting to Progress on Climate Goals
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S.B. 526 calls for a State Mobility Action Plan for Healthy Communities, and for realigning transportation funding with state climate goals.
New Tool Makes it Easy to Estimate Added Travel from New Highway Lanes
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Research on California highways shows that adding highway lanes induces more travel; this tool shows how much, on which roads, where.
Is CEQA Preventing Housing from Being Built in California?
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No, say CEQA experts at legislative hearing
Newsom Offers Details on Proposal to Spur More Housing
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Would potentially link transportation funding to housing production
Legislative Analyst Office Report on Active Transportation Program: Part 2
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The LAO suggests the legislature reconsider some of the program's objectives, and maybe make changes to the way the program funding is decided.
CA Releases First Evaluation of Active Transportation Program: Part 1
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Legislators want numbers and data, but it is still early to judge program results
San Diego Will No Longer Require Parking at New Housing Near Transit
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New rules remove parking requirements near transit, and reduce parking requirements in downtown.
Legislative Update: New Session Brings New Bills for Bikes
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A few of the more than 2,500 bills introduced for the current California legislative session hold specific interest for bicyclists.
Silicon Valley Bike Coalition Shiloh Ballard Named One of Six “Women of the Year”
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CA Senator Beall chooses Ballard for "Trailblazer" award
California DMV Adds a Few Words About Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Driver’s Handbook
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"Green driving"--if there is such a thing--means practicing smooth acceleration, keeping up good maintenance, and avoiding unnecessary weight in your vehicle, according to the DMV Driver Handbook. Now it also recommends that drivers "consider" a zero-emission vehicle.
AARP Announces Another Round of Community Challenge Grants
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Applications for short-term projects that "spark change" due by April 17
A CA Bill Would Double the Size of Highways 5 and 99, and Remove Speed Limits
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That will solve congestion, says Senator Moorlach, and even--wait for it--reduce greenhouse gas emissions!