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.
Recent Posts
Self-Driving Car Makers Prepare to Blame “Jaywalkers”
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Self-driving car companies tech isn't advanced enough to detect pedestrians. Rather than wait until it matures, they're trying to blame pedestrians.
Sorry Bus Stops: Revere vs. Pittsburgh
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The Boston suburb of Revere takes on Pittsburgh. Both bus stops put you in touch with nature -- in a bad way.
TSA Brings Body Scanning to Transit Stations
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Body scans as you enter the train are coming to a city near you. But the safety benefits are questionable.
Sorry Bus Stops Round 1 Matchup: A Golden State Battle of San Diego vs. Beverly Hills
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The conditions for transit riders at these two sites in California say a lot about the status of bus riders in the U.S.
The Real E-Scooters Story Is Much More Boring Than Media Coverage Suggests
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It doesn't make for exciting newsprint. But people like scooters and they aren't causing any big problems.
Sorry Bus Stops Round 1: Cincinnati vs. Ann Arbor
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Would you rather wait behind a guard rail on a highway embankment, or on a skinny sidewalk in front of a muffler shop? Vote here.
The Columbus Bus Network Redesign Boosted Ridership
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At a time when transit ridership is down nationally, Columbus's COTA is up 3.6 percent in June.
Trump Administration Withholding $1.4 Billion in Transit Funds Authorized by Congress
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The money is ready and waiting. Yet only one transit project has received funding this fiscal year, putting more than a dozen others in jeopardy.
Sorry Bus Stops, Round 1 Matchup: Nashville vs. Houston
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The first matchup of 2018 features two waiting spaces that are not for the faint of heart.
Meet Six Sorry Bus Stops That Weren’t Sorry Enough to Make the Cut
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Streetsblog received so many submissions for our Sorriest Bus Stop competition we didn't have room for these.
Baton Rouge Advocates Look to Tear Down Institutional Barriers to Safe Streets
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One city where it's especially tough to implement safety improvements for walking and biking is Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Now the advocates at Bike Baton Rouge have mapped out a strategy to change that.
How Lazy Coverage of Pedestrian Deaths Obscures Why Streets Are So Dangerous
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Journalists should be more skeptical of police accounts of pedestrian deaths.