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Melanie Curry

Recent Posts

San Diego Will No Longer Require Parking at New Housing Near Transit

By Melanie Curry | Mar 5, 2019 | 18 Comments
New rules remove parking requirements near transit, and reduce parking requirements in downtown.
Bikes parked in front of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento

Legislative Update: New Session Brings New Bills for Bikes

By Melanie Curry | Mar 1, 2019 | 21 Comments
A few of the more than 2,500 bills introduced for the current California legislative session hold specific interest for bicyclists.
Bikes parked in front of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento

CA Legislative Hearings Discuss Progress on Gas Tax Investments, Housing

By Melanie Curry | Feb 28, 2019 | 1 Comment
An update on S.B. 1, and some conversation but no clarity on the notion of conditioning transportation funds on housing production
Shiloh Ballard, Executive Director of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, is a Trailblazing Woman of the Year. Image: SVBC
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Silicon Valley Bike Coalition Shiloh Ballard Named One of Six “Women of the Year”

By Melanie Curry | Feb 26, 2019 | 1 Comment
Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. Shiloh Ballard, executive director of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, will be recognized by Senator Jim Beall as a “Trailblazer” and one of six […]

California DMV Adds a Few Words About Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Driver’s Handbook

By Melanie Curry | Feb 22, 2019 | 2 Comments
"Green driving"--if there is such a thing--means practicing smooth acceleration, keeping up good maintenance, and avoiding unnecessary weight in your vehicle, according to the DMV Driver Handbook. Now it also recommends that drivers "consider" a zero-emission vehicle.
San Diego's City Heights Community Development Corporation received a grant in 2018 for this "placemaking" project aimed at slowing traffic speeds. Photo courtesy AARP.
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AARP Announces Another Round of Community Challenge Grants

By Melanie Curry | Feb 21, 2019 | No Comments
Applications for short-term projects that "spark change" due by April 17
How road widening works. Cartoon via @BrentToderian Twitter

A CA Bill Would Double the Size of Highways 5 and 99, and Remove Speed Limits

By Melanie Curry | Feb 19, 2019 | 22 Comments
Moorlach wants to double the size of Highways 5 and 99 and remove speed limits. That will solve congestion, he says, and even--wait for it--reduce greenhouse gas emissions!

No, Mr. President, You Can’t Have California’s High-Speed Rail Money Back

By Melanie Curry | Feb 14, 2019 | 44 Comments
Trump tweets, then Governor Newsom responds, making it clear that high-speed rail is not going away
Champ Stevenson, Scraper Bike Founder, had a message for residents of East Oakland: "A brighter future is coming." Photos: Melanie Curry/Streetsblog
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Lyft Announces $700,000 Investment in Oakland Transportation Options

By Melanie Curry | Feb 13, 2019 | 2 Comments
The money will fund a bike lending library and community-led planning on bike-share deployment and affordable transportation options in East Oakland
Then-Mayor and long-time HSR supporter Gavin Newsom on a photo-op with his wife and François Lacôte of the French TGV system during a trip to France. Photo: SF Mayor's office

Newsom Says High-Speed Rail Serving the Central Valley Is Not a “Train to Nowhere”

By Melanie Curry | Feb 12, 2019 | 74 Comments
But he did NOT say he was abandoning the entire project
A self-driving minibus being deployed in Estonia. Image: Arno Mikkor, Wikimedia
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Autonomous Vehicles Could Make Life Amazing and Easy, or Truly Awful

By Melanie Curry | Feb 8, 2019 | 11 Comments
It depends on who you are--and whether government policy gets out ahead of the technology
The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority's Metrolink Station Access Improvement project scored 95 of 100 points in the ATP Cycle 4, and will receive nearly $7 million. Image from the SBCTA's ATP application.
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Active Transportation Funding Cycle 4: Staff Recommendations Revised and Adopted

By Melanie Curry | Feb 6, 2019 | No Comments
CTC approves staff's recommended list of project awards, revised slightly from December
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