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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

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These U.S. Communities Are Making Safety Progress After Jaywalking Reform

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 23, 2022 | No Comments
The Black Lives Matter protests and the pandemic have dramatically shifted the terrain around policing. As a result, the last two years have brought about the first serious rethinking of jaywalking laws in a century, challenging a practically universal American rule that dates back to some of the earliest auto industry lobbying campaigns. Here's what happened next.
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A Hard Right Turn: The Moment the U.S. DOT Abandoned U.S. Walkers

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 25, 2020 | No Comments
Federal transportation officials have never done much to center the needs of pedestrians in their policies or funding decisions. But in 2012, things took a turn for the even worse.
Angie Schmitt may be riding off into the Streetsblog sunset, but she will never be far from the fight for livable communities. We thank her for years of aggressive, important coverage.
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ANGIE SCHMITT: Goodbye, Streetsblog, I Love You

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 20, 2019 | No Comments
After nine years at Streetsblog, writer Angie Schmitt is moving on.
Photo: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
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New Labor Rules for Uber and Lyft Should Help Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 13, 2019 | No Comments
A new California law making Uber and Lyft treat drivers as employees would have transportation benefits, too.
Photo: Indygo
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Indy Transit Leaping Ahead With New Bus Line

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 12, 2019 | No Comments
A major leap forward for transit in Indianapolis and the city is celebrating.
Boston's Washington Street bus/bike lane pilot. Photo: LivableStreets Alliance
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The Spectacular Benefits of Tactical Urbanism

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 11, 2019 | No Comments
Better safety. Faster journeys. Higher ridership. A review of 20 temporary, low-cost demonstrations finds huge benefits.
The intersection of a Superille, with excess street space repurposed for play. Photo: BCN Ecologia
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Seattle May Try to Replicate Barcelona’s ‘Superblocks’

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 9, 2019 | No Comments
A City Councilwoman wants to turn a six-block area of Capitol Hill into a low-traffic biking and pedestrian zone.
Photo: Steve Bott/Wikimedia/CC
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Democrats’ Climate Plans Lack Vision for Urban Transportation

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 4, 2019 | No Comments
So far, no one has seriously grappled with how to help free Americans from over-dependence on driving.
Photo: TransitCenter
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How Our Transport System is Biased Against Women

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 29, 2019 | No Comments
The world we live in is designed by men — for men. And it continues to endanger women.
Photo: Senate Democrats via YouTube
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Bernie’s ‘Green New Deal’: What’s In It For Transit?

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 26, 2019 | No Comments
The Democratic contender's climate plan calls for $300 billion in new transit funding and $600 billion for high-speed rail. But it's not great on highways.
Photo: GHSA
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Study: Two-Way Bike Lanes Produce More Injuries

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 19, 2019 | No Comments
A new study looks at what kinds of bikeway designs offer the most safety benefits. Dutch-style sidewalk-level bike lanes win out.
Photo: WyliePoon via Flickr
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How Columbus Doubled Downtown Bus Commuting

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 15, 2019 | No Comments
Free transit passed for downtown workers raised their transit-commuting rate from 5 percent to 10 to 14 percent.
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