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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

One commenter on a Georgetown listserv urged people to call the cops on dockless bike-share riders. Photo: Ep_Jhu on Flickr

The Racist Dog Whistles in Complaints About Dockless Bike-Share

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 24, 2018 | No Comments
One commenter on a Georgetown listserv urged people to call the cops on bike-share riders for the offense of biking in the street.
Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz rides the bus to work once a week, which he hopes will inspire others. Photo: City of Toledo, Ohio

What One Mayor Is Learning From Riding the Bus

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 24, 2018 | No Comments
Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz says he's trying to "start a community conversation about public transit."
Photo: Tinker Air Force Base

The ACLU’s Dangerous Windshield Bias

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 24, 2018 | No Comments
The Iowa chapter of the ACLU has joined a campaign to ban traffic enforcement cameras statewide.
Photo: Richard Berry

Albuquerque’s Fledgling BRT Has Problems, But Don’t Panic

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 23, 2018 | No Comments
Albuquerque's new "ART" bus rapid transit is experiencing minor "hiccups" that cities should expect when launching a major new transit route.
Photo: Chris Yarzab/Flickr

How to Engage With Transit Agencies That Resist Change

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 22, 2018 | No Comments
Transit agencies often get blamed for things that are beyond their control -- and that can make them defensive.
Photo: Dan Burden

How Dangerous Walking Conditions Disadvantage Women

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 19, 2018 | No Comments
Women's trips tend to be shorter and better suited to walking or biking - but few streets are design to get around safely on foot, especially with children.
Seven of the world's 12 largest subway systems are now in China, and the country isn't about to stop building. Chart: Yonah Freemark

China’s Investment in Subways Puts the U.S. to Shame

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 19, 2018 | No Comments
China is building new subway lines at an astounding pace, quickly surpassing the U.S.'s legacy systems.
Graphic: City of Portland

Portland Will Reduce Residential Speed Limits to 20 MPH

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 19, 2018 | No Comments
To improve traffic safety and make streets more welcoming for walking and biking, Portland will lower speed limits on nearly all of its residential streets.
Romana Devore was struck and killed trying to walk from her job to this bus stop in Alpharetta, Georgia. Photo: Darin Givens

Between Your Bus Stop and Your Job — A Deadly Road

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 17, 2018 | No Comments
If you take the bus to work, in most of America there's a cruel barrier at the end of your commute: a dangerous road between your bus stop and your job.
The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices has a wide-ranging influence on street design around the nation. Photo: MUCTD Info

The High Priesthood of Transportation Engineering Has a New Leader

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 16, 2018 | No Comments
Veteran engineer Gene Hawkins steps in to the top role at NCUTCD at a critical moment for the American transportation engineering profession.
North Carolina DOT wants to widen Ashville's Merrimon Avenue, which is already a four lane commercial speedway. Photo: Google Maps

North Carolina Talks the “Vision Zero” Talk While Pushing to Make This Speedway Even Wider

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 12, 2018 | No Comments
North Carolina DOT plans to make an unwalkable commercial street even more dangerous.
Photo: Cleveland Clinic

What’s Driving Hospital Sprawl?

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 11, 2018 | No Comments
The trend toward private rooms has hospitals heading for the cornfields.
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