PathPath
  • About
  • Contact Streetsblog NYC
  • Staff & Board
  • Our Funders
  • Comment Moderation Policy
    Follow Us:
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
Streetsblog Logo
    • HOME
    • USA
    • NYC
    • MASS
    • LA
    • CHI
    • SF
    • CAL
    • STREETFILMS
    • DONATE
Streetsblog NYC Logo
  • ‘Ghost Tags’
  • Parking Madness 2023
  • Streetsblog’s ‘Guide to Micro Mobility’
  • Congestion Pricing
  • Calendar
    Follow Us:
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Angie Schmitt

@schmangee
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

STREETSBLOG USA

Oregon Rep: Dems Will Fix ‘Incoherent’ Trump Transit Policy

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 23, 2018 | No Comments
Oregon Democrat Earl Blumenaur — who runs the Congressional Bike Caucus! — says House Democrats will restore sanity to transportation policy.

SHORT-SIGHTED! Milwaukee May Kill Bus Routes that Fix Racial-Economic Divide

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 16, 2018 | No Comments
Two bus routes help low-income workers gain access to better paying jobs — but state officials are considering eliminating them.
STREETSBLOG USA

Trump May Let Big Auto Hide Pedestrian Safety Records

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 15, 2018 | No Comments
The Trump Administration may be poised to quash new regulations that would have — for the first time — held automakers accountable for their performance in crashes with pedestrians.
STREETSBLOG USA

Is Pedal Dockless Bike Share Going Extinct?

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 10, 2018 | No Comments
It sure seems that way as companies fold, push e-bikes or even bail on two-wheelers for e-scooters.
STREETSBLOG USA

Trump Delays More Federal Transit Funds

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 3, 2018 | No Comments
The Trump Administration is ramping up its war on public transit. The White House has now failed to allocate $1.8 billion for already approved transit construction projects.
A video still shows the moment when bus driver Dave Lewis passed too closely to cyclist Dan Hanegby, who had the right of way, killing him. DA candidate Liz Crotty argues that the city's "Right of Way" Law shouldn't criminalize such crashes, which she calls "accidents."
STREETSBLOG USA

Conclusive Evidence! How the Media Fails Bicyclists

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 28, 2018 | No Comments
Blaming the victim is a clear media pattern, aided and abetted by police departments.
STREETSBLOG USA

Safety Board Finally Responds to Pedestrian Crash Crisis

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 26, 2018 | No Comments
But will anything get done with this White House?
A Bird e-scooter. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman
STREETSBLOG USA

E-Scooter Deaths Show Urgent Need for Safer Streets

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 24, 2018 | No Comments
If they come to New York City, we're going to need more bike lanes!
STREETSBLOG USA

Key Design Guide to Finally Include Protected Bike Lanes

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 21, 2018 | No Comments
A group of engineers that has long discouraged certain bike-safety efforts looks like it is finally seeing the light.
STREETSBLOG USA

Cincinnati Eliminates Parking Minimums to Make Downtown More Walkable

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 20, 2018 | No Comments
It will dispense with one the biggest hidden subsidies for driving and make a more walkable downtown.
STREETSBLOG USA

Study: Want Cyclists To Feel Protected? Then Protect Them!

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 18, 2018 | No Comments
It sounds obvious, but a new study shows how easy it is to reduce car-cyclist conflicts.
STREETSBLOG USA

Lack of Housing Is Hurting Urban Workers Far More Than Congestion

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 17, 2018 | No Comments
Living near jobs in the first place is much more advantageous for workers than having access to free-flowing highways, new research finds.
Load more stories
      • About
      • Contact Streetsblog NYC
      • Staff & Board
      • Our Funders
      • Comment Moderation Policy
        Follow Us:
      • Facebook
      • Twitter
      Streetsblog NYC Logo