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
Parking Madness: Providence vs. Surrey
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A university campus in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey takes on an asphalt-riddled hospital campus girdled by highways in Providence.
Parking Madness: San Jose vs. Lansing
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A major Bay Area transit station takes on a state capitol in the cradle of America's automotive industry.
Parking Madness 2018: Houston vs. Jacksonville
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The first match of 2018 pairs two repeat offenders. Vote for the worst parking scar!
Seattle Bike Lane Opponents Say Moms Don’t Use Bike Lanes, Get Owned by Biking Moms
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Do not mess with moms who bike.
Only a Few American Cities Are Growing Transit Ridership — Here’s What They’re Doing Right
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The recipe for success: Give transit agencies the resources to make systemwide improvements, don't just focus on one line at a time.
Video of the Fatal Uber Self-Driving Car Crash Upends the Victim-Blaming Narrative
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The backup driver was distracted. Sensors that are supposed to detect pedestrians failed.
What Explains the Gender Gap in Walking?
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A recent Stanford study examined walking rates around the globe, finding that in a diverse range of countries, girls and women walk less than boys and men. What explains the disparity? On International Women’s Day, Tiffany Lam explores the subject at the Safe Routes to School National Partnership. Planning professionals tend to focus overwhelmingly on infrastructure […]
Philly Rolls Out Bike Lanes at a Snail’s Pace, and Mayor Jim Kenney May Slow Down Progress Even More
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Two years into Kenney's tenure, it already seems unlikely that he'll achieve his promise to improve the bike network.
Snapping Together a Better Bus Stop
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American cities are discovering a way to quickly improve bus boarding using modular plastic pads.
A Brief History of How American Transportation Engineers Resisted Bike Lanes
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A new paper looks at what led the American engineering establishment to fall decades behind other countries on the development of bike infrastructure.
A New Neighborhood Will Replace a Sunken Rochester Highway
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With a portion of the Inner Loop highway filled in, Rochester is ready to reconnect its downtown to the East End neighborhood.
Is the Hyperloop Taking Cities for a Ride?
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The Hyperloop has never carried human passengers. Yet Ohio officials signed off on a grant based on the promise of Cleveland-Chicago route in just three to five years.