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Angie Schmitt

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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.
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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.
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Public Schools Shouldn’t Undermine Walkability

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 28, 2017 | No Comments
An Atlanta suburb wants to build a new school in a walkable setting, but with a huge surface parking lot.
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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.
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Nine States Sue Trump Administration for Blocking Climate Progress at U.S. DOT

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 25, 2017 | No Comments
Presidents don't get to pick and choose which federal rules they comply with.
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Is Infrastructure Spending Good for the Economy? It’s Complicated.

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 22, 2017 | No Comments
Infrastructure spending produces a net economic benefit for society only if the project benefits exceed the costs.
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Why You Shouldn’t Trust Media Coverage That Blames Pedestrians for Getting Struck

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 20, 2017 | No Comments
Police and local reporters rushed to blame a 14-year-old girl who was struck by a speeding driver in a marked crosswalk.
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Seattle’s Playful Traffic Circles Tame Neighborhood Streets

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 19, 2017 | No Comments
Seattle started installing traffic circles in the early 1970s, and now there are more than 1,200 throughout the city.
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Wide Residential Streets Are Dangerous. Why Are They So Common?

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 13, 2017 | No Comments
Ever wonder why so many residential streets are so wide even though they only see a trickle of car traffic?
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Honolulu’s Pedestrian-Blaming Law Sets Off a Round of Copycats

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 5, 2017 | No Comments
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.
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Why Are Carmakers Allowed to Sell Products That Go Faster Than 100 MPH?

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 30, 2017 | No Comments
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?
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To Restore Walkability, Cities Like Akron Need to Look Beyond Sidewalks

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 28, 2017 | No Comments
A person walking down a major thoroughfare in downtown Akron encounters enormous swaths of parking and barely any retail or housing.
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