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Melanie Curry

@StreetsblogCal, @currymel 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.

Recent Posts

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Parking Bill is Big Win for Climate, Housing, and Rational Planning

By Melanie Curry | Sep 24, 2022 | No Comments
California has just passed a law that prohibits cities from setting a minimum parking requirement on developments near transit. This is a big deal.
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California Has Officially Ditched Car-Centric “Level of Service”

By Damien Newton and Melanie Curry | Aug 7, 2014 | No Comments
Ding, dong… LOS is dead. At least as far as the state of California is concerned. Level of Service (LOS) has been the standard by which the state measures the transportation impacts of major developments and changes to streets. It is basically a measurement of how many cars can be pushed through an intersection in a […]
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California Endorses the NACTO Urban Street Design Guide

By Melanie Curry | Apr 11, 2014 | No Comments
It wasn’t a total surprise, but exciting nevertheless for bicycle advocates gathered at the NACTO “Cities for Cycling” Road Show in Oakland last night. Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty announced that the agency will endorse the use of the National Association of City Transportation Officials Urban Street Design Guide, giving California cities the state DOT’s blessing to install modern […]
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