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Parking Madness Elite Eight: Parkersburg vs. Amarillo

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 30, 2015 | 5 Comments

There’s just one spot left in the Final Four of Parking Madness, and it’s going either to Parkersburg, West Virginia, or Amarillo, Texas. Gaze upon on these sad city spaces and despair. Then vote to decide who should stay in the running for the Golden Crater. Parkersburg, West Virginia This small Appalachian city overcame a parking […]

Parking Madness 2015 Elite Eight: Tampa vs. Fort Worth

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 27, 2015 | 4 Comments

It’s almost a shame that these two titans are meeting in the second round of the Parking Madness tournament, because both Tampa and Fort Worth look like they have champion potential. Yesterday, Syracuse knocked off Newport News, Virginia, to join Camden in the Final Four. Now it’s up to you to decide who gets the third slot. […]

Parking Madness 2015 Elite Eight: Newport News vs. Syracuse

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 26, 2015 | 5 Comments

Yesterday, Camden knocked off Detroit in Parking Madness, giving the Garden State the first spot in our Final Four. Today’s match pairs up dreadful parking expanses in Newport News and Syracuse, and it’s up to you to tell us which is the worst. Syracuse That right there is the picture that put Syracuse over the top in its first-round matchup […]

Parking Madness 2015 Elite Eight: Detroit vs. Camden

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 25, 2015 | 21 Comments

Today it’s on to round two in Parking Madness, our hunt for the worst parking crater in an American town. Our first Elite Eight matchup features two cities struggling to rebuild in the wake of some serious urban disinvestment, and these parking craters certainly aren’t helping. It’s Camden vs. Detroit. Detroit The above image, submitted by reader Luke Klipp, […]

Parking Madness 2015: Fort Worth vs. Boise

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 23, 2015 | 19 Comments

There’s just one spot remaining in the Elite Eight of this year’s Parking Madness bracket. And it’s either going to Fort Worth or Boise. Without further ado, here are the final parking craters in the 2015 tournament. Fort Worth This eyesore was submitted by an anonymous commenter, who wrote:

Parking Madness 2015: Asheville vs. Syracuse

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 20, 2015 | 15 Comments

Only two spots remain in the Elite Eight of Streetsblog’s Parking Madness bracket. Yesterday, the parking fields by GM headquarters along the Detroit waterfront prevailed over the parking crater around the BART station in Bay Area suburb Walnut Creek. Today, Asheville, North Carolina, faces Rust Belt stalwart Syracuse. Asheville This entry comes to us from the fine folks at Kostelec Planning, […]

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