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
How Tampa Tripled Ridership on its Streetcar
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Free fares and more service led to big ridership boosts in Tampa and St. Petersburg. Would it scale?
What Toronto Learned By Giving Its Streetcar Its Own Lane
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You can move more people in crowded cities when you get cars out of the way of more efficient modes — like transit.
The Top 10 U.S. Highways that Should be Torn Down
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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
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Arkansas becomes the second state to fully adopt Idaho's famous 1982 cycling safety law.
Study: Aggressive Driving is Linked to Seeing Cyclists as ‘Less than Human’
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Almost half of non-cyclists in a study rated cyclists as less than fully human, using standard psychological surveys.
Parking Madness 2019 First Round Battle: Kansas City vs. Minneapolis
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It's the first matchup in our Parking Madness tournament: Downtown East Minneapolis vs. Kansas City's Power and Light District.
PARKING MADNESS 2019: Fill In Your Bracket Today
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Sixteen awesome city spaces that have bloomed out of asphalt are going head to head in the next few weeks. See if your city made the cut.
Finally, a Commercial for Buses that Delivers
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Go Transit's ad employs all the well-worn cliches from car commercials in favor of the humble, lovable bus.
The Craziest Anti-Bike Lane Arguments We’ve Heard
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Professional bike advocates have heard some wild excuses not to build bike lanes. Here's a video of their all-time favorites.
We’re Looking for the Most Improved Parking Crater!
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This year's tournament will match up reformed parking craters: Former surface lots that are now filled with city. Send us entries!
Talking Headways Podcast: The Annual Yonah Freemark Prediction Show
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It's time for our much-loved predictions show!
Europe Will Use Vehicle Tech to Prevent Speeding, Save Thousands of Lives
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A new E.U. rule requiring speed limiters in cars is expected to save 15,000 lives in 15 years. Why can't the U.S. do the same?