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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.

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New Bill Would Improve Sight Distances at Intersections

By Melanie Curry | Feb 3, 2023 | No Comments
Assemblymember Alex Lee's A.B. 413 would prohibit vehicles from parking or stopping at the curb within twenty feet of a marked crosswalk or intersection
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USDOT Announces First Grants from its Safe Streets and Roads for All Program

By Melanie Curry | Feb 3, 2023 | No Comments
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law program will give California communities $133 million for road safety projects and plans
Caltrain's two new electric train sets, on display in San Francisco. Photo: SAMCEDA
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California Grants Billions for Transit Projects

By Melanie Curry | Feb 1, 2023 | No Comments
Cuts proposed to the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program by Governor Newsom would affect future funding cycles, if they happen. Meanwhile, $3.68 billion will be awarded in 2023.
Photo: Google Maps
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New Tool Helps Planners and Public Visualize Vehicle Miles Traveled

By Melanie Curry | Jan 13, 2023 | No Comments
Maps can help people really see how much driving Californians do, locally and regionally
Governor Newsom surrounded by California state legislators
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Governor’s Proposed Budget Takes Back Promised ATP Funding, and Ignores Transit

By Melanie Curry | Jan 12, 2023 | No Comments
Newsom's draft CA budget takes into account an estimated $22.5 billion shortfall this year by pulling back some promised funds
A warning that didn't seem to have much of an impact at the years-ago Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco. Photo: Melanie Curry/Sreetsblog
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Legislative Analyst Office Report: Scoping Plan Lacks Clear Strategies

By Melanie Curry | Jan 5, 2023 | No Comments
Fighting climate change will take more than a guiding document. Is the California Air Resources Board responsible for all of it?
Rwanda. Photo by Melanie Curry/Streetsblog
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Travel Snapshots: Bikes! in Zimbabwe and Rwanda

By Melanie Curry | Dec 21, 2022 | No Comments
Fellow Californians, we are wimps
Photo: Ruben de Rijcke
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CARB’s Scoping Plan for Climate Action Calls for Much Less Driving

By Melanie Curry | Dec 20, 2022 | No Comments
But the agency sidestepped real commitments on reducing VMT, even though its leaders have acknowledged for years that reducing driving is key to meeting climate goals
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(Very) Early Peek at 2023-24 Legislative Agenda

By Melanie Curry | Dec 15, 2022 | No Comments
Bills introduced on: aligning climate and transportation funding; stopping new freeways; and allowing bikes to treat stop signs as yields.
Sacramento. Image from Streets for All: 2021-22, California State Legislators, Mobility for All
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Caltrans to Report on Achievements from Statewide Bike and Pedestrian Plan

By Melanie Curry | Dec 14, 2022 | No Comments
The department extended the public comment period on this draft report until January 13, and is holding a webinar to talk about it on December 16.
Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog
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Active Transportation Program Is Highly Competitive, and Its Budget Isn’t Big Enough

By Melanie Curry | Dec 13, 2022 | No Comments
... and other analysis of the Cycle 6 funding that was just announced, by Safe Routes Partnerships
I Street Bridge Deck Conversion Project in West Sacramento. Image courtesy CTC
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CTC Adopts Staff Recommendations for ATP Funding

By Melanie Curry | Dec 12, 2022 | No Comments
$1B in a one-time boost in funding made it possible to approve 93 new high-scoring projects. The CTC plans to request a larger allocation for the ATP in future state budgets.
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