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
Baltimore’s New Complete Streets Policy Aims to Promote Racial Equity
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The next frontier in complete streets is equity and Baltimore is helping lead the way.
UPS to Test E-Bike Deliveries in Seattle
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UPS, which uses e-bikes in more than a dozen European cities, is expanding the service in the U.S.
D.C. Metro Seeks Better Service, Fare Cuts to Stop Ridership Death Spiral
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Cheaper fares. More service. The D.C. Metro board finally has a plan that promises to reverse ridership declines the struggling agency.
The Movement for More Equitable Transit Fares
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Discounted fares for low-income riders are becoming the norm for progressive cities.
Transit Agencies are Changing Their Approach to Homelessness
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Rather than arresting homeless riders, transit agencies using kinder, gentler policies to address the root causes of the problem.
Study: Uber and Lyft are Increasing Traffic Deaths
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As much as 1,100 more people are being killed every year, thanks to the presence of Uber and Lyft, a new study finds.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer: Dems Will Fix Trump’s ‘Incoherent’ Transit Policy if They Re-take the House
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The Oregon Democrat says House Democrats will restore sanity to transportation policy.
Buffalo May Turn Parking Craters into Neighborhoods
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A city on the rise considers using its wasted space near transit for housing.
Death Toll Keeps Rising From Police Chases
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Police chases kill about one person every day. A third of victims are innocent bystanders. Most of the chases are in pursuit of non-violent offenders.
To Get Drivers to Yield to Pedestrians, St. Paul is Using Psychological Tricks
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An multi-phased experiment in St. Paul increased driver yielding to pedestrians from 32 to more than 70 percent. And it decreased unsafe passing of yielding cars 10 fold.
Report Offers Better Ways to Cut Traffic from New Development
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What if instead of requiring developers to add parking or widen roads, we asked them to do things that discouraged driving and car ownership? That's what Smart Growth America recommends.
Bus Routes Helping Bridge Milwaukee’s Notorious Racial-Economic Divide
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New research shows two reverse-commute bus routes are providing a vital link for low-income neighborhoods. But the state may stop funding them.