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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

Ohio Group Offers $olutions for Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 28, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 26, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 25, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 24, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 21, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 20, 2018 | No Comments
The City Council gave the go-ahead yesterday for a more walkable, more affordable city center.

Nola Gets Protected Bike Lanes Almost Overnight

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 20, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 19, 2018 | No Comments
Akron is tackling the problem in a systemic way: With road diets.

Want Cyclists To Feel Protected? Then Protect Them!

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 18, 2018 | No Comments
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!

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 18, 2018 | No Comments
Do not try to use single moms to make your case against bike lanes -- especially on Twitter.
Photo: Wikimedia

Lack of Housing Is Hurting Urban Workers Far More Than Congestion

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 17, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 12, 2018 | No Comments
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.
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