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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Streetsblog California |Governor Newsom

Op-Ed: It Is Time to Appoint Real Climate Leaders Who Understand Equity and Justice in California

California needs bold leadership at every level and in every agency to ensure the Governor's visionary Executive Orders become reality.

Melanie Curry

December 2, 2020

Streetsblog California |Environmental Justice

A Quick Look at the Biden-Harris Clean Energy Plan, and its California Connections

Policy recommendations advise replicating some of California's best programs, but time is precious.

Melanie Curry

November 12, 2020

Streetsblog California |GJEL1

What Does it Take to Meet State Climate and Equity Goals?

California agencies - CARB, CTC, and HCD - come together to find a path towards meeting all kinds of state goals on climate change, environment, justice and equity, and sustainability

Melanie Curry

November 6, 2020

Streetsblog California |Elections

What to Do Today: A Walking Meditation, and Distractions

While the best time to start a walking meditation practice may have been in 2016, the second-best time is today.

Melanie Curry

November 3, 2020

Streetsblog California |GJEL1

California Agencies Begin to Grapple With Racial Equity and Environmental Justice

California Air Resources Board hosts heated exchange over perceived lack of transparency on racial justice statement; other state agencies moving towards learning about dismantling their racist structures

Melanie Curry

October 29, 2020

Streetsblog California |GJEL1

CA Governor Signs Housing, Sustainable Transportation Bills

But he vetoes a bill declaring housing as a human right, inconsistent with his willingness to set aspirational goals in other areas (such as electric vehicle mandates)

Melanie Curry

September 29, 2020

Streetsblog California |Bicycling

Cali 2035 Gas Car Ban Barely Mentions Non-Drivers

Governor Newsom's executive order calling for cleaner transportation only hints at the most important way to reduce transportation emissions and make life in California better: by encouraging and supporting walking, biking, and transit.

Melanie Curry

September 24, 2020

Streetsblog California |Governor Newsom

Governor Newsom’s Executive Order: No New Fossil-Fuel Vehicles in California by 2035

As part of Climate Week 2020, California Governor Newsom today issued an executive order declaring the goal of eliminating fossil fuels from transportation, a sector that produces half of California’s toxic and greenhouse gas emissions. The order calls for ending all sales of new fossil-fuel-powered vehicles in the next fifteen years, and calls on various […]

Melanie Curry

September 23, 2020

Streetsblog California |Promoted

BART Gets $1.2B Grant for Service Expansion; State Rewarded for Readiness with ~$500m

Federal government announces two pots of federal funding for California transportation

Melanie Curry

September 15, 2020

Streetsblog California |Promoted

California Doing Okay, Not Bad, on Walkability – But It’s a Low Bar

The scores are based on metrics like whether the states have policies or offer funding in support of walkability, whether they focus on high-need communities, and whether they do anything to support active schools and neighborhoods.

Melanie Curry

September 11, 2020

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