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
How Fire Departments Stopped Worrying and Embraced Safer Street Design
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As Portland built out bike lanes and pedestrian safety measures, fears about slower response times did not materialize.
Madrid Moves to Boot Car Traffic Out of Its City Center
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A major city center without cars? Madrid is going to come close sometime in the next year, says the administration of Mayor Manuela Carmena.
Portland Plans to Make Protected Bike Lanes Standard Street Infrastructure
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The city is on the verge of releasing a design guide that will expedite implementation of protected bike lanes on 450 miles of streets.
Phoenix Dithers on Traffic Safety While People Die
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In a city where streets are dreadful for pedestrians, the victims of dangerous walking conditions are mostly poor people, and public officials aren't responsive to the risks they face.
How Uber’s Self-Driving System Failed to Brake and Avoid Killing Elaine Herzberg
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The National Transportation Safety Board is out with a preliminary report into how an Uber car in self-driving mode struck and killed Elaine Herzberg in Tempe, Arizona, this March.
Democrats Vow to Fight for Cheap Gas
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Meet the party fighting for cheap gas and against global warming at the same time.
Will Atlanta Double Down on Its Streetcar Mistake?
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The streetcar is slow because it runs in mixed traffic. Atlanta's new light rail lines might also share lanes with cars.
Five Ground Rules to Help Cities Get the Most Out of Dockless Bike-Share
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Safe users, clear public spaces, equal access: cities should demand them all from bike share companies.
House Bill Would Require Agencies to Address Sexual Harassment on Buses and Trains
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The "Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act” would require transit agencies to take measures to protect riders and employees.
Will Philadelphia Reverse Its Progress on Parking Requirements?
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Lower parking requirements have encouraged construction of housing instead of car storage, but the reforms still face political resistance.
The Greenwashing of a Portland Highway Expansion
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The old political instinct to cram more cars through cities never dies - not even in Portland.
It’s Time for Cities to Rethink Right Turns on Red
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How the 1970s oil crisis precipitated bad street design that endangers people to this day.