Angie Schmitt
Recent Posts
Congestion Pricing Can Cure Inequitable Transportation
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It doesn't have to be a tax on working people — it can be a benefit to them.
Congestion Pricing, Often Attacked as Inequitable, Is Actually the Cure for Inequitable Transportation
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The best way to ensure that congestion pricing doesn't hurt the poor is to make sure revenues from new tolls support better transit service — not just build more highways.
New House Transportation Chair: ‘Let’s Move Beyond Fossil Fuel’
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Peter Defazio, the new chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, talks bikes, pedestrians and transit — and getting us off fossil fuel.
Baltimore May Imprison E-Scooter Speeders
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Legislation being considered by the City Council would give police the option of jailing e-scooter riders for up to 30 days for minor infractions.
New Study of E-Scooter Injuries Raises More Questions than it Answers
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The Journal of the American Medical Association is pushing for helmets, but the actual data is still open to interpretation.
Seattle’s Viadoom: The ‘Carmageddon’ That Wasn’t
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We've seen this before: Freeways induce driving and when one closes people adapt their choices accordingly. There is no "carmageddon" after all.
The Bible Belt is Really ‘The Carnage Corset’ For Pedestrians
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Eight of the 10 most dangerous metro areas in the U.S. for pedestrians are in Florida, according to a new study by Smart Growth America. Of the remaining 12, eight are in the Deep South.
Transit Systems Must Address Women’s Safety Concerns
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A new study shows women are about half as likely to use new rail service as men — especially if they express strong concerns about safety.
Can New Mobility Tech Disrupt Car Dependence?
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A new organization want to help cities use mobility tech to break cars' stranglehold on cities.
Six Ways the Media is Still Blaming the Victim
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Media tropes emphasize the victim's behavior when a driver hits a pedestrian or cyclist rather than systemic causes, a new study finds.
Local Bike Advocates: E-Scooters Are Game-Changing
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In Nashville, Kansas City and Baltimore, advocates raised a couple concerns. But they all say scooters seem to be meeting a real need.
Engineers to Pedestrians: No ‘Walk’ Signs for You!
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The traffic engineering profession says intersections with no "Walk" signal are a-okay. Even as pedestrian deaths soar.