Melanie Curry
Recent Posts
Environmental Justice Members Resign from CARB Task Force on Carbon Offsets
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Task force is about to issue a report recommending ways to expand the problematic but profitable offsets program. Advocates wanted to focus on ways to make it work for the climate and environment.
Active Transportation Program Cycle 5 Staff Recommendations Released
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Statewide and Small Urban and Rural recommendations made; Trend towards fewer, larger projects continues
What’s a Bike Highway? Caltrans Wants Your Thoughts
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San Francisco Bay Area's Caltrans District 4 has some questions for bike riders, and potential riders, about what they think would make a good bike highway.
Online Now! The Bicycle Film Festival
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The Bicycle Film Festival is a "curated collection" of short films from around the world about bikes and the people who love them.
Give Biking, Walking, and Transit a Fair Share of Federal Transportation Funding
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CalBike wants you to sign a petition asking Congress to put people before cars
A Conversation with New Assembly Transportation Chair Laura Friedman
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Assemblymember Laura Friedman talks about her new position as Senate Transportation Committee chair, and about her thoughts on furthering sustainable transportation in California.
Legislative Update: Corporate Accountability for Climate Change
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Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and two co-author Assemblymembers Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) and Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) introduced S.B. 260, the Climate Corporate Accountability Act.
Did Governor Newsom Forget About Transit Workers in Vaccine Rollout?
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Until yesterday, transit workers were recognized as essential workers who should be prioritized for vaccinations against COVID. Then state plans changed, and transit workers are left wondering why they've been left out.
Steven Cliff, from California Air Resources Board, Appointed Acting Head of National Highway and Traffic Safety
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It's a strategic move that sends the unequivocal message that the new President is committed to incorporating environmental concerns in every corner of federal policy making.
Air Resources Board Elevates Environmental Justice to Executive Level
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ClimatePlan's Chanell Fletcher, as new Deputy Executive Officer for Environmental Justice, will oversee environmental justice, Community Air Monitoring Program (A.B. 617), and more.
Caltrans Releases New Safety Guidance for Land Use Projects Statewide: Consider Bikes and Peds
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Webinar explains and discusses new guidance, which calls for greater attention to bicycle and pedestrian access and safety at new developments
Governor Newsom Proposes a Budget; Let the Negotiations Begin
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"Immediate action" for COVID relief, plus a focus on speeding up the electrification of California's fleet. And other things.