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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: Michael Smith

Research Explains Why Pedestrians ‘Break the Rules’

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 8, 2019 | No Comments
Pedestrians behave unpredictably when the environment is not accommodating to them, new research using time-lapse video shows.
Richmond Mayor Mayor Levar Stoney at the opening of "the Pulse" bus rapid transit system in June. Photo: RVA Rapid Transit

Richmond Shows How to Boost Small-City Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 8, 2019 | No Comments
Richmond built a bus rapid transit line and reorganized its bus routes. Ridership rose 21 percent in a year.
Photo: Dongho Chang

Check Out What Seattle Did with a Dead-End Street

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 4, 2019 | No Comments
Basketball anyone? One of the highlights from Seattle's Pavement to Parks program.
Photo: Lorax/Wikimedia/CC

DC Metro Opens Door to Bikes During Rush Hour

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 3, 2019 | No Comments
Bikes will be allowed on the DC Metro, even at rush hour — a long-sought win for local advocates.
Memphis' Manassas Street was redesigned in Memphis with protected bike lanes and raised colorful crosswalks. Photo: Memphis Medical District Collaborative

Send Us Nominations for Best Urban Street Redesign This Year

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 21, 2018 | No Comments
Did your town to a great road diet? Nominate it to be named the best of the year.
Photo: No More Freeways PDX

Is Portland’s ‘Congestion Pricing’ Plan Any Good?

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 20, 2018 | No Comments
Portland wants to put a price on driving on downtown freeways at rush hour. But it will need the Feds' approval.
Photo: Elvert Barnes/Flickr/CC

DEEP DIVE: Are E-Scooters Unsafe At Any Speed?

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 20, 2018 | No Comments
We don't know for sure yet. Data shows they're more dangerous than bike share — but researchers say that will change as cities adapt and make roads safer.
Photo: The Boring Company

Elon Musk’s Tunnel Project in Los Angeles is Bad Joke

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 19, 2018 | No Comments
He initially promised to revolutionize public transit — but then created only a new private transportation system for rich people.
Photo: Stefanie Seskin/Flickr

We Can’t Stop Global Warming Without Reducing Driving

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 19, 2018 | No Comments
Electric vehicles aren't going to cut it, emissions-wise. We need to do more.
Photo: Tim Adams/Wikimedia

San Francisco Eliminates Parking Minimums

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 18, 2018 | No Comments
San Francisco is the latest city to eliminate minimum parking requirements — a win for pedestrians and affordable housing advocates.
Safe streets like this in Philadelphia are not the norm in low-income neighborhoods, a new study reveals. Photo: Bicycle Coalition

Philly’s Most Dangerous Roads are in Poor Areas

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 18, 2018 | No Comments
About half of the city's most-dangerous streets are in low-income and/or neighborhoods of color, a new analysis finds.
Graph: Jeff Davis/Eno Transportation

Trump Turns Obama-Era Transportation Program into a Road Fund

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 14, 2018 | No Comments
Under Trump, the popular program that helped fund biking trails and transit upgrades is just another bridge and highway fund.
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