New Book: ‘Right of Way’

Angie Schmitt’s new book, Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America, is now available from Island Press. Angie was the longtime national editor at Streetsblog and her writing has appeared in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Bicycling, GOOD, and Landscape Architecture Magazine. Right of Way documents the traffic violence that occurs daily on America’s streets and reveals the racist policies and practices that contribute to creating this tragedy. More than 6,000 people were killed while walking in America in 2018.

Buy it at your local bookstore or from www.islandpress.org, where the code SCHMITT will get you a 20% discount.

Book Reviewer: Follow Angie’s Lead
“I am most often asked by well-meaning persons, usually racialized White persons, ‘What can I/we do as allies to aid in the eradication of pedestrian injuries and fatalities in low-income and minority communities across America?’ My short answer usually stresses the importance of intentionality, empathy, and the courage to act expeditiously. Henceforth, I will add to my list, ‘Follow Angie’.”

— Charles T. Brown, America Walks Board Member,
Senior Researcher / Voorhees Transportation Center, Rutgers University

This article was featured in WalkBoston’s August/September 2020 newsletter.
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