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Angie Schmitt

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Detroit Streetlight Effort Dramatically Reduces Ped Deaths

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 6, 2018 | No Comments
Data from Detroit shows street lights can have a huge impact on pedestrian safety.
Photo: Public Lighting Authority
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Feds: Self-Driving Car Makers Can Hide Safety Records

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 6, 2018 | No Comments
Three people have died in self-driving car related deaths in the last year-plus. But federal regulators will continue to leave safety decisions entirely to the companies.
Photo:  Weinstein Legal
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Why, Oh Why? Another Deadly Year for Pedestrians

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 5, 2018 | No Comments
What was a shocking increase in pedestrian fatalities just a few years ago is quickly becoming the new normal.
Photo:  Nick Bastion/Flickr
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Trump Delays More Federal Transit Funds

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 4, 2018 | No Comments
Barely a quarter of the money Congress has sent the Feds for new transit projects over the last two years has been awarded. Dozens of cities are waiting on funds.
Too many bus stops in America look like this one in Suffolk County, N.Y.

Why We Need a Bus Shelter at Every Stop

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 3, 2018 | No Comments
It's not okay to make elderly people with arthritis wait in the rain and mud. We estimate we could install a bus shelter at every stop in America for between $2.8 and $5.2 billion.
Photo: District DOT
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D.C. Mayor Bowser Wants a 15 MPH Speed Limit

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 2, 2018 | No Comments
But advocates say the city hasn't done enough to stop the deaths.
Photo:  Transportation for America
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Conclusive Evidence: How the Media Fails Bicyclists

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 1, 2018 | No Comments
A new study finds media accounts of cycling deaths focus blame on the victim's behavior and sidestep systemic causes.
Will Miami-Dade County okay a 13-mile highway through the Everglades? Image: Transit Alliance Miami
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Miami Highway Plan Is Completely Reckless

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 27, 2018 | No Comments
A 13-mile highway through the Everglades: Miami-Dade County's latest move to address congestion is for-sure going to make it worse.
Photo: Transportation for America
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National Safety Board: Cars Need Better Lights, Better Designs, and Less Space

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 26, 2018 | No Comments
Better headlights. Safer front ends. More money and resources for pedestrian planning. That's NTSB's prescription for skyrocketing pedestrian deaths.
Photo:  Nick Bastion/Flickr
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The Koch Brothers are Behind Effort to Kill Light Rail in Phoenix

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 25, 2018 | No Comments
A group presenting themselves as neighborhood residents and business owners is receiving funding from Koch-backed groups. We have receipts.
New York City Council Member Robert Cornegy test drove a Bird scooter in New York recently. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman
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E-Scooter Deaths Show Urgent Need for Safer Streets

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 25, 2018 | No Comments
The early experience with e-scooters seem to show they put riders in a riskier position than bike share.
Image via Toole Design Group
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Key Design Guide to Finally Include Protected Bike Lanes

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 21, 2018 | No Comments
Protected bike lanes. Protected intersections. They're all included in the draft version of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' new engineering manual.
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