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Melanie Curry

Recent Posts

Caltrans Claims SHOPP Projects Include Complete Streets Elements. But Are They Speaking the Same Language?

By Melanie Curry | Mar 27, 2020 | No Comments
What does Caltrans mean by "Complete Streets" anyway? The answer is not easy to find
Highways got a lot of money, other programs got a bit

California Transportation Commission Calls for Applications for Transportation Funding

By Melanie Curry | Mar 26, 2020 | No Comments
Deadlines for the Active Transportation, Trade Corridor Enhancement, Local Partnership, and Solutions for Congested Corridors programs are coming up in June and July--pending further developments on COVID
Governor Newsom wants the legislature to release funding for HSR, but they won't.

You Are Not Stuck in Traffic, You Are Traffic: This Is Up to All of Us, Says Governor

By Melanie Curry | Mar 24, 2020 | No Comments
Controlling the pandemic is everyone's individual responsibility, and right now staying away from each other is the one strategy that can help avoid deepening the crisis.
Small businesses, like Dave's Record Shop, started closing down out of precaution before the stay-at-home order was issued. Photo by Alfonso Alvarez

California Legislators Working on Emergency Bills to Protect Tenants, Small Businesses

By Melanie Curry | Mar 23, 2020 | No Comments
Two bills are being developed to bring some relief to people suddenly without a way to pay rent because they have lost jobs or are otherwise impacted by the coronavirus.
Can you imagine if transit just disappeared entirely? The threat is very real.

Call on Congress to Support Public Transit Before Bailing Out Private Industries

By Melanie Curry | Mar 20, 2020 | No Comments
Public transportation is an essential public good that will be needed even more once recover from the virus begins
Complete Streets Safety Assessment in Suisun City. Image: Office of Traffic Safety

UC Berkeley’s SafeTREC Offers Complete Streets Safety Assessments for Cities

By Melanie Curry | Mar 19, 2020 | No Comments
Applications due soon for this free program to help cities identify and plan traffic safety improvements
Image: Capitol Corridor

What’s Happening with Transit in California?

By Melanie Curry | Mar 18, 2020 | No Comments
This is just the beginning; expect more changes as the days go by. For now, transit operators are still providing essential service, with only a few adjustments.
It's still okay to bike for transportation and exercise, but keep your distance. Photo by Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

Bay Area Locks Down, Non-essential Travel Banned, Biking Okay–for Now

By Melanie Curry | Mar 17, 2020 | No Comments
Ride, safely. Just stay away from one another
Illustration from the Boston Globe
This post is supported by GJEL Accident Attorneys

To Do While Isolating: Write a Letter in Support of the Dutch Reach

By Melanie Curry | Mar 16, 2020 | No Comments
The "Dutch Reach" could prevent doorings, which cause serious injuries and deaths in the U.S. every year
How "social isolation' works to reduce contagion. Made by Vox from CDC data.

Senators Wiener, Ting Propose Statewide Moratorium on Foreclosures, Evictions

By Melanie Curry | Mar 12, 2020 | No Comments
The fallout from the already large numbers of people avoiding social contact will cause real economic hardship for some, and could make it hard to keep their housing.
Graphic from Pedal Love

How the Media Shapes Public Perception of Roadway Safety and What to Do About it

By Melanie Curry | Mar 9, 2020 | No Comments
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.
San Jose's quick-build bike lanes have been quite successful--and relatively inexpensive. Photo by Roger Rudick/Streetsblog
This post is supported by GJEL

Active Transportation Program Cycle 5 May Fund Quick-Build Projects

By Melanie Curry | Mar 6, 2020 | No Comments
Quick-build projects make inexpensive changes to fix safety issues, give drivers, walkers, bicyclists, and wheelchairists the opportunity to experience a street design, and allow cities to gather feedback, collect safety data, and make adjustments. But they don't fit well into the state funding process.
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