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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

Melissa Wandall became the leading force for red-light camera enforcement in Florida after losing her husband Mark in 2003, while nine months pregnant. Photo: Melissa Wandall

One Woman’s Decade-Long Struggle for Safer Intersections in Florida

By Angie Schmitt | May 14, 2018 | No Comments
Florida's red-light camera law, just upheld by the state Supreme Court, is the work of a mother who lost her husband to a red-light-running motorist.
Photo: Angie Schmitt

Does Your Transit Agency Board Look Like Its Riders?

By Angie Schmitt | May 11, 2018 | No Comments
Transit agency boards often aren't representative of transit riders in the regions they serve. That matters.
Photo: Bike Portland

The Freedom of Being a “Bike Mom”

By Angie Schmitt | May 11, 2018 | No Comments
In honor of Mother's Day, one mom explains how biking has helped her cope with the tough times and enjoy the ordinary.
Camden Mayor Frank Moran rides an ofo bike. Photo: Patrick Miner/Twitter

Dockless Companies Deliver Bike-Share to Underserved Areas

By Angie Schmitt | May 10, 2018 | No Comments
Dockless bike-share is coming to Camden, New Jersey, and Chicago's South Side. But so far, the commitments have been small.
The driver of this SUV struck and killed Neallie Junior Saxon III without even slowing down. Photo: WPLG

Study Links Rise of SUVs to the Pedestrian Safety Crisis

By Angie Schmitt | May 9, 2018 | No Comments
The findings also undermine the idea that "distracted pedestrians" are the problem.
Photo: Anthony Quintano/Flickr

How Big Data Can Help Prevent Deaths By Speeding

By Angie Schmitt | May 8, 2018 | No Comments
What if you could reliably pinpoint street segments all over the country where speeding traffic poses a constant threat to life and limb?

Congress Can’t Let Self-Driving Car Makers Treat People as Guinea Pigs, Say Public Safety Watchdogs

By Angie Schmitt | May 7, 2018 | No Comments
A bill in Congress to allow large numbers of self-driving cars on American streets needs substantial revisions to protect people inside and outside of autonomous vehicles.

Fix Bike “Clutter” — Put a Bike Corral on Every Block

By Angie Schmitt | May 7, 2018 | No Comments
It shouldn't be a tough nut to crack: Just put more bike parking in the curb lane. Now Washington, DC, is considering something along those lines.
PeopleforBikes Top 10 biking cities contain some surprises. Map: PeopleforBikes

A New Way to Rank America’s Best Cities for Bicycling

By Angie Schmitt | May 4, 2018 | No Comments
The PeopleForBikes rating system reveals some unexpected new stars. But no American city has bicycling figured out yet.
Photo: Richard Masoner/Flickr

Study: People Who Bike to Work Live Longer Than People Who Drive

By Angie Schmitt | May 3, 2018 | No Comments
A robust study of British workers found that people who commute by bike are less likely to die from heart disease, cancer, and other causes.
Photo: Rebajae/Wikimedia

Back to Square One for Nashville Transit

By Angie Schmitt | May 3, 2018 | No Comments
Local advocates say a package with more emphasis on core bus service and affordable housing could perform better at the polls.
Chart via NACTO

Trip Data Deflates the Dockless Bike-Share Hype

By Angie Schmitt | May 2, 2018 | 1 Comment
New numbers show the flood of dockless shared bikes in U.S. cities are generating a disappointing number of trips.
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