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Final Four Parking Madness: Tulsa vs. Houston

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 8, 2013 | 15 Comments

Which city has the ugliest asphalt expanse? The deadest downtown? The most awful place to sit and eat lunch? Those are the questions you must ask yourself as we approach the finale of Parking Madness, our hunt for the worst parking crater in the U.S. We’re wrapping up Final Four competition today with Tulsa and Houston […]

Final Four Parking Madness Matchup: Milwaukee vs. Dallas

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 5, 2013 | 13 Comments

We’re down to just four cities: Milwaukee, Dallas, Houston, and Tulsa. But only one can be the champion of Parking Madness, our hunt for the worst parking crater in an American downtown. Today is a very exciting day, because we’re kicking off the Final Four with two venerable parking competitors: Milwaukee and Dallas. Milwaukee has […]

“Elite Eight” Parking Madness: Tulsa vs. Cleveland

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 4, 2013 | 21 Comments

This is it: our last Parking Madness match-up before the Final Four. And it’s going to be a good one. From the beginning, the two cities facing off today — Cleveland, Ohio, and Tulsa, Oklahoma — both seemed to me like solid contenders to make the final rounds. Without further ado, let’s examine Tulsa: This […]

The “Elite Eight” of Parking Madness: Milwaukee vs. Columbia

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 3, 2013 | 9 Comments

So far, Texas is really dominating our Parking Madness tournament. The two Final Four spots awarded so far have gone to Lone Star heavyweights Dallas and Houston. We might have an all-Texas final. But there are still two remaining spots in the Final Four of terrible downtown parking craters. One of those spots is going […]

“Elite Eight” Parking Madness: Louisville vs. Houston

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 2, 2013 | 2 Comments

NCAA basketball has nothing on the drama, the intrigue, the heartbreak of a competitive parking crater tournament. We’re now into the “Elite Eight” round of Parking Madness, and today’s winner will join Dallas in the Final Four. It’s going to be a fierce competition between Louisville and Houston. Louisville’s downtown, you’ll recall, looks like this: […]

The “Elite Eight” of Parking Madness: Atlanta vs. Dallas

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 1, 2013 | 5 Comments

Okay, the preliminary stuff is over. It’s round two of Parking Madness — our hunt for the worst parking crater in an American downtown. By the end of this week, we’ll be ready down to the Final Four. But first things first: Atlanta takes on Dallas in our first Elite Eight match-up. As a refresher, […]

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