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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

Traffic fatality rates for selected Vision Zero cities normalized to a 2010 baseline. Graph: Streetsblog
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Are We Starting to See Progress Toward Vision Zero?

By Angie Schmitt | May 22, 2019 | No Comments
Looking at the data, a positive trend may be starting to emerge, but advocates say mayors aren't doing enough.
A Metro-North train at the Stamford station. Travel times could decrease if a driver tolling plan is approved. Photo: Adam E. Moreira
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Connecticut Drivers Will Start Paying their Fair Share, Thanks to Toll Plan

By Angie Schmitt | May 13, 2019 | No Comments
The days of a free ride across Connecticut are ending as Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont is proposing tolls on the state’s major highways to rebuild its aging transit infrastructure.
Meet 10 cities that are great for biking. Photo: Darren Burton/Indego via Better Bike Share Partnership/Flickr
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Best Bike Friendly Cities? Look to the Northwest

By Angie Schmitt | May 6, 2019 | No Comments
If you want to live and bike safely in a city head to the Northwest. And definitely get out of Tucson.
A rendering of a redesigned Peachtree Street that gives pedestrians free roam. Image: Atlanta City Studio
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Atlanta May Convert Main Drag into a Dutch ‘Woonerf’

By Angie Schmitt | May 1, 2019 | No Comments
A "shared street" — a concept imported from Europe — does away with curbs and gives pedestrians the priority. Atlanta is considering the design for its famous Peachtree Street.
Photo: Flickr/Raido Kaldma
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Paying Uber and Lyft Drivers More Benefits Everyone

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 30, 2019 | No Comments
Thanks to NYC's new $17.22 minimum wage, Uber and Lyft are limiting the number of new drivers — a move that could help reduce congestion.
Photo: Metro Transit
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How to Make Transit More Competitive in the Suburbs

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 29, 2019 | No Comments
New research shows managed highway lanes + park and rides can make a big difference for suburbanites when it comes to transit access.
golden-crater-providence
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Your Parking Madness 2019 Champion: Providence

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 23, 2019 | No Comments
The Rhode Island capital reclaimed most of its downtown from cars, earning the coveted golden trophy.
Volunteers installed a ghost bike for Dave Saloesh on Florida Avenue NE. Photo: Erickson Young on Twitter
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D.C. Bike Advocate’s Death Highlights Slow Progress Toward Safe Streets

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 22, 2019 | No Comments
Before he was killed on an unprotected street on Friday, Dave Salovesh warned that D.C. needed to do more to protect cyclists.
Photo: Dongho Chang
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Ridership Jumped 400% When Seattle Protected a Bike Lane

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 18, 2019 | No Comments
The magic of protected bike lanes, Seattle's Second Avenue edition.
Photo: Elvert Barnes
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Scooter Trips Surpass Docked Bike Share for the First Time

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 17, 2019 | No Comments
People took 38.5 million rides on e-scooters last year — just more than the 36.5 million logged by users of bike share systems.
Photo: People for Bikes
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Study: Driver Behavior Shows Greater Need for Protected Bike Lanes

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 16, 2019 | No Comments
A new study finds drivers pass more than a foot closer on streets with bike lanes and parked cars. Physical barriers are needed, authors say.
Photo: Cambridgema.gov
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Cambridge Becomes First U.S. City to Make Protected Bike Lanes Mandatory

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 10, 2019 | No Comments
When streets are repaired in Cambridge, Mass., they will automatically be upgraded with protected bike lanes.
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