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
The Lesson of $40 Highway Tolls in Virginia
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This week in northern Virginia, the congested stretch of I-66 inside the Beltway opened to solo drivers during the morning rush, for a price.
How Toronto Put Transit Riders First on King Street
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By deflecting private car traffic away from King Street, Toronto opened up new possibilities for faster, safer transit design.
GOP Tax Cuts Threaten Funding for Transit, Biking, and Walking
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Congress is on track to trigger spending austerity that will cut programs like New Starts and TIGER.
Toronto Neighbors Calm Street Using Only Leaves and Chalk
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You’ve heard of the sneckdown — now meet the "leafdown."
Philadelphia Cyclists Demand Safer Bike Lanes — Now
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About 75 demonstrators took to the streets yesterday after a garbage truck driver struck and killed 24-year-old Emily Fredricks.
To Reduce Pollution, London Will Outlaw Parking Construction
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Saying London needs to get "bolder" about reducing reliance on cars, London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced today that the city will ban the construction of new parking spaces in home and office developments in large parts of the city.
Albuquerque’s Ground-Breaking BRT Project Makes Its Maiden Voyage on Route 66
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The design of Albuquerque's "ART" transitway rates higher than any other American bus rapid transit project.
Bus Lanes Are the New Parking Lanes
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American cities are getting smarter about using curb space to prioritize transit, biking, and walking.
Toronto Shows How Easy It Is to Speed Up Surface Transit
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Toronto is trying out new rules along 1.6 miles of King Street, with strict limits on motor vehicle access. Now that it's no longer a through-route for cars, transit trips are a lot faster.
Jacksonville’s “Jaywalking” Enforcement Is Very, Very Racist
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A bombshell new report from ProPublica and the Florida Times-Union examines Jacksonville's profoundly broken and racially biased pedestrian enforcement.
The People Left Behind By Car-Centric Planning
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A kid walking to school is an afterthought, or worse, an inconvenience in a system that aspires to scientific efficiency in moving cars.
Rising Rents Lead to Falling Bus Ridership in Portland
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Bus ridership is declining in almost every U.S. city. Some reasons are fairly obvious: Lower gas prices combined with higher transit fares and service cuts make transit less appealing. But observers aren't satisfied by those explanations alone. In Portland, one factor seems to be rising housing costs.