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
Cambridge to Make Protected Bike Lanes Mandatory
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When streets are repaired in Cambridge, Mass., they will automatically be upgraded with protected bike lanes.
How Tampa Tripled Ridership on its Streetcar
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Free fares and more service led to big ridership boosts in Tampa and St. Petersburg. Would it scale?
Parking Madness 2019, Round 2: Providence vs. Indianapolis
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Which deserves to go on to the Final Four? Providence's improved State Capitol area or Indy's downtown growth?
Parking Madness 2019, Round 2: Houston vs. Pittsburgh
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A parking crater than turned into a whole neighborhood in Houston competes with a beloved park in Pittsburgh.
What Toronto Learned By Giving Its Streetcar Its Own Lane
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You can move more people in crowded cities when you get cars out of the way of more efficient modes — like transit.
Parking Madness 2019: Minneapolis vs. Oakland
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Our first Round 2 matchup futures two new neighborhoods that have risen out of asphalt.
The Top 10 U.S. Highways that Should be Torn Down
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Aging highways present opportunity for cities to rebuild urban neighborhoods. Here are the top 10 highways that are ripe for teardown, according to CNU.
Roll On! Arkansas Passes the 'Idaho Stop'
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Arkansas becomes the second state to fully adopt Idaho's famous 1982 cycling safety law.
Parking Madness 2019: Albuquerque vs. Tampa
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It's a matchup for the ages (well, not really): A small building in Albuquerque vs. a major redevelopment of a big part of Tampa.
The Green New Deal Must Prioritize Transit, Group Says
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Some early policy recommendations have started to take shape and they are pretty exciting.
Parking Madness 2019 Round 1: Providence vs. Austin
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The Rhode Island Statehouse grounds face off against the site of a former Hooters restaurant for "most improved" parking crater.
Aggressive Drivers See Cyclists as ‘Less than Human’
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Almost half of non-cyclists in a study rated cyclists as less than fully human, using standard psychological surveys.