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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 Elite Eight: El Cerrito vs. Chicago

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 2, 2014 | 37 Comments

We’re two weeks into our Parking Madness competition, and only a few parking craters are still standing. Today’s Elite Eight matchup pairs a Bay Area suburb with America’s third largest city: It’s El Cerrito, California vs. Chicago. First up is El Cerrito, which was singled out for shame by one of our readers because of […]

Parking Madness “Elite Eight”: Kansas City vs. Grand Rapids

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 1, 2014 | 4 Comments

One more round, and we’ll be down to the worst-of-the-worst parking craters in the Parking Madness bracket, our annual search for the worst excesses in urban surface parking. Parking overkill has certainly done a lot of damage to both of today’s competitors — Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Kansas City. We need you to help us decide which city […]

Parking Madness Elite Eight Matchup: Dallas vs. Jacksonville

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 31, 2014 | 10 Comments

We’re on to round two of Parking Madness, our search for the worst parking crater in North America. And I have to say, the parking craters in this match do seem to have descended to a new level of horribleness. Dallas and Jacksonville are both such overachieving parking cities, it’s almost a shame they meet […]

Parking Madness: Grand Rapids vs. Salt Lake City

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 28, 2014 | 33 Comments

The final spot in the “Elite Eight” of parking craters is riding on this match. Either Grand Rapids, Michigan, or Salt Lake City, Utah, will move on to the second round of Parking Madness, Streetsblog’s annual contest for eternal parking infamy. Both cities have their natural strengths. Grand Rapids, of course, is part of the […]

Parking Madness: Portland vs. El Cerrito, California

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 27, 2014 | 62 Comments

The contenders in today’s Parking Madness competition prove parking craters can happen anywhere, even in progressive metro areas where the regional economy is booming and transit is a solid travel option. This face-off to get one step closer to the Golden Crater pits Portland, Oregon, against El Cerrito, California. First let’s take a look at […]

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