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Angie Schmitt

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The share of car-free households in America grew after 2006, but by last year those changes had been wiped out. Graph: Sarah Jo Peterson
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America’s Car Ownership Rate Higher Now Than Before the Recession

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 10, 2017 | No Comments
After growing for a few years, the share of car-free households in America has dropped below 2006 levels.
A new partnership between the transit agency and the bike-share operator in Pittsburgh will expand access to bike-share for people with a transit farecard. Photo: Better Bike Share via Healthy Bikes
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In Pittsburgh, Transit Passes Come With Bike-Share Access at No Extra Charge

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 9, 2017 | No Comments
Unlimited 15-minute bike-share trips with the touch of a transit pass? That's the new deal in Pittsburgh.
Police stopped Patrick Harmon for riding his bike without a rear light. When he attempted to flee, officer Clinton Fox shot him three times in the back. Photo: The Harmon family via the Guardian
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Utah Police Shooting Underscores the Added Threat Facing Black People on Bikes

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 6, 2017 | No Comments
Police stopped Patrick Harmon for riding his bike without a rear light. When he attempted to flee, officer Clinton Fox shot him three times in the back.
Photo:  Ed and Eddy/Flickr
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Congress Poised to Let Autonomous Car Companies Run Wild in Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 6, 2017 | No Comments
Both houses of Congress are crafting regulations that will set the stage for autonomous vehicles, and they're not off to good start.
Wisconsin is backing off a $1.1 billion highway widening that civil rights advocates said would exacerbate racial segregation in the region. Image: WisDOT
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Wisconsin Decides It Can Live Without $1.1 Billion Highway Widening After All

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 5, 2017 | No Comments
Wisconsin does not, in fact, possess infinite resources to spend on highways.
Detroit's 3.3-mile QLINE streetcar, funded in part by a $25 million federal grant, saw ridership drop 40 percent after introducing a $1 fare. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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The Problem With America’s New Streetcars

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 4, 2017 | No Comments
The new wave of streetcars should be recognized for what they are: economic development projects, not solutions to the transit and transportation problems cities face today.
On Sunday, streets all over Paris belonged to people biking, walking, and riding transit. Photo: City of Paris
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The Joy and Freedom of a City Without Car Traffic

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 2, 2017 | No Comments
On Sunday, streets all over Paris belonged to people biking, walking, and riding transit.
Over the next five years, Taco Bell plans to open more than 300 restaurants without drive-thrus or parking, like this one in downtown Cleveland. Photo: Tom Horsman
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Taco Bell Ditching Drive-Thrus in Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 2, 2017 | No Comments
The chain is planning to open more than 300 restaurants without drive-thrus by 2022.
Photo: Einar Jørgen Haraldseid/Flickr
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Car Dependence Is a Poverty Trap That States Exploit to Raise Money

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 29, 2017 | No Comments
State and local governments in much of the country use the threat of drivers license suspension to impose fines and sanctions that can entrap people in a vicious cycle of indebtedness.
Photo: National Physical Activity Plan
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Public Health Experts Give America an “F” on Walkability

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 28, 2017 | No Comments
The U.S. gets failing grades on walkability in a withering new report from the National Physical Activity Plan, a coalition that includes public health behemoths like the American Cancer Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Medical Association.
The agencies that build this kind of infrastructure will have to account for its impact on the climate. Photo: USGS via Creative Commons
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Advocates Score a Win for Climate Realism at U.S. DOT

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 27, 2017 | No Comments
The NRDC fended off a White House attack on an Obama-era rule aimed at documenting and forecasting the impact of state transportation policies on carbon emissions.
In addition to publicly-operated Capital Bikeshare, there are now four bike-share start-ups operating in DC now (not pictured: Jump). Photo: Greater Greater Washington
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DC Gives New Dockless Bike-Share Services a Trial Run

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 26, 2017 | No Comments
In cities that already have established bike-share systems, can new companies complement existing options in a way that improves service for the public?
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