Love of Place
Angie Schmitt\ud83d\udeb6♀️Urban planner and writer thinking about cities and family life and the intersection between them. Pragmatic (disillusioned, reform-minded) liberal. Author RIGHT OF WAY. Working on a new book about children and public space.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 162 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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The importance of the front yard for kids (and everyone)
Back yards are overrated. For less loneliness, bring play and neighborhood life to the front.
We don’t have much of a yard at all where I live. Which I’m honestly fine with. I get the appeal of a nice shady lawn — don’t get me wrong. Espec...
Things can get better
I was sitting on my porch the other day. It was a beautiful spring day.
Everyone in Cleveland is ecstatic on days like this this time of the year, me included. Sometimes I just walk around and stare in wonder at the flowering trees, etc....
Interview with Free Range Kids' Lenore Skenazy
On her "Reasonable Childhood Independence Laws" and school these days.
For the book I am working on, I got to interview Lenore Skenazy, the author of Free Range Kids and a writer and advocate I admire a lot. I think Skenazy is a top shelf...
Takeaways from the wild west for self-driving cars
A nuanced take from Texas, where Waymo is live.
I just got back from Texas, where Waymo, and a number of competitors have been green lighted, pretty openly.
Can we be frank about urban public schools for a second?
The decline is unsustainable. We're in uncharted territory.
I was thinking about this mom I used to know today because I happened to be driving down her street.
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Urban planner, author, mom raising two kids in Cleveland. Working on a new book about children’s right to public space, making the public realm more child friendly. (North Point Press 2028)
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