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
Jacksonville Gets Soaked By Bad Parking Garage Deals
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Subsidized parking structures are a bad bet, even in car-centric Jacksonville.
The Search Is on for America’s Sorriest Bus Stop — Send Us Your Photos!
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To highlight the sad, decrepit, and outright dangerous state of our bus stops, each year we hold a 16-entry tournament to crown the Sorriest Bus Stop in America.
House GOP Transportation Bill Would Raise Taxes on Transit and Bikes
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The bill would amount to a tax increase of more than $200 million annually on American transit agencies.
Portland Transportation Bureau Retracts Tweet Calling Electric Scooters “Toys” for “Tech Bros”
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And just when the city launched its e-scooter program!
Seattle’s Real Estate Boom is Driving Up Transit Costs
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A scary trend that may embolden anti-transit lawmakers.
London Sets Out to Eliminate Traffic Deaths by 2041
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London has reduced traffic deaths nearly 50 percent in the last decade, but Mayor Sadiq Khan isn't satisfied.
Trump’s Next Round of Tariffs Threatens to Drive Up the Cost of E-Bikes
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The president's escalating trade war with China poses a threat to the burgeoning use of e-bikes in the U.S.
Ofo Exits Camden in a Cautionary Tale About Venture-Funded Bike-Share
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What happened in Camden highlights a major risk when cities work with bike-share companies that reveal so little about their operations and finances.
Washington DOT Chief: Fixing Congestion With Highways “Fiscally Impossible”
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State DOTs are fooling themselves if they think building more highways will cure congestion.
New Traffic Signals in London Will Give Pedestrians the Green Light By Default
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The city of London is on a mission to make walking as convenient as possible, using smarter traffic signals that reduce wait times for pedestrians.
Dallas and Seattle Ride the Dockless Bike-Share Rollercoaster
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The two U.S. cities with the largest dockless bike-share fleets are now on different paths.
North Carolina DOT Needs a Culture Change to Translate Complete Streets Policy Into Action
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Changing the entrenched practices of transportation agencies is easier said than done.