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
As Cities Turn Off Red Light Cameras, Red Light Runners Claim More Lives
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A 17 percent rise in red light-running fatalities coincides with a 21 percent decline in the number of red light cameras in operation, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Ofo Exits Camden in a Cautionary Tale About Venture-Funded Bike-Share
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What happened in Camden highlights a major risk when cities work with bike-share companies that reveal so little about their operations and finances.
Washington State DOT Chief: Fixing Congestion With Highways “Fiscally Impossible”
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"The problem is we don't provide affordable housing and transportation solutions," Roger Millar told a convention of highway builders last week.
New Traffic Signals in London Will Give Pedestrians the Green Light By Default
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The city of London is on a mission to make walking as convenient as possible, using smarter traffic signals that reduce wait times for pedestrians.
Dallas and Seattle Ride the Dockless Bike-Share Rollercoaster
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The two U.S. cities with the largest dockless bike-share fleets are now on different paths.
North Carolina DOT Needs a Culture Change to Translate Complete Streets Policy Into Action
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Changing the entrenched practices of transportation agencies is easier said than done.
Stories About Marathon Walking Commuters Receiving Benevolent Donations of Cars Are Actually Terrible
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These stories aren't heartwarming. They highlight systemic, persistent injustice that goes unaddressed.
Slowly and Stealthily, Trump’s DOT Starves Transit Expansion Projects of Federal Funds
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The Trump administration has slowed the release of federal transit grants to such a crawl that expansion projects in the works for years are now in jeopardy.
Six Principles for a Transit System That Makes Your City More Fair and Just
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Transit should be a great social equalizer. In many cities, however, transit's potential to advance economic fairness is held in check because resources are distributed inequitably.
Senators Want to Sneak Safety Exemptions for Self-Driving Cars Into Law
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A group of senators led by South Dakota Republican John Thune wants to let companies rush self-driving cars to market before any federal safety standards related to autonomous systems have been drafted.
Baltimore’s Super Quick Fix for a Dangerous Road
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Using Jersey barriers filled with water for ballast, the city carved a safe walking and biking path out of a lane of car traffic.
Cities Are Replacing Dangerous Slip Lanes With Space for People
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What a difference some paint makes.