Melanie Curry

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, since her early days commuting by bike to UCLA long ago. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, and edited Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center. She also earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

What Would Newsom’s “Gas Tax Inflation Adjustment Holiday” Really Mean?

By Melanie Curry | Jan 12, 2022 | No Comments

Newsom proposes to pause the scheduled gas tax adjustment for inflation this year. What good would that do - and what harm?

California Seeks to Improve Wheelchair Service on Uber, Lyft

By Melanie Curry | Dec 20, 2021 | No Comments

This decision will in many ways benefit riders who rely on wheelchairs, although some advocates say it does not go far enough

Calif. Gov. Vetoes Crucial Road Safety Bills

By Melanie Curry | Oct 12, 2021 | No Comments

The governor relied on flawed safety data to argue that bike stop and "jaywalking" bills would somehow decrease safety, while data shows the opposite.

Clean Air Day Is Wednesday

By Melanie Curry | Oct 4, 2021 | No Comments

Make it every day

California Goes Really Big on EVs

By Melanie Curry | Oct 1, 2021 | No Comments

Lots of excitement, but also a sober reminder that ZEVs alone will not solve climate or congestion

Calif. Expands Equitable VMT Pilot

By Melanie Curry | Sep 30, 2021 | No Comments

Among the many, many bills recently signed by Governor Newsom is S.B. 339, an extension of a pilot program to test a road-user charge as a way to fund transportation. The idea is that drivers would pay a per-mile fee, thus theoretically paying a fair share of road maintenance needs. That is, those who drive […]