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
House Bill Proposes Big Jump in Bike-Share Funding
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A bipartisan bill proposes treating bike share like transit, allowing it to compete for billions in additional federal dollars.
Atlanta is Blowing all its Safety Money on a Flashy Pedestrian Bridge
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Atlanta has a $1 billion sidewalk backlog. But a $33 million stadium bridge is taking precedent over desperately needed repairs.
Houston’s Highway Mega-Plan: An Environmental Justice Disaster
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Thousands of Houstonians are in danger of losing their homes as the state of Texas proceeds with a massive, $7 billion plan to widen almost every highway in North and downtown Houston.
Better Bike Infrastructure Expands Economic Opportunity: Report
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In cities with good bike infrastructure, residents can access thousands of additional jobs on two wheels, a new study finds.
Houston Rolling Back Parking Requirements
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The city will leave it up to businesses to decide how many parking spaces they need in two center-city neighborhoods.
Pittsburgh Reveals the Downside of Self-Driving Cars
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Wider inequality. More sprawl. Worse transit. Those are some of the outcomes we could see from self-driving cars in cities, according to a Pittsburgh-based transit advocacy group.
President Trump Has Starved Transit Agencies of $854M
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Administration delay tactics have made applying for transit construction funding much more costly and difficult.
Do Millennials Love Sprawl Now? Eh, Not Exactly
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Millennials are moving to suburbs. But in a lot of cases they don't have much of a choice.
Seattle’s Compassionate Response to Fare Evasion
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After Seattle found that a quarter of farebeaters were homeless, it switched from thinking about enforcement to affordability.
One Neat Trick to Speed Up Bus Journeys
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It's called "bus stop balancing." It's cheap and it's one of the most effective ways to speed up bus journeys.
Oregon Legislature Passes ‘Idaho Stop’ Bill
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Oregon is the fourth state to pass a version of the Idaho Stop. The bill, if signed, will allow cyclists to treat stop signs as yields.
What if SUV Names Were Really True?
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Toyota Rollover. Chevy Glacier Melter. Mall Rover. Here's what our readers came up with.