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
Sorry Bus Stops: Pittsburgh vs. Revere
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The Boston suburb of Revere goes up against Pittsburgh, a city that always seems to place a strong contender in this bracket.
Sorry Bus Stops Round 1: Cincinnati vs. Ann Arbor
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Would you rather wait behind a guard rail on a highway embankment, or on a skinny sidewalk in front of a muffler shop? Vote here.
Trump Administration Withholding $1.4 Billion in Transit Funds Authorized by Congress
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The money is ready and waiting. Yet only one transit project has received funding this fiscal year, putting more than a dozen others in jeopardy.
Sorry Bus Stops, Round 1 Matchup: Nashville vs. Houston
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Our annual contest begins with a southern clash.
Meet Six Sorry Bus Stops That Weren’t Sorry Enough to Make the Cut
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Streetsblog received so many submissions for our Sorriest Bus Stop competition we didn't have room for these.
Baton Rouge Advocates Look to Tear Down Institutional Barriers to Safe Streets
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One city where it’s especially tough to implement safety improvements for walking and biking is Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Now the advocates at Bike Baton Rouge have mapped out a strategy to change that.
How Lazy Coverage of Pedestrian Deaths Obscures Why Streets Are So Dangerous
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Journalists should be more skeptical of police accounts of pedestrian deaths.
Here’s Why Canada’s Traffic Safety Record Is Better Than Ours
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They have better laws and use mass transit so much more than we do.
After Cycling Politician is Killed, Louisiana Parish Seeks to Make Biking Harder
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A list of proposals by a parish committee is a joke.
Scooter Company Bird Offers to Pay Cities to Build Bike Lanes
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Whatever you make of Bird's offer, there's certainly an opening here that cities shouldn't let go to waste.
Outlawed Abroad, Killer “Bull Bars” Are the Hot Fashion Accessory for Police Departments
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"Bull bars" make cars look aggressive and militaristic. And they kill pedestrians.
The Atlanta Suburbs May Finally Be on Board for Mass Transit
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Gwinnett County lawmakers approved a tax-hike referendum for the March ballot on Tuesday, the latest group of Hot 'Lanta pols to realize that mass transit can defeat growth-choking traffic.