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 |Coronavirus

San Diego Study: Transit Remains Essential for Essential Workers

Circulate San Diego used census data to determine that many of the people still riding transit are going to and from jobs deemed "essential" under stay-at-home rules

Melanie Curry

April 23, 2020

Streetsblog California |Coronavirus

Many ‘Beg’ Buttons Automated During COVID-19

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

Melanie Curry

April 1, 2020

Streetsblog California |Bad Journalism

How to Fix Pro-Car Bias in Journalism

Small word choices can make a big difference. Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. hear authors Tara Goddard and Kelcie Ralph discuss their research on media framing of traffic violence and how it distorts public perception.

Melanie Curry

March 9, 2020

Streetsblog California |GJEL3

CA Congressman Introduces Bill to Fund High-Speed Rail

No guarantees, but it could provide funding for CA's program, if it passes

Melanie Curry

February 21, 2020

Streetsblog California |Promoted

California’s Rebate Blind Spot: Electric Bikes

It would be smart, and efficient, for California to provide incentives for people to purchase e-bikes

Melanie Curry

February 10, 2020

Streetsblog California |Bicycling

Zero Fatalities Task Force Report: Change the Way Speed Limits Are Set

The "85th Percentile Rule" relies on outdated assumptions and needs to be fixed

Melanie Curry

February 6, 2020

Streetsblog California |Legislation

Legislators Announce a California Green New Deal

The authors called it a "new California compact for a better, greener life for all."

Melanie Curry

January 6, 2020

Streetsblog California |Autonomous cars

DMV to Allow Testing of Driverless Light-Duty Trucks

Sponsored post: The Transportation Research Board’s 99th Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 12-16, 2020. Click logo above for more information.

Melanie Curry

December 18, 2019

Streetsblog California |Bicycling

Sacramento Adopts a Complete Streets Policy

Sacramento's Complete Streets policy aims to be a model for other California cities to emulate - especially since Caltrans keeps opposing one for itself.

Melanie Curry

December 13, 2019

Streetsblog California |Promoted

Bad News on Equity in Taxis, Parking, Transit

The new issue of Transfers Magazine contains research that can be depressing.

Melanie Curry

November 26, 2019

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