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Angie Schmitt

Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.

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Stop Saying Pedestrians Are ‘Darting’ Into the Path of Cars

Accusatory descriptions of pedestrian victims are common in media reports — and baked into national policy. 

August 13, 2025
Car crashes

Opinion: Federal Plan to Make Cars Safer for Pedestrians is a Great Start

The author of a book on the pedestrian death crisis weighs in on new federal car standards to protect walkers.

September 11, 2024
Angie Schmitt

A Hard Right Turn: The Moment the U.S. DOT Abandoned U.S. Walkers

August 20, 2020
Safety

ANGIE SCHMITT: Goodbye, Streetsblog, I Love You

September 20, 2019
Congestion

New Labor Rules for Uber and Lyft Should Help Cities

September 13, 2019
Buses

Indy Transit Leaping Ahead With New Bus Line

September 12, 2019
Bike Lanes

The Spectacular Benefits of Tactical Urbanism

September 11, 2019
Bicycle Safety

Seattle May Try to Replicate Barcelona’s ‘Superblocks’

September 6, 2019
Bicycle Infrastructure

Florida GOP Trying to Kill Transportation Measure

September 5, 2019
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