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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

Ofo Exits Camden in a Cautionary Tale About Venture-Funded Bike-Share

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 24, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 23, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 20, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 19, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 18, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 18, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 17, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 17, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 16, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 13, 2018 | No Comments
What a difference some paint makes.
n addition to publicly-operated Capital Bikeshare, there are now four bike-share start-ups operating in DC now (not pictured: Jump). Photo: Greater Greater Washington

8 Tips for Cities to Make the Most of Dockless Bike-Share and Scooters

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 13, 2018 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 12, 2018 | No Comments
Groundbreaking research presents credible estimates of the total parking supply in several American cities, and it's not pretty.
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