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
Walking and Biking are Hurt by Lack of National Leadership: Report
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Biking and walking have leveled off and are becoming more dangerous. The federal government and states aren't doing enough.
Minneapolis and Seattle Have Achieved the Holy Grail for Sustainable Transportation
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The number of driving miles declined in both cities even as population (and Uber!) has grown quickly.
‘Green New Deal’ To Seek Transport Overhaul
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The legislation is still pretty vague but it does include some somewhat disappointing omissions.
Nashville Bill Would Lower Residential Speed Limits
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The county and its main city will reduce speeds to 25 mph in neighborhoods, if lawmakers approve a new safety measure.
Seattle Tosses Out the Rulebook to Protect Pedestrians
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The engineering rules say you can't add a signalized crosswalk unless 93 pedestrians are crossing there per hour. Seattle's trying something different.
All the Bad Things About Uber and Lyft In One Simple List
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More traffic, less transit trips, more traffic deaths, greater social stratification: A comprehensive list. (It's long.)
Utah Moving Forward on ‘Idaho Stop’ for Cyclists
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Cyclists could treat stop signs and red lights as yields under a bill recently passed out of committee with bipartisan support in the Utah House.
Rhode Island Looting Biking and Walking Funds for Highways
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Almost one dozen biking and walking projects across the state of Rhode Island are in jeopardy after a state agency decided to transfer $27 million in federal money dedicated to active transportation to highways and administrative expenses over the next 10 years.
Congestion Pricing, Often Attacked as Inequitable, Is Actually the Cure for Inequitable Transportation
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The best way to ensure that congestion pricing doesn't hurt the poor is to make sure revenues from new tolls support better transit service — not just build more highways.
New House Transportation Chair: ‘We Need to Move Beyond Fossil Fuel’
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Peter Defazio, the new chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, talks bikes, pedestrians and transit — and getting us off fossil fuel.
Baltimore May Imprison E-Scooter Speeders
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Legislation being considered by the City Council would give police the option of jailing e-scooter riders for up to 30 days for minor infractions.
New Study of E-Scooter Injuries Raises More Questions than it Answers
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The Journal of the American Medical Association is pushing for helmets, but the actual data is still open to interpretation.