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Cast Your Vote for the Best Photo of All-Weather Biking and Walking

By Tanya Snyder | May 8, 2014 | 3 Comments

UPDATE 5/13: Hey folks, we got hacked. Deadline extended, vote in our new-and-improved, more secure poll by 11:59 p.m. May 14! It’s May, but we’re still getting doused with April showers. And it wasn’t that long ago that we were still getting hit with snowstorms too. And you know what? The bikers kept biking and […]

Photo Contest: Send Us Your Soggy, Snowy, Rain-Soaked Walk or Bike Ride!

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 21, 2014 | 7 Comments

This year has dealt us some crazy weather, from the polar vortex to drenching thunderstorms. We know you didn’t hide all winter in a car. You were out walking the walk and riding the bike, whatever the weather. We hope you got a picture of it! In honor of April showers — and to celebrate […]

Rochester Wins 2014 Parking Madness Title and Claims the Golden Crater

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 9, 2014 | 22 Comments

An asphalt scar in Rochester, New York, has triumphed over 15 of the world’s worst parking craters to become the Parking Madness 2014 champion. It was a surprising run. Who would have guessed a couple of weeks ago that this scrappy upstart would prevail over some of the sprawliest, most highway-marred urban spaces in North America? […]

It’s Rochester vs. Jacksonville in the Parking Madness Championship!

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 8, 2014 | 19 Comments

Forget Huskies vs. Wildcats — today is all about parking crater vs. parking crater. Through 14 matches pitting some of the most hideous parking expanses in the world against each other, two cities are still standing: Rochester and Jacksonville. These are the worst of the worst downtown asphalt scars. But only one city can claim […]

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 Final Four: Chicago vs. Jacksonville

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 4, 2014 | 6 Comments

We started with 16 parking craters and now we’re down to the Final Four of Parking Madness. After two bruising rounds of competition, four hideous parking expanses in Kansas City, Rochester, Chicago, and Jacksonville are still in it to win it. Each one is an ugly and awe-inspiring waste of potential in its own way. Today’s […]

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