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Angie Schmitt

@schmangee
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.

Recent Posts

Photo:  Rebranding Driving

British Official Floats Idea of SUV Ban

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 21, 2019 | 6 Comments
British traffic safety authorities are starting to figure out how dangerous SUVs are for pedestrians. Unlike the U.S., they might actually do something about it.
Photo: GHSA

Study: Two-Way Bike Lanes Produce More Injuries

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 16, 2019 | 9 Comments
A new study looks at what kinds of bikeway designs offer the most safety benefits. Dutch-style sidewalk-level bike lanes win out.
Photo:  WyliePoon via Flickr

How Columbus Doubled Downtown Bus Commuting

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 15, 2019 | 5 Comments
Free transit passed for downtown workers raised their transit-commuting rate from 5 percent to 10 to 14 percent.
Photo:  Famartin/Wikipedia/CC

Federal Program Would Help Cities Tear Down Highways

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 14, 2019 | 5 Comments
A new pot of money would help undo the sometimes-racist legacy of urban highway construction.
Photo:  Uber

Uber is a Slow-Motion Tragedy

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 9, 2019 | 11 Comments
More congested cities. Weakened transit systems. To top it off, Uber lost $5.2 billion last quarter.
Photo:  William F. Yurasko/Flicker/CC

Minneapolis Just Banned Drive-Throughs

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 9, 2019 | 17 Comments
Safer walking, cleaner air, less noise. Minneapolis hopes phasing out drive-throughs will help it meet its climate goals.
Photo:  Smart Growth America

Salt Lake City May Create Free-Fare Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 8, 2019 | 8 Comments
Two mayoral candidates have plans to make transit free. And a new survey shows overwhelming public support.
A mural celebrates Phoenix's plans to extend light rail into South Central.  Photo: Valley Metro

Koch Bros. Cash Helping to Kill Phoenix Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 7, 2019 | 8 Comments
The Latino business owner who was the face of the campaign has quit, saying she was "used."
The "city of tomorrow" via  Ford Corporate

Autonomous Car Industry’s Frightening Vision for Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 2, 2019 | 19 Comments
Cattle gates for pedestrians in NYC. "Antiseptic cities." This is what auto industry officials tell the New York Times they envision for self-driving cars.
Photo:  Adam Coppola

Drivers Are More Dangerous Near Women Cyclists

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 1, 2019 | 24 Comments
Research finding that drivers pass women more closely may help explain why women express greater fears about cycling.
Amy Cohen, holding a photo of her son Sammy Cohen Eckstein, stands next to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio at a Families for Safe Streets rally. Photo:  Families for Safe Streets

Don't Laugh Off De Blasio's 'Vision Zero'

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 31, 2019 | 7 Comments
In peer countries with much better safety records, presidents and prime ministers make traffic safety a national priority. So mock the New York City mayor at your own risk.
Photo via Eric Garcetti/Flickr

Feds' Baby Steps Towards Climate Awareness

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 31, 2019 | No Comments
A lot more money for highways. A little more money for bikes and bridge repair. But what else is in the new Transportation bill moving through Congress?
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