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
Fewer Crashes in the Time of COVID
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"The Governor’s shelter-in-place order may have provided unexpected reductions in injuries and harm from traffic accidents."
Bike Advocacy Organizations Move Bike Classes Online: Bike-Friendly Driver Training Tonight
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Bike East Bay and other organizations are maintaining their mission to educate people
Study: Highway Pollution Exposure Could Be Linked to Higher COVID-19 Death Rates
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A new nationwide study suggests that people living in neighborhoods with higher levels of fine particulate air pollution are more likely to die from COVID-19 infection than patients who live in areas with cleaner air.
Cesar Chavez Day: Honoring Those Who Feed Us, Even Through a Pandemic
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Respect and gratitude to the farmworkers of California.
Stop Touching Pedestrian “Beg Buttons”
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L.A. is actually disconnecting them in some places where a lot of people are walking. Other Californian cities aren't (yet) thinking about them
Assistance for Active Transportation Program Applicants
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Webinar will cover "How to Write a Compelling Needs Statement"
California Transportation Commission Calls for Applications for Transportation Funding
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Deadlines for the Active Transportation, Trade Corridor Enhancement, Local Partnership, and Solutions for Congested Corridors programs are coming up in June and July--pending further developments on COVID
You Are Not Stuck in Traffic, You Are Traffic: This Is Up to All of Us, Says Newsom
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Controlling the pandemic is everyone's individual responsibility, and right now staying away from each other is the one strategy that can help avoid deepening the crisis.
California Legislators Working on Emergency Bills to Protect Tenants, Small Businesses
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Two bills are being developed to bring some relief to people suddenly without a way to pay rent because they have lost jobs or are otherwise impacted by the coronavirus.
Call on Congress to Support Public Transit
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Public transportation is an essential public good that will be needed even more once we start recovering from this virus
UC Berkeley’s SafeTREC Offers Complete Streets Safety Assessments for Cities
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Applications due soon for this free program to help cities identify and plan traffic safety improvements
What’s Happening with Transit in California?
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This is just the beginning; expect more changes as the days go by. For now, transit operators are still providing essential service, with only a few adjustments.