Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Rochester

Parking Madness Final Four: Kansas City vs. Rochester

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 7, 2014 | 19 Comments

The hunt for the worst parking crater on earth nears its epic conclusion with the second Final Four match of Parking Madness. Today’s matchup features a formidable entry from Kansas City and the upstart parking crater from Rochester, New York, which knocked out Detroit in the previous round. The winner will take on Jacksonville tomorrow for […]

Parking Madness Elite Eight: Rochester vs. Detroit

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 3, 2014 | 15 Comments

The last spot in the 2014 Parking Madness Final Four is at stake today, as Rochester faces off against Detroit. The pictures of these two places, below, really speak for themselves. So without further ado, we’ll leave it up to you guys to tell us which city has the worst parking crater. Here’s Rochester: This […]

Parking Madness: Rochester vs. Miami

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 26, 2014 | 10 Comments

We’re seeing all sorts of parking craters as the 2014 Parking Madness tournament rolls on: pockmarked craters, endless abysses, deep caverns. Excess parking in cities takes many forms. And so we ask you to help us judge which is the worst, using the only method that can be applied consistently across all parking craters — online […]

Will the Feds Support Rochester’s Downtown Highway Teardown?

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 29, 2013 | 23 Comments

It’s been called a “noose around the neck of downtown.” The Inner Loop in Rochester, New York — a regrettable 1960s-era sunken highway — completely encircles the city’s downtown, forming a wall between residential neighborhoods and the central business district. The road is unsightly and impassable on foot, a huge barrier to walkability. And it […]