Angie Schmitt
Recent Posts
Can Phoenix Be Shamed Into Protecting Pedestrians?
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For years, the city's streets department delayed action on safer street design as hundreds of people lost their lives. Now advocates hope to force the agency's hand.
“Life Is Sacred” — How Bogotá Reduced Road Deaths and Homicides Together
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The city's traffic fatality rate declined by roughly 50 percent between 1996 and 2006. Key to that result was an initiative to address traffic deaths and homicides in tandem.
Losing a Son, Starting a Movement
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Amy Cohen of Families for Safe Streets is empowering people around the country who've lost loved ones to traffic violence to fight for change.
Dallas City Council Rejects Fees on Dockless Bike-Share Companies
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The biggest bike-share experiment in the U.S. right now is happening in Dallas, and the city isn't quite sure what to do next.
Seattle Could Be the First U.S. City to Institute Congestion Pricing
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Mayor Jenny Durkan says she wants to have a true central city congestion pricing system in place by 2021.
Landlords in Seattle Can’t Force Renters to Pay for Parking Anymore
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Renters who don't own cars will no longer have to pay for parking spaces they don't use.
Car Companies Failed at Regulating Themselves. Why Would Autonomous Car Companies Be Different?
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A system in which AV companies make the rules is going to fail.
Instead of a Pedestrian Bridge, How About a Street That Works for Walking, Biking, and Transit?
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Here's how it might look if FIU fixed the underlying problem -- a street that's dangerous to cross on foot.
Cleveland Bus Riders Beat Back a Fare Hike
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Grassroots volunteers are making progress in their campaign to reverse Cleveland's transit death spiral. But the fight's far from over.
How Coverage of Pedestrian Fatalities Dehumanizes Victims and Absolves Drivers
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An analysis of news headlines in Canada identified rhetorical patterns that deflect culpability from drivers.
Parking Madness 2018: Houston vs. Jacksonville
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The first match of 2018 pairs two repeat offenders. Vote for the worst parking scar!
Seattle Bike Lane Opponents Say Moms Don’t Use Bike Lanes, Get Owned by Biking Moms
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Do not mess with moms who bike.