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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

What Toronto Learned By Giving Its Streetcar Its Own Lane

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 5, 2019 | No Comments
You can move more people in crowded cities when you get cars out of the way of more efficient modes — like transit.

Parking Madness 2019: Minneapolis vs. Oakland

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 5, 2019 | No Comments
Our first Round 2 matchup futures two new neighborhoods that have risen out of asphalt.
The 980 Freeway parallels Broadway just a couple of blocks away. Would Broadway even be missed by motorists?

Oakland’s I-980 Makes List of Top 10 U.S. Highways that Should be Torn Down

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 4, 2019 | No Comments
Aging highways present opportunity for cities to rebuild urban neighborhoods. Here are the top 10 highways that are ripe for teardown, according to CNU.

Arkansas Passes the ‘Idaho Stop,’ Allowing Cyclists to Treat Red Lights Like Stop Signs

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 4, 2019 | No Comments
Arkansas becomes the second state to fully adopt Idaho's famous 1982 cycling safety law.

Parking Madness 2019, Round 1: Albuquerque vs. Tampa

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 3, 2019 | No Comments
It's a matchup for the ages (well, not really): A small building in Albuquerque vs. a major redevelopment of a big part of Tampa.

The Green New Deal Must Prioritize Transit, Group Says

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 2, 2019 | No Comments
Some early policy recommendations have started to take shape and they are pretty exciting.

Parking Madness 2019 Round 1: Providence vs. Austin

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 28, 2019 | No Comments
The Rhode Island Statehouse grounds face off against the site of a former Hooters restaurant for "most improved" parking crater.
Matthew Marshall Engle, a Ross motorist who was caught on video threatening to kill a cyclist. Image: Jan Weissenberger

Study: Aggressive Driving is Linked to Seeing Cyclists as ‘Less than Human’

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 28, 2019 | No Comments
Almost half of non-cyclists in a study rated cyclists as less than fully human, using standard psychological surveys.

Parking Madness 2019 Round 1: Portland vs. Pittsburgh

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 27, 2019 | No Comments
Two parking-craters-turned-beloved-public-squares face off today in Parking Madness. Vote for the best.

Seattle Mayor’s Bike Lane Retreat Enrages Activists

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 27, 2019 | No Comments
It looks like Seattle's new Mayor, Jenny Durkan, isn't going to show the kind of transportation leadership we've come to expect from Seattle.

Study: Good Bike and Ped Infrastructure Actually Makes Neighbors Healthier

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 26, 2019 | No Comments
High-quality biking and walking facilities actually create healthier people, a new study based in Vancouver finds.

Parking Madness 2019 Round 1: Houston vs. Boston

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 26, 2019 | No Comments
Whole neighborhoods around downtown Houston and Boston's Seaport are rising out of asphalt.
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