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
Safety Officials to Cities: Stop Buying Such Huge Trucks
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Cities that are serious about achieving Vision Zero have to tackle large truck design. Garbage trucks, fire trucks, commercial freight trucks, which comprise only four percent of vehicles on the streets, are responsible for almost twice that number of pedestrian fatalities and more than one in 10 bike fatalities, according to a new report from […]
Free Public Transit! (Sorry, It’s in Luxembourg)
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The movement for free transit is gaining ground in Europe — and, maybe, here.
Tampa Voters Supported Transit Measure — But Sore Losers Want to Overturn it
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Yet again, there's a Koch brothers connection.
A Green New Deal? Here Are Some Suggestions
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If the "Green New Deal" only focuses on reducing emissions from cars and trucks, it won't go far enough.
Detroit Hurt By Too Much Parking
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Just two families own a huge portion of downtown's Detroit's surprisingly profitable surface parking, a Free Press investigation finds.
Trump Administration Finally Releasing Transit Cash
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Trump's Federal Transit Administration is finally releasing long-ago-approved funding for major projects.
Streetcars and Development: It’s Complicated
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A new study finds that modern streetcar systems are not great as engines of development.
The European Answer to School-Drop-Off Chaos
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"School Streets" prohibit cars on the roadways surrounding schools. They encourage walking and biking. And they reduce crashes.
U.S. Finally Legalizes Modern, European-Style Train Cars
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Finally, U.S. trains will no longer have be be designed like “high-velocity bank vaults" thanks to long-awaited changes in federal regulations.
Albuquerque’s Groundbreaking Bus Project Stalled
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A problem with the electric bus fleet means a much-hyped example of bus rapid transit will be delayed by up to 18 months.
Study: Dockless Mobility More Popular with People of Color in D.C.
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Dockless bike share is doing a better job reaching people of color than traditional city-sponsored bike-sharing systems, according to a new analysis
Providence Planning On-Street, Brightly Painted ‘Urban Trails’
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The goal is to connect every neighborhood with safe biking and walking infrastructure and art that pays homage to each area's unique culture.