Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Contests

Parking Madness 2014: Send Us Your Pics of Awful Parking Craters

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 10, 2014 | 22 Comments

It’s March, which can only mean one thing: Parking Madness time. Last year we asked our readers to help us crown the worst parking crater in an American city, and in that inaugural 16-entry bracket, Tulsa blew away the competition. But we know there are still plenty of other parking lots out there that make downtown look […]

And the Kiddies + Cities Photography Winners Are…

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 8, 2013 | 14 Comments

Many thanks to the 90 readers who sent photos of city life and car-free transportation with children, and also to the 639 of you who voted. We are happy to announce the two winners of a free Breezer bike. This picture of Dave Cowan’s daughter, Isabelle, ran away with 259 votes — an impressive 41 […]

Cast Your Vote for the Best Picture of Car-Free Kiddies in Cities

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 2, 2013 | 14 Comments

Are cities good places for children? The hundreds of beautiful photos you all sent in to our Kiddies + Cities Photo Contest, co-sponsored by the Alliance for Biking & Walking, testify that the answer to that question is “yes.” The vibrancy and diversity in cities make them fertile ground for children’s sponge-like minds and boundless […]

Will “Parking Madness” Champion Tulsa Punt on Reforms?

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 30, 2013 | No Comments

Tulsa, Oklahoma, is Streetsblog’s reigning “Parking Madness” champion — earlier this year readers said its downtown was scarred by the worst parking crater in America. It seemed at the time like Tulsa was going to take action to mend its downtown, but recent news has not been so encouraging. Will Tulsa enact a new surface parking moratorium or continue […]

One Week Left: Send Us Your Pics of Kiddies in Cities and Win a Free Bike

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 13, 2013 | No Comments

You’ve got one more week! We’re looking for pictures of children taking part in urban street life — kids walking to school and riding bikes, kids playing in the street, kids enjoying public spaces. We can’t get enough of this stuff. There’s one week left in our Kiddies + Cities photo contest, so don’t delay! […]

Your Photo of Kiddies in Cities Could Win a Breezer Bike

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 6, 2013 | 1 Comment

Have you sent in your submissions to our Back-to-School photo contest yet? You haven’t, have you? Of course not. You were holding out to see what these supposedly fabulous prizes consist of. Well, listen up people: When we promise fabulous, we deliver fabulous. Breezer is offering two stylish and fun Downtown EX bikes for the […]

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