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Angie Schmitt

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Downtown Bridgeport through the years. Images: UConn via  CNU..org
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How Highways Squeezed Taxable Land Out of Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 30, 2017 | No Comments
Downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut, lost 20 percent of its taxable land when highways came through. That's just the beginning.
Georgia DOT forfeited more than $4 million in federal funds earmarked for biking and walking that could have been used to improve safety on roads like this.  Transportation for America/Flickr
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Did Your State Forfeit Federal Funds for Walking and Biking?

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 26, 2017 | No Comments
Millions of dollars that should have gone toward building safer sidewalks or bike lanes near schools were instead forfeited by state DOTs that couldn't get their acts together.
A group of frustrated San Antonio residents took pedestrian safety into their own hands earlier this month, and painted this crosswalk and curb bump out in a heavily-walked retail area called St. Mary's Strip. Photo: Rivard Report
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San Antonio Gets a Badly Needed Kick in the Pants on Pedestrian Safety

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 25, 2017 | No Comments
It would be easy enough to make the intersection at St. Mary’s and Mistletoe in San Antonio safer for pedestrians. That much an anonymous group calling themselves the San Antonio Department of Transformation has proven. Without official permission, the group painted a zebra crosswalk and extended the curb, using toilet plungers and polka dot paint. […]
That's enough! Photo: Sean Gerrity/Flickr
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Singapore Says No More Cars

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 24, 2017 | No Comments
While Singapore is unique in some respects, it's also responding to the same pressures that face any urbanized area of sufficient size. Cars don't fit.
The $5.2 billion transit plan unveiled by Nashville Mayor Megan Barry last week includes five light rail lines, four rapid bus routes, and frequent bus service on 10 lines. Map: Let's Move Nashville [PDF]
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Is Nashville Finally Ready to Invest in Transit?

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 23, 2017 | No Comments
Last week, Mayor Megan Barry unveiled a $5.2 billion transit plan, dubbed "Let's Move Nashville," to improve access to reliable transit and reduce car-dependence.
The driver of this SUV struck and killed Neallie Junior Saxon III without even slowing down. Photo: WPLG
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We Know SUV Design Kills Pedestrians, But We Still Let Carmakers Sell Them

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 19, 2017 | No Comments
The same design features that kill and maim pedestrians are what automakers rely on to appeal to consumers.
Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr
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U.S. DOT Gets Swept Up in Trump’s Climate Denial Binge

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 18, 2017 | No Comments
You have until November 6 to urge U.S. DOT to preserve climate accountability in transportation policy.
Black and brown neighborhoods are exposed to pollution from big roads at elevated rates, with serious negative consequences for public health. Photo: Ken Lund/Flickr
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The Persistent Racial Disparities of Motor Vehicle Pollution

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 17, 2017 | No Comments
While tailpipe emissions have been lowered across the board, racial disparities persist in exposure to fine particles from motor vehicles.
Photo: Lisa Bender
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These People Lost Their Minds Over a Bike Lane

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 16, 2017 | No Comments
The photos don't lie — these protesters actually called some new stripes on the street a "Nazi lane."
If cities don't act decisively to prioritize bus and rail service, more riders will switch to ride-hailing in a vicious cycle of increasing traffic and declining transit quality. Photo: Oran Viriyincy/Flickr
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Uber and Lyft Are Cannibalizing Transit in Major American Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 13, 2017 | No Comments
New research from UC Davis shows that cities must strengthen transit in response to the growth of ride-hailing services.
Transportation engineering practices have produced too many environments that fail to take public safety into account.
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Transportation Engineers Are Ethically Bound to Protect Public Safety. Too Many Do Not.

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 12, 2017 | No Comments
Bill Schultheiss, a transportation engineer with Toole Design Group, is challenging his profession to uphold its ethical standards.
This graphic from NHTSA tells you how many people were killed in motor vehicle collisions last year, but says very little about the systemic causes of America's abysmal traffic safety record.
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America Hasn’t Seen a Spike in Traffic Deaths This Bad in 50 Years

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 11, 2017 | No Comments
America's traffic safety record is going from bad to worse — and federal transportation officials aren't speaking up about it.
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