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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

House Bill Proposes Big Jump in Bike-Share Funding

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 26, 2019 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 26, 2019 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 25, 2019 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 24, 2019 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 19, 2019 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 18, 2019 | No Comments
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.
Photo: CAHSRA

President Trump Has Starved Transit Agencies of $854M

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 17, 2019 | No Comments
Administration delay tactics have made applying for transit construction funding much more costly and difficult.
Hayward, California. Image: Wikimedia Commons

Do Millennials Love Sprawl Now? Eh, Not Exactly

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 3, 2019 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 1, 2019 | No Comments
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

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 28, 2019 | No Comments
It's called "bus stop balancing." It's cheap and it's one of the most effective ways to speed up bus journeys.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Oregon Legislature Passes ‘Idaho Stop’ Bill

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 27, 2019 | No Comments
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?

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 26, 2019 | No Comments
Toyota Rollover. Chevy Glacier Melter. Mall Rover. Here's what our readers came up with.
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