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<p>Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.</p>


Angie Schmitt

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Highway Expansion

Tampa Advocates Are Fighting Like Hell Against a $6 Billion Highway Plan

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Donald Trump

If Trump Wants to “Fix It First,” a Big Spending Spree Won’t Cut It

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Around the Block

Wisconsin Highway Costs Exceed State DOT Estimates By Nearly 100%

<p>David was Streetsblog&#8217;s do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as deputy editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.</p>


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David Meyer

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Andrew Cuomo

Cuomo’s Priorities: $2 Billion to Cram More Cars on the Van Wyck

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Louisville’s New $1.1 Billion Bridge: Empty at Rush Hour

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With Louisville’s Gargantuan New Interchange Comes a Profound Loss

As long as Trump doesn't release his tax returns, divest from his assets, and put his wealth in a true blind trust, the public can have no confidence that federal infrastructure spending will be based on merit and not Trump's personal financial interests. Photo: Kamoteus/Flickr

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4 Ways Trump’s Transportation Plan Is Ripe for Corruption

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Chuck Schumer

Steve Bannon Would Love to Team Up With Chuck Schumer on Infrastructure

Federal Funding

AZ Rep Ruben Gallego to Dems: Don’t Enable Trump’s Infrastructure Surge

Houston’s Big Chance to Turn Back the Tide of Car Traffic