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Angie Schmitt

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Last year's winner: Pittsburgh's Strawberry Way. Photos: Envision Downtown
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Cast Your Vote for the Best Urban Street Transformation of 2017

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 21, 2017 | No Comments
Albuquerque, Cleveland, Toronto, St. Paul, Austin and Halifax - each of these six cities claimed a lot of space from cars to make streets work better for people.
Total traffic deaths in six cities indexed to 2010. The year of Vision Zero adoption is marked in black.
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Is Your City Committed to Vision Zero, or Just Paying Lip Service?

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 20, 2017 | No Comments
For mayors, declaring a commitment to safer streets is the easy part. Following through with meaningful policies to rapidly reduce traffic injuries and deaths is another matter.
Records from Seattle DOT confirm that these bike racks were installed under a viaduct to deter camping by homeless people. Photo:  Dongho Chang
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Seattle Used Bike Racks to Break Up Homeless Encampment

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 20, 2017 | No Comments
Public records show the racks were installed to deter homeless people from staying under a viaduct, not to help people get somewhere.
Photo: Pierce County Sheriff's Office via the Urbanist
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What the Amtrak 501 Derailment Says About America’s Failure to Prevent Train Crashes

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 19, 2017 | No Comments
While the investigation is just beginning, initial reports indicate that the train entered a tight curve at too high a speed.
Annual transit trips in Seattle, where trains and buses are absorbing just about all the growth in travel. Chart: Seattle DOT [PDF]
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Seattle Adds People Without Adding Traffic

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 18, 2017 | No Comments
Seattle is showing other American cities how transit can help a growing population get around without an increase in car traffic.
The horror. Photo: Pacific Coast Highway/Wikimedia Commons
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Elon Musk Is Wrong. The Only Way to Save City Transport Is to Share Large Vehicles With Other People.

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 18, 2017 | No Comments
One man's genius can't change the geometric facts of cities.
Photo: JD Lasica/Flickr/CC
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Surprise! Elon Musk Is Revolted By Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 15, 2017 | No Comments
The worst part is rubbing elbows with scary commoners, the Tesla mogul said.
On Albuquerque's Central Avenue, buses can now run in a center-running transitway with level boarding at stations. Photo: Michael Kodransky
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Send in Your Nominations for the Best Urban Street Transformation of 2017

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 14, 2017 | No Comments
Did your city complete a great project this year that carved out street space for bus riders or cyclists or pedestrians - or better yet, all three?
This building was converted to apartments in downtown Hartford after parking mandates were eliminated. Photo: Google Maps
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Hartford Eliminates Parking Minimums Citywide

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 13, 2017 | No Comments
The Connecticut capital is getting rid of parking minimums citywide, the second major American city to do so in the past 12 months.
Boston set up a bus lane using orange cones today. Photo:  Jacqueline Goddard
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Boston Tests Faster Bus Service Simply By Laying Out Orange Cones

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 12, 2017 | No Comments
Bus riders got a dramatically faster ride thanks to a one-day pilot.
Austin plans to overhaul one of its busiest streets with bus lanes and protected bike lanes. Image: Kimley Horn via city of Austin [PDF]
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Austin Orders Up a Street That Puts Transit, Biking, and Walking First

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 12, 2017 | No Comments
Austin plans to overhaul one of its busiest streets with bus lanes, protected bike lanes, and wider sidewalks.
Photo:  Raj Mankad/Offcite
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After Harvey, Houston Leaders Look to Rebuild Around Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 11, 2017 | No Comments
The recovery effort needs to ensure that Houston will be better prepared for future extreme weather events.
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