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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

Pedestrians are dying in epically high numbers, with driver distraction one of the causes.

Pedestrian Deaths Reach New High — Drivers Entirely to Blame

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 1, 2019 | No Comments
They're up again in 2018, according to a new estimate, to 6,227 -- the highest since 1990. SUVs and the growth of the Sun Belt are likely explanations.
Light rail between Chapel Hill and Durham, North Carolina, is expected to draw 23,00 riders a day. Image: Triangle Transit

Duke Climate Scientist Criticizes the University’s Light Rail Obstructionism

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 28, 2019 | No Comments
Duke University's objections might sink a $3.3-billion light rail plan for Durham. It flies in the face of the University's stated climate convictions, says professor Drew Shindell.
Miami residents protest the unsafe conditions on Biscayne Boulevard. Photo: TransitAlliance Miami

Miami Hosted ‘Safe Streets Summit’ — Yet Hasn’t Fixed Its Unsafe Streets

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 26, 2019 | No Comments
More people are killed in Miami-Dade every year by car crashes than murdered. Biscayne Boulevard helps explain why.

Parking? Lots! Car Spaces Would Comprise 10% of Phoenix

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 25, 2019 | No Comments
There are three parking spaces for every man woman and child in metro Phoenix. Or about 4.5 for every car.
Transit oriented development in Portland's Pearl District. Photo: Smart Growth America

Oregon Bill Would Increase Density Near Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 22, 2019 | No Comments
Cities would no longer be able to legally forbid high-density housing by frequent transit under bill introduced by Oregon's Senate President.
Photo: Bikemore

States May Forfeit $1 Billion in Biking and Walking Funding

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 21, 2019 | No Comments
States will forfeit a combined $1 billion in biking and walking funds if they don't get their acts together by September.
A woman tries to cross a rural highway near Minnesota tribal lands. Photo: Guillermo Narvaez

Native American Pedestrians Have Highest Death Rate

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 20, 2019 | No Comments
The roads around reservations are dangerous and offer little accommodation for those on foot. But many native people rely on walking for transportation.
Photo: Digging Cincinnati

Meet the Cincinnati Wheelchair User Struck Three Times by Drivers

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 19, 2019 | No Comments
Neil Kelly has been hit by two SUVs and a van in just 10 months. He tells Streetsblog about his struggle to stay safe in a wheelchair in the Queen City.
Bay to Bay Boulevard in Tampa. Photo: Submitted

Still Fighting for a Safe Way to School in Tampa

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 15, 2019 | No Comments
Hundreds of school children must cross Tampa's dangerous Bay to Bay Boulevard daily. Why is the mayor standing in the way of a safer street?
Photo: Atwater Village Newbie via Flickr

Report: We Don’t Need More Infrastructure — We Need Congestion Pricing

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 14, 2019 | No Comments
A new Brookings report says U.S. highway conditions have been improving every year for more than a decade, according to the Federal Highway Administration's own accounting.
Photo: U.S. PIRG/Frontier Group

Is Subprime Auto Lending the Next Housing Bubble?

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 13, 2019 | No Comments
Low-income people are increasingly being trapped in a cycle of debt by subprime auto lending. The American transportation system offers them few alternatives.
Photo: TransitCenter

How Can Transit Agencies Win Back Their Riders?

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 13, 2019 | No Comments
Subprime auto loans, gentrification and, yes, Uber and Lyft are hurting transit ridership. But a new TransitCenter survey says better service can win them back.
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