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
China’s Investment in Subways Puts the U.S. to Shame
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China is currently in the midst of the most ambitious subway construction boom the world has ever seen.
Portland Will Reduce Residential Speed Limits to 20 MPH
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To improve traffic safety and make streets more welcoming for walking and biking, Portland will lower speed limits on nearly all of its residential streets to 20 miles per hour.
Between Your Bus Stop and Your Job — A Deadly Road
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If you don't have access to a car, it can be hard to get to work in sprawled out America. The wait for the bus might be long, and you might have to transfer at least once, and then there's often a final cruel barrier: a dangerous road between your bus stop and your job.
The High Priesthood of Transportation Engineering Has a New Leader
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The men and women who write the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices are an obscure bunch. But their influence over our living environments and how we get around extends almost everywhere you go in America.
Philly Wants to Modernize Its Streetcar System
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The changes would make the system faster and more accessible while increasing capacity.
Toronto Cleared Cars Off Its Biggest Transit Street, and Ridership Soared Almost Overnight
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It's been just a few short months since Toronto cleared most of the car traffic off King Street, giving the city's busiest streetcar route an unimpeded path. But already, the impact of the project is clearly transformative.
What’s Driving Hospital Sprawl?
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The trend toward private rooms has hospitals heading for the cornfields.
Will Democrats Fall for Trump’s Fake Infrastructure Plan?
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Democrats in the Senate have a lot of leverage in this process. But if party leaders don't even try to drive a hard bargain, their constituents will lose.
Buffalo Advocates Convince New York DOT to Rethink a Half-Baked Highway Removal
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The state had pushed a "boulevard" design that was too much like the highway it was supposed to replace.
Dems Gain Control of Washington Legislature and Immediately Move to Pilfer Transit Funds
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One of the first things on Washington state Democrats' agenda is undercutting Seattle's voter-approved transit expansion plans.
How Structural Racism at Regional Planning Agencies Hurts Cities
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There's an obscure intraregional battle happening in the Cleveland area right now that highlights an important source of racial discrimination in urban planning.
St. Louis Calms Traffic With Heavy Concrete Globes
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They're cheap. They get the job done. And residents wanted them.