Angie Schmitt
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Cleveland, OH, United States
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Past articles by Angie:
The Right to Mobility
As we consider how to decarbonize transportation, preserving mobility, especially for lower- and middle-income people, must be a priority. → Read More
The Culture Clash at State DOTs Over Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Whether state departments of transportation support or oppose a new rule aimed at reining in carbon emissions in transportation reflects an urban-rural, red-blue divide. → Read More
Toward Community
An opinion piece by Angie Schmitt reclaims higher ideals for the planning profession. → Read More
Let’s End Traffic Stops
The technology to make traffic enforcement obsolete is becoming available. But in the U.S. willing to use it? → Read More
The Pedestrian Safety Crisis in the U.S.
More than 6,000 pedestrians are getting killed every year on U.S. streets and roads, representing an enormous 50 percent increase since the beginning of the 2010s. Angie Schmitt, the author of the book "Right of Way: Race, Class and the Silent Crisis of Pedestrian Deaths in America," will talk about the social trends putting people at risk on U.S. streets and roads; why traffic safety is… → Read More
Acceptable Deaths
What can we learn from our Covid response? → Read More
Cities Must Follow Through on Road Safety Plans. Here’s How.
There’s a way to overcome the political backlashes and bureaucratic delays that keep cities from implementing safety-focused street changes such as bike lanes. → Read More
Considering Geographic Equity
What do we owe poor cities? → Read More
What Can Lessons From Traffic Safety Teach About the Covid Response?
Finger waggings aren't effective for pedestrian safety—so why should they work for public health? A "safe system" approach, created for traffic safety in Sweden, offers a model for improved pandemic public health outcomes, according to this opinion. → Read More
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Will Finally Make Carmarkers Consider Pedestrian Safety
Pedestrian safety ratings for cars, drunk driving detection tech, and better headlights—these are just a handful of the automobile safety improvements that will benefit pedestrians as a result of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. → Read More
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Will Finally Make Carmakers Consider Pedestrian Safety
Pedestrian safety ratings for cars, drunk driving detection tech, and better headlights—these are just a handful of the automobile safety improvements that will benefit pedestrians as a result of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. → Read More
Let’s Throw Away These Rules of the Road
The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, which lays down the law on U.S. street markings and design, is up for revision. Bike and pedestrian safety advocates want big changes. → Read More
Zero Traffic Deaths Isn't as Far Fetched as It Sounds
Even supporters of Vision Zero—a goal to eliminate traffic fatalities from roadways adopted by cities and states all over the United States—doubt that such lofty ambitions are possible. But there are plenty of reasons to believe in the cause. → Read More
What Happened to Pickup Trucks?
As U.S. drivers buy more full-size and heavy-duty pickups, these vehicles have transformed from no-frills workhorses into angry giants. And pedestrians are paying the price. → Read More
A Hard Right Turn: The Moment the U.S. DOT Abandoned U.S. Walkers –
Federal transportation officials have never done much to center the needs of pedestrians in their policies or funding decisions. But in 2012, things took a turn for the even worse. → Read More
ANGIE SCHMITT: Goodbye, Streetsblog, I Love You –
After nine years at Streetsblog, writer Angie Schmitt is moving on. → Read More
New Labor Rules for Uber and Lyft Should Help Cities –
A new California law making Uber and Lyft treat drivers as employees would have transportation benefits, too. → Read More
Indy Transit Leaping Ahead With New Bus Line –
A major leap forward for transit in Indianapolis and the city is celebrating. → Read More
The Spectacular Benefits of Tactical Urbanism –
Better safety. Faster journeys. Higher ridership. A review of 20 temporary, low-cost demonstrations finds huge benefits. → Read More
Seattle May Try to Replicate Barcelona’s ‘Superblocks’ –
A City Councilwoman wants to turn a six-block area of Capitol Hill into a low-traffic biking and pedestrian zone. → Read More