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Melanie Curry

Recent Posts

Oil fields near Bakersfield. Photo by Melanie Curry.

A Refinery Says It Is Too Small to be Required to Monitor its Emissions

By Melanie Curry | Sep 13, 2019 | 1 Comment
The Senate will vote tonight on a rushed bill that wants to carve out an exemption for a Kern County refinery
Bikes parked in front of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento

Quick Legislative Update: Current Status of Some Transportation, Housing Bills

By Melanie Curry | Sep 12, 2019 | 3 Comments
Complete Streets, e-bikes, CEQA exemptions, housing development, tenant rights--there's a lot going on in Sacramento
Berkeley PD ticket a bicyclist on Milvia St, a bike boulevard. Photo by Liza Lutzker
This post is supported by GJEL

Berkeley Police Are Ticketing Bicyclists for Running Stop Signs on Bicycle Boulevards

By Melanie Curry | Sep 10, 2019 | 93 Comments
What are they trying to achieve?
Bikes parked in front of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento

Legislative Update: Deadlines – Tomorrow for Amendments, Next Week to Pass

By Melanie Curry | Sep 5, 2019 | No Comments
Complete Streets, Clear signage for bikes, Amtrak buses, Vouchers for e-bikes
Adetokunbo Toks Omishakin, newly appointed Secretary of the California State Transportation Agency. Image: Transportation for America

Caltrans’ New Director: Toks Omishakin Has Credentials in Active Transportation

By Melanie Curry | Sep 4, 2019 | 7 Comments
What Caltrans needs is a leader who understands why biking and walking and transit are important and why these modes need multilayered, outspoken support.

Breaking Down Caltrans’ Cost Estimate of the Complete Streets Bill

By Melanie Curry | Aug 30, 2019 | 8 Comments
Back-of-the-envelope calculations do not add up

California Cap-and-Trade Investments: 20 Agencies, $914 million in 6 Months

By Melanie Curry | Aug 29, 2019 | 1 Comment
The close to $1 billion that went out in the first six months of 2019 is a new benchmark
Image via Max Pixel
This post is supported by GJEL Accident Attorneys

Independent Truck Drivers Have a Hard Time Complying with State Clean Air and Climate Rules

By Melanie Curry | Aug 27, 2019 | 2 Comments
Owner-operators face high costs, relatively low wages, and the burden of compliance when they are not part of a larger fleet

Active Transportation Symposium Announced: October 29-30 in West Sacramento

By Melanie Curry | Aug 23, 2019 | No Comments
The California Transportation Commission and Caltrans plan to co-host the first-ever 2-day symposium to share information and network about active transportation issues.
This post is supported by GJEL

Despite “Farcical” Caltrans Cost Estimate, Complete Streets Bill Moves to Suspense File, as Expected

By Melanie Curry | Aug 21, 2019 | 4 Comments
Senator Wiener kept it short: Caltrans should be embarrassed about the cost estimate it provided on this bill.
Would adding safety elements to this street, at the same time as ongoing repair, really cost $4.5m per mile, Caltrans?

Complete Streets Bill Threatened by Tardy, Unspecified, Absurd Cost Estimates

By Melanie Curry | Aug 16, 2019 | 15 Comments
Department of Finance analysis says safe streets for all are too expensive. Also that they're already being made safer (do you feel safer?). So, which is it? Both can't be true.
The CSU Fullerton campus is excited about a new parking structure coming soon. Student parking fees will go from $235 to $334 a semester as well. Image: Fullerton Parking and Transportation Services

State Auditor’s Report on CSU Spending Gets a Hearing

By Melanie Curry | Aug 13, 2019 | No Comments
Mostly it was about whether the $1.5B surplus was "hidden" but there was a little bit of discussion of parking
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