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Angie Schmitt

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Philadelphia's "Hub of Hope" is a drop-in center in a SEPTA Station that connects homeless people with services. Free coffee and food are a key part of the appeal. Photo:  Project HOME

Transit Agencies are Changing Their Approach to Homelessness

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 26, 2018 | No Comments
Rather than arresting homeless riders, transit agencies using kinder, gentler policies to address the root causes of the problem.
Photo:  Flickr/Raido Kaldma

Study: Uber and Lyft are Increasing Traffic Deaths

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 24, 2018 | No Comments
As much as 1,100 more people are being killed every year, thanks to the presence of Uber and Lyft, a new study finds.
Federal funding for projects like the South Central Light Rail in Phoenix, shown here in mural form, is much more uncertain under the Trump administration. Photo: Valley Metro

Rep. Earl Blumenauer: Dems Will Fix Trump’s ‘Incoherent’ Transit Policy if They Re-take the House

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 24, 2018 | No Comments
The Oregon Democrat says House Democrats will restore sanity to transportation policy.
Photo:  Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Death Toll Keeps Rising From Police Chases

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 19, 2018 | No Comments
Police chases kill about one person every day. A third of victims are innocent bystanders. Most of the chases are in pursuit of non-violent offenders.
These signs, deslayed at eight intersections in St. Pau used physiological concepts like "social norming" and "implied surveillance" to increase driver yielding at intersections. Photo:  @Indy_Austin/Twitter

To Get Drivers to Yield to Pedestrians, St. Paul is Using Psychological Tricks

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 18, 2018 | No Comments
A multi-phased experiment in St. Paul increased driver yielding to pedestrians from 32 to more than 70 percent. And it decreased unsafe passing of yielding cars 10 fold.
Photo:  TransitCenter

Report Offers Better Ways to Cut Traffic from New Development

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 17, 2018 | No Comments
What if instead of requiring developers to add parking or widen roads, we asked them to do things that discouraged driving and car ownership? That's what Smart Growth America recommends.
Photo:  Ride MCTS

Bus Routes Helping Bridge Milwaukee’s Notorious Racial-Economic Divide

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 16, 2018 | No Comments
New research shows two reverse-commute bus routes are providing a vital link for low-income neighborhoods. But the state may stop funding them.
Photo:  Rebranding Driving

Trump May Let Big Auto Hide Ped Safety Records

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 15, 2018 | No Comments
A five-star safety rating for pedestrian crashes would publicize some of the hazards of SUVs. But automakers and the Trump Administration might block the Obama-era reform.
Photo: Don Kostelec

Experts: Feds Aren’t Fixing Pedestrian Safety Crisis

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 12, 2018 | No Comments
Federal officials are failing to protect pedestrians — and, in fact, err on the side of drivers and even blame walkers for a pedestrian death toll has increased 50 percent in just eight years, advocates say.
Photo:  Greater Washington Partnership

D.C.-Area Bus System Is So Bad It Hurts Local Economy

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 11, 2018 | No Comments
WMATA needs a bus system redesign, dedicated bus lanes, other fixes, a new report from business leaders says.
Photo: Stephen Fesler/The Urbanist

Is Pedal Dockless Bike Share Going Extinct?

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 10, 2018 | No Comments
Some of the biggest markets for dockless bikes practically have any traditional shared bikes left.
Sorry bus stops, like this Streetsblog "sorry bus stop" contest winner in St. Louis, are all over the place.

How Can Transit Agencies Get Bus Stops Right?

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 9, 2018 | No Comments
Most agencies have neglected this critical piece of transit infrastructure. But TransitCenter explains what the best agencies do right.
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