Angie Schmitt
Recent Posts
Larry Hogan’s Highway Building Binge Threatens to Force Hundreds of People From Their Homes
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Uprooting economically vulnerable people to make room for roads isn't a relic of the 1960s -- it's alive and well in Maryland in 2018.
Durham-Orange Light Rail Survives GOP Assassination Attempt in State Budget
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Advocates mobilized quickly to strip a rider that would have killed the project out of the state budget.
Surprise Attack on Phoenix Light Rail Expansion Reeks of Koch Brother Interference
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The 11th-hour opposition campaign seeks to stop a project supported by 75 percent of neighborhood residents just three years ago.
Why Affordable Housing Is So Important for Development Near Transit
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What happens when you build housing around transit, but it's not affordable to the people who ride transit the most?
Global Business Press Impresario Keith Crain Pens Epic Anti-Bike Screed
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Keith Crain, chief executive of Crain Communications, saw some bike lanes and wants you to know that he's very mad.
Making Traffic Signals Fair for Pedestrians
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Traffic engineering conventions deprive people on foot of sufficient time to cross the street. We should change that.
Miami’s Mindless Highway Addiction Gets the Mockery It Deserves
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A 15-mile highway extension would bring sprawl to the edge of the Everglades and drain resources that could be used for transit.
Boston Makes Its Bus Lane Experiment Permanent
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Bus travel times dropped 20 to 25 percent during the morning rush thanks to the Washington Street bus lane, the city reports.
Building Highways Made Racial Segregation Worse. Can Removing Them Undo That Legacy?
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The teardown of I-81 in Syracuse presents an opportunity to rebuild Syracuse in a way that rights past injustices.
Taking Stock of Dockless Bike-Share in Seattle
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The most interesting experiment with dockless bike-share in an American city right now is happening in Seattle.
Boston Fixed Its Most Frustrating Street for Bus Riders, But Just for a Month
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A few orange cones was all it took to vastly improve trips for thousands of bus riders along. So why is the city going backward?
The Streetsblog Guide to Children’s Books
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Indoctrinate your kids into the joys of buses, bikes, and car-free streets!