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
America’s Bus Stops Are Too Close Together
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Bus service is faster for everyone if stops are about a quarter mile apart instead of crammed close together.
How Highways Squeezed Taxable Land Out of Cities
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Downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut, lost 20 percent of its taxable land when highways came through. That's just the beginning.
An Impressive New Bike Connection Highlights Changing Attitudes in Cleveland
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People on bikes finally have some space of their own on the Detroit-Superior Bridge. The outer eastbound lane is being converted into a bike lane, linking downtown Cleveland to two thriving retail districts and two large public housing complexes.
Did Your State Forfeit Federal Funds for Walking and Biking?
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Millions of dollars that should have gone toward building safer sidewalks or bike lanes near schools were instead forfeited by state DOTs that couldn't get their acts together.
San Antonio Gets a Badly Needed Kick in the Pants on Pedestrian Safety
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In removing a guerrilla safety improvement, San Antonio officials acted with the kind of swiftness that they've never displayed in response to the city's staggering pedestrian death rate.
Singapore Says No More Cars
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While Singapore is unique in some respects, it's also responding to the same pressures that face any urbanized area of sufficient size. Cars don't fit.
Is Nashville Finally Ready to Invest in Transit?
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Last week, Mayor Megan Barry unveiled a $5.2 billion transit plan [PDF], dubbed "Let's Move Nashville," to improve access to reliable transit and reduce car-dependence.
We Know SUV Design Kills Pedestrians, But We Still Let Carmakers Sell Them
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The same design features that kill and maim pedestrians are what automakers rely on to appeal to consumers.
Pittsburgh Tests Out Red Bus Lanes Downtown
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Pittsburgh has long operated a system of exclusive transitways where only buses are allowed. But once those busways get to downtown streets, the transit priority disappears and bus riders are mired in traffic.
U.S. DOT Gets Swept Up in Trump’s Climate Denial Binge
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You have until November 6 to urge U.S. DOT to preserve climate accountability in transportation policy.
The Persistent Racial Disparities of Motor Vehicle Pollution
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While tailpipe emissions have been lowered across the board, racial disparities persist in exposure to fine particles from motor vehicles.
These People Lost Their Minds Over a Bike Lane
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The photos don't lie -- these protesters actually called some new stripes on the street a "Nazi lane."