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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

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How not to be a garbage person when you’re driving

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 10, 2020 | No Comments
Driving isn’t like a video game. It is part of our lives, part of the legacy we leave as people.
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New Labor Rules for Uber and Lyft Should Help Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 13, 2019 | No Comments
A new California law making Uber and Lyft treat drivers as employees would have transportation benefits, too.
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STREETSBLOG USA

The Spectacular Benefits of Tactical Urbanism

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 13, 2019 | No Comments
Better safety. Faster journeys. Higher ridership. A review of 20 temporary, low-cost demonstrations finds huge benefits.
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Traffic Study Comes Under Fire for Being Too ‘Pro-Car’

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 10, 2019 | No Comments
Critics say the latest Urban Mobility Report ignores the new realities of multi-modal transport.
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Seattle May Try to Replicate Barcelona’s ‘Superblocks’

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 6, 2019 | 1 Comment
A City Councilwoman wants to turn a six-block area of Capitol Hill into a low-traffic biking and pedestrian zone.
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STREETSBLOG NYC

Online Driving Courses Add to Road Fears

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 23, 2019 | No Comments
New York lawmakers are making it easier for bad drivers to get licenses by allowing student drivers to take a questionable online safety course rather than the previously mandated five-hour, instructor-taught classroom session.
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Detroit Metro Area May Finally Get Better Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 22, 2019 | No Comments
The divisive county executive who singlehandedly held back bus funding has died.
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Transit Agency Cuts Service To Curb Homeless in Minneapolis

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 21, 2019 | 1 Comment
The Minnesota city is limiting overnight service, which could displace hundreds of homeless people.
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How Columbus Doubled Downtown Bus Commuting

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 19, 2019 | No Comments
Free transit passed for downtown workers raised their transit-commuting rate from 5 percent to 10 to 14 percent.
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Study: Two-Way Bike Lanes Produce More Injuries

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 16, 2019 | No Comments
A new study looks at what kinds of bikeway designs offer the most safety benefits. Dutch-style sidewalk-level bike lanes win out.
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Federal Program Would Help Cities Tear Down Highways

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 14, 2019 | No Comments
A new pot of money would help undo the sometimes-racist legacy of urban highway construction.
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Minneapolis Just Banned Drive-Throughs

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 12, 2019 | No Comments
Safer walking, cleaner air, less noise. Minneapolis hopes phasing out drive-throughs will help it meet its climate goals.
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