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Melanie Curry

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A Reminder that Protected Bike Lanes Can Make Streets Safer for Everyone

By Melanie Curry | Jan 7, 2021 | No Comments
Building safe passage for people riding bikes is one of the biggest factors in road safety for everyone.
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California’s Rebate Blind Spot: Electric Bikes

By Melanie Curry | Feb 10, 2020 | No Comments
It would be smart, and efficient, for California to provide incentives for people to purchase e-bikes.
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California Gov. Issues Executive Order to Transportation Funding With Climate Goals

By Melanie Curry | Oct 3, 2019 | No Comments
For the first time, California's top leader is calling for transportation funding to align with state goals on climate and the environment, and to help people cut back on driving
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EPA’s Catch-22: Bad Air = No Highway Money

By Melanie Curry | Sep 25, 2019 | No Comments
It's true that the state's planning for meeting Clean Air Act targets needs to improve, but does this EPA care about that?
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California Governor Orders State Transportation Budget to Align With Climate Climate Goals

By Melanie Curry | Sep 23, 2019 | No Comments
California State Transportation Agency ordered to direct investments towards decreasing fuel consumption and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Independent Truck Drivers Have a Hard Time Complying with State Clean Air and Climate Rules

By Melanie Curry | Sep 19, 2019 | No Comments
Owner-operators face high costs, relatively low wages, and the burden of compliance when they are not part of a larger fleet
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In Davis, a New Bike/Ped Safety Project Is Blamed for Heavy Traffic

By Melanie Curry | Aug 7, 2019 | No Comments
But the congestion is cut-through traffic from out of town, going elsewhere
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Guide for Planners: This Is How to Solve the First-Mile/Last-Mile Problem

By Melanie Curry | Jul 22, 2019 | No Comments
Encouraging people to opt for a "first-mile/last-mile" connection via active, zero emission modes requires integration of policies, plans, designs, and funding
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Trump Administration Wants to Kill States’ Ability to Set Tailpipe Emissions Standards

By Melanie Curry | May 2, 2019 | No Comments
Current Regional Transportation Plans, which have relied on steadily cleaner tailpipe emissions, may not be enough to achieve federal clean air standards
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New Tool Helps California Measure How Highway Expansions Make More People Drive

By Melanie Curry | Mar 26, 2019 | No Comments
Research on California highways shows that adding highway lanes induces more travel; this tool shows how much, on which roads, where.
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Removing SF & LA from California High-Speed Rail Is Not a ‘Train to Nowhere’

By Melanie Curry | Feb 14, 2019 | No Comments
But he did NOT say he was abandoning the entire project
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California Bill Would Make State Highways–Which Are Often City Streets–Accommodate All Users

By Melanie Curry | Jan 15, 2019 | No Comments
Senator Wiener's S.B. 127 would shift Caltrans' focus to safety for everyone, not just for car drivers
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