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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

Self-Driving Car Makers Prepare to Blame “Jaywalkers”

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 20, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 17, 2018 | No Comments
The Boston suburb of Revere takes on Pittsburgh. Both bus stops put you in touch with nature -- in a bad way.
Atlanta residents voted to expand MARTA service last fall, but the Trump budget would throw those plans into turmoil. Photo: Scott Ehardt via Wikimedia Commons

TSA Brings Body Scanning to Transit Stations

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 17, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 16, 2018 | No Comments
The conditions for transit riders at these two sites in California say a lot about the status of bus riders in the U.S.
Photo: Nathan Rupert/Flickr/CC

The Real E-Scooters Story Is Much More Boring Than Media Coverage Suggests

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 15, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 14, 2018 | No Comments
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.
Frequent service maps (15 minute headways or greater) for Columbus' COTA before (left) and after (right) the system redesign. Maps: Columbus Underground

The Columbus Bus Network Redesign Boosted Ridership

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 14, 2018 | No Comments
At a time when transit ridership is down nationally, Columbus's COTA is up 3.6 percent in June.
A new "ticker" from Transportation for America shows how long U.S. DOT has refused to award funding Congress granted it for transit projects.

Trump Administration Withholding $1.4 Billion in Transit Funds Authorized by Congress

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 13, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 13, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 13, 2018 | No Comments
Streetsblog received so many submissions for our Sorriest Bus Stop competition we didn't have room for these.
Wide, deadly streets are the norm in Baton Rouge, one of the deadliest cities for walking. Photo: Bike Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge Advocates Look to Tear Down Institutional Barriers to Safe Streets

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 10, 2018 | No Comments
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.
Arnulfo Salazar was struck and killed by an officer driving a police car in May. Family photo via GoFundMe

How Lazy Coverage of Pedestrian Deaths Obscures Why Streets Are So Dangerous

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 9, 2018 | No Comments
Journalists should be more skeptical of police accounts of pedestrian deaths.
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