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
Ofo Exits Camden in a Cautionary Tale About Venture-Funded Bike-Share
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What happened in Camden highlights a major risk when cities work with bike-share companies that reveal so little about their operations and finances.
New Traffic Signals in London Will Give Pedestrians the Green Light By Default
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The city of London is on a mission to make walking as convenient as possible, using smarter traffic signals that reduce wait times for pedestrians.
Dallas and Seattle Ride the Dockless Bike-Share Rollercoaster
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The two U.S. cities with the largest dockless bike-share fleets are now on different paths.
North Carolina DOT Needs a Culture Change to Translate Complete Streets Policy Into Action
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Changing the entrenched practices of transportation agencies is easier said than done.
Slowly and Stealthily, Trump’s DOT Starves Transit Expansion Projects of Federal Funds
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The Trump administration has slowed the release of federal transit grants to such a crawl that expansion projects in the works for years are now in jeopardy.
Stories About Marathon Walking Commuters Receiving Benevolent Donations of Cars Are Actually Terrible
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These stories aren't heartwarming. They highlight systemic, persistent injustice that goes unaddressed.
6 Principles for a Transit System That Makes Your City More Fair and Just
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Transit should be a great social equalizer. In many cities, however, transit's potential to advance economic fairness is held in check because resources are distributed inequitably.
Senators Want to Sneak Safety Exemptions for Self-Driving Cars Into Law
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A group of senators led by South Dakota Republican John Thune wants to let companies rush self-driving cars to market before any federal safety standards related to autonomous systems have been drafted.
How to Make a Super Quick Fix for a Dangerous Road
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Using Jersey barriers filled with water for ballast, the city carved a safe walking and biking path out of a lane of car traffic.
Cities Are Replacing Dangerous Slip Lanes With Space for People
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What a difference some paint makes.
8 Tips for Cities to Make the Most of Dockless Bike-Share and Scooters
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The National Association of City Transportation Officials released guidelines to help cities manage these services without getting taken for a ride.
American Cities Are Drowning in Car Storage
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Groundbreaking research presents credible estimates of the total parking supply in several American cities, and it's not pretty.