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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: The Urbanist

Seattle’s Viadoom: The ‘Carmageddon’ That Wasn’t

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 25, 2019 | No Comments
We've seen this before: Freeways induce driving and when one closes people adapt their choices accordingly. There is no "carmageddon" after all.
Map: Transportation for America

The Bible Belt Should Really Be Called ‘The Carnage Corset’

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 24, 2019 | No Comments
Eight of the 10 most dangerous metro areas in the U.S. for pedestrians are in Florida, according to a new study by Smart Growth America. Of the remaining 12, eight are in the Deep South.
Photo: Khol Vinh

Study: Uber and Lyft Caused U.S. Transit Decline

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 23, 2019 | No Comments
Uber and Lyft have decreased bus ridership in San Francisco 12.7 percent since 2010, a new study estimates.
Photo: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Engineering Group Takes on High Speed Limits

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 23, 2019 | No Comments
One barrier to safer, more pedestrian friendly streets is slowing being dismantled.
Photo: PeopleforBikes

Biking Way up in Seattle During Highway Closure

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 17, 2019 | No Comments
One thing the early experience of Viadoom shows is how malleable people's commuting behavior can be.
Photo: John St. John via Flickr

Transit Systems Must Address Women’s Safety Concerns

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 16, 2019 | No Comments
A new study shows women are about half as likely to use new rail service as men — especially if they express strong concerns about safety.
Bike Walk Nashville actually held a class instructing people on how to scoot safely. Photo: Bike Walk Nashville

Can New Mobility Tech Disrupt Car Dependence?

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 16, 2019 | No Comments
A new organization want to help cities use mobility tech to break cars' stranglehold on cities.
Photo: Arrive Alive

Six Ways the Media is Still Blaming the Victim

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 15, 2019 | No Comments
When a driver hits a pedestrian or cyclist, a handful of media tropes shift blame to the victims and leave readers with the impression that nothing can be done about it.
Photo Walk Bike Nashville

Local Bike Advocates: E-Scooters Are Game-Changing

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 14, 2019 | No Comments
In Nashville, Kansas City and Baltimore, advocates raised a couple concerns. But they all say scooters seem to be meeting a real need.
Photo: Michael Smith

Engineers to Pedestrians: No ‘Walk’ Signs for You!

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 11, 2019 | No Comments
The traffic engineering profession says intersections with no "Walk" signal are a-okay. Even as pedestrian deaths soar.
Photo: Elvert Barnes/Flickr/CC

Bird Quietly Ends a Much-Hyped Bike Lane Subsidy

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 11, 2019 | No Comments
Many cities weren't collecting it anyway.
Photo: B137/Wikimedia Commons

Uber and Lyft Don’t Reduce Cars. Transit Does.

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 10, 2019 | No Comments
Seattle is the only major city that really grew the number of car-free and car-light households in the last five years. It's also the only one that's really grown transit ridership.
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