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Angie Schmitt

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Dockless bike-share is changing how people get around in Chinese cities. Graphic: Beijing Tsinghua Tongheng Innovation Institute
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Dockless Bike-Share Is Leading a Stunning Cycling Comeback in China

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 30, 2018 | No Comments
Cycling rates have doubled in Chinese cities since the advent of dockless bike-share systems.
Garden space outside D.C.'s J.O. Wilson Elementary School. Photo: D.C. Public Schools
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How to Create More Play Space and Less Parking at City Schools

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 29, 2018 | No Comments
Instead of paving over schoolyards, D.C. may just issue special street-parking permits to teachers near urban schools.
Dr. Anita Kurmann was run over and killed by a semi-truck driver in Boston in 2015. Photo:  Health Nut News
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Boston Advocates Show How the Law Lets Drivers Get Away With Killing Cyclists

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 26, 2018 | No Comments
Even when there's clear evidence the driver was in the wrong, unless the driver is drunk or speeding, prosecutors refuse to bring charges.
Photo:  Stockholm Transport Museum
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Why Sweden Clears Snow-Covered Walkways Before Roads

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 24, 2018 | No Comments
It's part of "gender-balanced" policy that reflects the fact that women walk more than men.
One commenter on a Georgetown listserv urged people to call the cops on dockless bike-share riders. Photo: Ep_Jhu on Flickr
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The Racist Dog Whistles in Complaints About Dockless Bike-Share

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 24, 2018 | No Comments
One commenter on a Georgetown listserv urged people to call the cops on bike-share riders for the offense of biking in the street.
Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz rides the bus to work once a week, which he hopes will inspire others. Photo: City of Toledo, Ohio
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What One Mayor Is Learning From Riding the Bus

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 24, 2018 | No Comments
Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz says he's trying to "start a community conversation about public transit."
Photo:  Tinker Air Force Base
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The ACLU’s Dangerous Windshield Bias

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 23, 2018 | No Comments
The Iowa chapter of the ACLU has joined a campaign to ban traffic enforcement cameras statewide.
Photo: Chris Yarzab/Flickr
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How to Engage With Transit Agencies That Resist Change

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 22, 2018 | No Comments
Transit agencies often get blamed for things that are beyond their control — and that can make them defensive.
Photo: Dan Burden
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How Dangerous Walking Conditions Disadvantage Women

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 19, 2018 | No Comments
Women's trips tend to be shorter and better suited to walking or biking - but few streets are design to get around safely on foot, especially with children.
Graphic:  City of Portland
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Portland Will Reduce Residential Speed Limits to 20 MPH

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 18, 2018 | No Comments
To improve traffic safety and make streets more welcoming for walking and biking, Portland will lower speed limits on nearly all of its residential streets.
Romana Devore was struck and killed trying to walk from her job to this bus stop in Alpharetta, Georgia. Photo: Darin Givens
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Between Your Bus Stop and Your Job — A Deadly Road

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 17, 2018 | No Comments
If you take the bus to work, in most of America there's a cruel barrier at the end of your commute: a dangerous road between your bus stop and your job.
The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices has a wide-ranging influence on street design around the nation. Photo:  MUCTD Info
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The High Priesthood of Transportation Engineering Has a New Leader

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 17, 2018 | No Comments
Veteran engineer Gene Hawkins steps in to the top role at NCUTCD at a critical moment for the American transportation engineering profession.
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