Angie Schmitt
Recent Posts
How Dangerous Is the Driving Around Your Kids’ School?
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A new map from the driving behavior analytics company Zendrive can give you a better read.
America Spends $7.3 Billion a Year Paying Affluent People to Drive to Work
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Because the federal government lets car commuters claim thousands of dollars in tax-free income each year, an estimated 66,000 additional people drive to work in America's 25 biggest cities.
Wide Residential Streets Are Dangerous. Why Are They So Common?
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Ever wonder why so many residential streets are so wide even though they only see a trickle of car traffic?
Where “Jaywalking” Is Not a Crime
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In Dutch cities, people can cross the street wherever they think it's safe.
Now’s the Time to Save Federal Transit Funding
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Amendments to a House spending bill could prevent cuts that would scale back transit projects in several cities.
Honolulu’s Pedestrian-Blaming Law Sets Off a Round of Copycats
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Instead of reforming our transportation and land use policies to make walking safer, American cities are doubling down on a dysfunctional system by blaming pedestrians for their own deaths.
Transportation Safety Establishment Finally Starting to Understand Bicycling
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Making bicycling safe entails more than delivering lectures about helmets. National safety groups are starting to get that.
Why Are Carmakers Allowed to Sell Products That Go Faster Than 100 MPH?
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It's never safe to drive 115 mph on public roadways. Why do we allow companies to sell millions of cars that can reach those speeds or higher?
A Truck Driver Struck Three Black People Walking in Ville Platte, Louisiana. Police Charged the Victims.
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A truck driver struck and injured three young black men walking in Ville Platte, Louisiana, on Tuesday, and the local authorities only want to penalize the victims. Police charged the three men who were struck, filing misdemeanors for not wearing reflective clothing and "obstructing a public passage."
Too Many State DOTs Are Little More Than Highway Departments
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In the last 50 years, nearly every state agency that used to call itself the "highway department" has changed its name to the "department of transportation" to reflect a change in mission. But in practice, many state DOTs still operate strictly as highway departments.
New Oregon Law Aims to Shed Light on Police Bias in Traffic Stops
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You can't end discrimination in traffic stops if you don't know how bad the problem is, but only a handful of states collect comprehensive racial data on traffic enforcement. Now you can add one more to the list.
A Strategy for Strong Transit and Walkability in Small Cities
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Proposed: Smaller cities should choose one, or maybe two, corridors for frequent transit service and dense, walkable development.