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Covering the movement to end car dependency and improve biking, walking and transit in America.

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Streetsblog USA

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.

Angie Schmitt

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Bike Lanes

Global Business Press Impresario Keith Crain Pens Epic Anti-Bike Screed

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Detroit

What Happened When a Detroit Politician Rode the Bus to Work

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How Detroit’s Streetcar Overlooked Real Transit Needs to Satisfy a Well-Connected Few

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Metro Detroit’s Highway Fixation Explains Why Our Infrastructure Is Broken

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Suburban Segregationist Brooks Patterson Breaks Up Detroit’s Hard-Won Transit Coalition

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A Haunting Glimpse at How Detroit Gave Way to Asphalt and Cars

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Will Detroit Give the Dream of Better Transit Another Shot in 2018?

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Around the Block

Highway Planners Pause to Consider the Effect of Road Widening on Detroit Neighborhoods

In spring 2017, Stephen wrote for Streetsblog USA, covering the livable streets movement and transportation policy developments around the nation.
From August 2012 to October 2015, he was a reporter for Streetsblog NYC, covering livable streets and transportation issues in the city and the region. After joining Streetsblog, he covered the tail end of the Bloomberg administration and the launch of Citi Bike. Since then, he covered mayoral elections, the de Blasio administration&#8217;s ongoing Vision Zero campaign, and New York City&#8217;s ever-evolving street safety and livable streets movements.

Stephen Miller

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Buses

Detroit’s Big Transit Success Story Isn’t Its New Streetcar — It’s the Buses

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Bicycling

Portland — And Soon, Detroit — Bring Bike-Share to People With Disabilities