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
Federal Program Would Help Cities Tear Down Highways
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A new pot of money would help undo the sometimes-racist legacy of urban highway construction.
Salt Lake City May Create Free-Fare Transit
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Two mayoral candidates have plans to make transit free. And a new survey shows overwhelming public support.
Koch Brothers-Backed Group is Behind Assault on Phoenix Light Rail
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The Latino business owner who was the face of the campaign has quit, saying she was "used."
Autonomous Car Industry’s Frightening Vision for Cities
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Cattle gates for pedestrians in NYC. "Antiseptic cities." This is what auto industry officials tell the New York Times they envision for self-driving cars.
Study: Drivers Behave More Dangerously Around Women Cyclists
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Research finding that drivers pass women more closely may help explain why women express greater fears about cycling.
Why Bill de Blasio’s ‘Vision Zero for the Nation’ Shouldn’t be Laughed off
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In peer countries with much better safety records, presidents and prime ministers make traffic safety a national priority. So mock the New York City mayor at your own risk.
Atlanta is Blowing Safety Money on a Flashy Ped Bridge
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Atlanta has a $1 billion sidewalk backlog. But a $33 million stadium bridge is taking precedent over desperately needed repairs.
A Denver Newscaster’s Epic Takedown of Bike-Lane Nimbys
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"Our streets belong to everyone, so everyone can get from here to there with as little fear of being killed as possible."
Houston’s Highway Mega-Plan: An Environmental Justice Disaster
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Thousands of Houstonians are in danger of losing their homes as Texas proceeds with a massive, $7 billion plan to widen almost every highway in North and downtown Houston.
Better Bike Infrastructure Expands Economic Opportunity: Report
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In cities with good bike infrastructure, residents can access thousands of additional jobs on two wheels, a new study finds.
Houston Rolling Back Parking Requirements
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The city will leave it up to businesses to decide how many parking spaces they need in two center-city neighborhoods.
Pittsburgh Reveals the Downside of Self-Driving Cars
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Wider inequality. More sprawl. Worse transit. Those are some of the outcomes we could see from self-driving cars in cities, according to a Pittsburgh-based transit advocacy group.