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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

Image: Go Triangle

Finally, a Bus Commercial that Delivers

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 20, 2019 | No Comments
Go Transit's ad employs all the well-worn cliches from car commercials in favor of the humble, lovable bus.
Photo: Valley Metro

Trump Administration Continues Funny Business with Transit Funding

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 20, 2019 | No Comments
About $2.7 billion in funds for transit projects remains in a state of limbo at the Trump U.S. DOT.

The Craziest Anti-Bike Lane Arguments We’ve Heard

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 18, 2019 | No Comments
Professional bike advocates have heard some wild excuses not to build bike lanes. Here's a video of their all-time favorites.

Study: Better Transit Raises Property Values, Lowers Poverty

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 15, 2019 | No Comments
A Cleveland study found neighborhoods that added transit service was a 3.5-percent increase in property values and a 13-percent decline in poverty.
Downtown Denver in the 1970s vs. today. Before photo: Nick DeWolf via Flickr

We’re Looking for the Most Improved Parking Crater!

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 14, 2019 | No Comments
This year's tournament will match up reformed parking craters: Former surface lots that are now filled with city. Send us entries!
Minnapolis' Washington Avenue is thriving after the addition of light rail and bike facilities. Photo: Greater Greater Washington

Other Cities Overcame Duke’s Objections to Light Rail

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 13, 2019 | No Comments
In Minneapolis and Seattle, a "floating slab" helped mitigate hospitals' concerns about "vibrations" and electromagnetic fields from light rail. So in other words, Duke University basically ignored the facts when it opposed a light rail project.
Photo: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

Trump Proposes Massive Cuts to Transit, Amtrak

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 12, 2019 | No Comments
He wants to cut funding for new transit projects 35 percent and slash Amtrak funding. But Congress has ignored him in the past.

Uber Got Off the Hook for Killing a Pedestrian with its Self-Driving Car

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 11, 2019 | No Comments
Safety oversight for self-driving car companies is off to a bad start.

How Driving is Encouraged and Subsidized — By Law

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 8, 2019 | No Comments
Greg Shill, a law professor, attempted to itemize all the ways driving is legally favored in the U.S. Let's just say it's a long list.
Photo: People for Bikes

New Bill Would Provide a Tax Break for Bike Commuters

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 6, 2019 | No Comments
Bike commuters would be able to write off $53 per month in related expenses, under a new House bill.
Photo: James Stutzman

Europe Will Use Vehicle Tech to Prevent Speeding, Save Thousands of Lives

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 5, 2019 | No Comments
A new E.U. rule requiring speed limiters in cars is expected to save 15,000 lives in 15 years. Why can't the U.S. do the same?
Photo: wyliepoon/Flickr

Want to Grow Transit Ridership? Improve Bus Service

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 4, 2019 | No Comments
The weakest link is often bus service, but improving it holds the key to maintaining ridership.
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