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Melanie Curry

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Increase Active Transportation Program by $2 BILLION? Yes, Please.

By Melanie Curry | Mar 25, 2021 | No Comments
"Right now California is in a unique position," with a huge budget surplus, says Commissioner Alvarado. "Let's get a little ahead of this."
Darnell Grisby, TransForm Executive Director and California Transportation Commissioner

New Appointee to California Transportation Commission: Executive Director of TransForm

By Melanie Curry | Mar 23, 2021 | No Comments
ED Darnell Grisby brings years of experience with transit, knowledge of sustainable transportation modes
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Legislative Update: Bike Stop-as-Yield Bill Passes First Hurdle

By Melanie Curry | Mar 22, 2021 | No Comments
Maybe it's finally time for California to acknowledge - and codify - what is reasonable behavior and common practice.

CA Transportation Agency Releases Plan to Support, Promote Sustainable Transportation

By Melanie Curry | Mar 12, 2021 | No Comments
It's a plan, a framework, a guide - but still, it's a big deal
California High-Speed Rail  construction underway on the San Joaquin River Viaduct in North Fresno, March 2018. Photo by CAHSRA
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High-Speed Rail: It’s Time to Commit

By Melanie Curry | Mar 11, 2021 | No Comments
While it was billed as an opportunity to "pause and consider the purpose of the project in the context of meeting the state's mobility needs," the hearing was more a disjointed airing of complaints.
Bikes parked in front of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento

Legislative Update: Transit Boards, High-Speed Rail, New Agencies

By Melanie Curry | Mar 5, 2021 | No Comments
Continuing our very early look at upcoming California bills
Bikes parked in front of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento

Legislative Update: A Few Bills on Transit

By Melanie Curry | Feb 26, 2021 | No Comments
Bay Bridge bus service, bus lane/stop violation camera enforcement
The road near where Tiger Woods crashed got the blame for being too easy to speed along. Image from Google Streetview

Was That an Accident?

By Melanie Curry | Feb 25, 2021 | No Comments
When a popular celebrity crashes his car, it could bring needed attention to a safety problem. But is it the right kind of attention?
It's not much of a stretch to allow duplexes like this everywhere in Berkeley. They're already there. Photo by Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

City of Berkeley Is 2nd CA City to Move Towards Eliminating Single-Family Zoning

By Melanie Curry | Feb 24, 2021 | No Comments
The legacy of exclusionary zoning is that it deprived certain communities the luxury of stability and wealth accumulation, which has left them more vulnerable to displacement as their neighborhoods become more attractive and accessible to wealthier outsiders.
Bikes parked in front of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento

Legislative Update: Bills About Bikes and Traffic Safety

By Melanie Curry | Feb 23, 2021 | No Comments
Traffic safety, treating a stop sign as a yield sign, e-bike rebates
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Bay Area Begins to Roll Out E-Bike Incentives Under Clean Cars 4 All

By Melanie Curry | Feb 18, 2021 | No Comments
Income- and zip-code qualifying households in the Bay Area can exchange an old gas guzzler for an electric cargo bike, or several e-bikes and transit passes; other regions will also eventually launch their programs
Bikes parked in front of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento
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CA Bill Would Ban New Fracking Permits and Phase Out the Practice

By Melanie Curry | Feb 17, 2021 | No Comments
It also takes up the unfinished arguments around the state about buffers around active oil wells near homes and schools
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