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
Ohio Group Offers $olutions for Transit
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It's not hard to find money for transit if you're motivated. A proposal from Greater Ohio finds $123 million -- 1,400 percent more than the state current provides.
Safety Board Responds to Ped Crash Crisis
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Better headlights. Safer front ends. More money and resources for pedestrian planning. That's NTSB's prescription for skyrocketing pedestrian deaths.
The Koch Brothers are Behind Effort to Kill Light Rail in Phoenix
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A group presenting themselves as neighborhood residents and business owners is receiving funding from Koch-backed groups. We have receipts.
E-Scooter Deaths Show Urgent Need for Safer Streets
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The early experience with e-scooters seem to show they put riders in a riskier position than bike share.
Key Design Guide to Finally Include Protected Bike Lanes
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Protected bike lanes. Protected intersections. They're all included in the draft version of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' new engineering manual.
Cincy Cuts Parking to Make Core More Walkable
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The City Council gave the go-ahead yesterday for a more walkable, more affordable city center.
Nola Gets Protected Bike Lanes Almost Overnight
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A three-month demonstration will add 4 miles of protected bike lanes connecting bike facilities across the center city.
Akron Starts Fixing its Wide-Street Problem
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Akron is tackling the problem in a systemic way: With road diets.
Want Cyclists To Feel Protected? Then Protect Them!
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A new study shows, naturally enough, drivers are much more likely to safely pass cyclists on roads with protected bike lanes.
Vancouver Mayoral Candidate Attacks Bike Lanes … For the Moms!
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Do not try to use single moms to make your case against bike lanes -- especially on Twitter.
Lack of Housing Is Hurting Urban Workers Far More Than Congestion
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Living near jobs in the first place is much more advantageous for workers than having access to free-flowing highways, new research finds.
Streetsblog Gets Action! Cincinnati Will Eliminate “Sorry” Bus Stop
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Talk about an October surprise! The Cincinnati-area transit agency overseeing one of the finalists in our "Sorriest Bus Stop" contest says it will eliminate the horribly dangerous depot that is currently running neck-and-neck with its rival, Vancouver.