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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

Air pollution concentrations in Atlanta show a clear increase by highways. The purple dots are the locations of schools. Map: Mysidewalk via Strongtowns

The Injustice of Highway Pollution

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 9, 2018 | No Comments
The people who drive the least, suffer the most.
Buddy Amoroso, a Baton Rouge metro councilman, was killed riding his bike in June. Photo: Buddy Amoroso/Facebook

Biking Pol is Killed, So Louisiana Parish Blames Cyclists

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 6, 2018 | No Comments
Council members have proposed some dubiously legal requirements for cyclists including — true story — lasers.
Photo: Minesweeper/Wikimedia Commons

Trump Administration is Fake Worried About Too Much Driving

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 3, 2018 | No Comments
In its effort to roll back Obama's fuel economy standards, Trump's EPA pretends it actually cares about Americans driving too much. Great goal! We have some suggestions.
Image: Bird.co

Scooter Company Bird Offers to Pay Cities to Build Bike Lanes

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 3, 2018 | No Comments
Whatever you make of Bird's offer, there's certainly an opening here that cities shouldn't let go to waste.
General Motors pitches its product to police departments with aftermarket "bull bars," a feature that makes them look more intimidating and militaristic -- and kills pedestrians. Photo: General Motors/Twitter

Outlawed Abroad, Killer “Bull Bars” Are the Hot Fashion Accessory for Police Departments

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 3, 2018 | No Comments
"Bull bars" make cars look aggressive and militaristic. And they kill pedestrians.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The Atlanta Suburbs May Finally Be on Board for Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 2, 2018 | No Comments
Gwinnett County lawmakers approved a tax-hike referendum for the March ballot on Tuesday, the latest group of Hot 'Lanta pols to realize that mass transit can defeat growth-choking traffic.
The 1,375-space parking structure across the street from Jacksonville's county courthouse. Photo: Google Maps

Jacksonville Gets Soaked By Bad Parking Garage Deals

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 1, 2018 | No Comments
Subsidized parking structures are a bad bet, even in car-centric Jacksonville.
Last year's winner was this beauty in Seattle.

The Search Is on for America’s Sorriest Bus Stop — Send Us Your Photos!

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 31, 2018 | No Comments
To highlight the sad, decrepit, and outright dangerous state of our bus stops, each year we hold a 16-entry tournament to crown the Sorriest Bus Stop in America.
An overcrowded Cincinnati bus. Photo: Cam Hardy

Frustrated Cincinnati Bus Riders Take Transit Funding Into Their Own Hands

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 31, 2018 | No Comments
Fed up with county representatives hostile to transit, advocates are fighting to give the city more resources and a stronger say in transit policy.
If House Republicans get their way, the next federal transportation bill will set off a round of fare hikes and service cuts. Photo: Livable Streets Alliance

House GOP Transportation Bill Would Raise Taxes on Transit and Bikes

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 30, 2018 | No Comments
The bill would amount to a tax increase of more than $200 million annually on American transit agencies.
Photo: Atomic Taco/Flicker/CC

Seattle’s Real Estate Boom is Driving Up Transit Costs

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 27, 2018 | No Comments
High land prices + a blazing construction market = higher transit infrastructure costs.
Image: Transport for London

London Sets Out to Eliminate Traffic Deaths by 2041

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 27, 2018 | No Comments
London has reduced traffic deaths nearly 50 percent in the last decade, but Mayor Sadiq Khan isn't satisfied.
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