Oklahoma
How Denver Repaired Its Epic Parking Crater
The above photo is downtown Denver in 1976.
May 13, 2013
Parking Madness Champion Tulsa Moves to Limit Surface Parking Downtown
Just last month, we were shaming Tulsa, Oklahoma, with our "Golden Crater" award for the downtown most riddled with surface parking lots. But today, we applaud the city for taking steps to reverse the plague of excess parking.
May 13, 2013
It’s Tulsa vs. Milwaukee in the Parking Madness Championship!
This is it -- the final, epic showdown of Parking Madness. We started with 16 reader-submitted contenders for the title of America's Worst Parking Crater, and Milwaukee and Tulsa have emerged from three rounds of voting to face off in the championship.
April 9, 2013
Final Four Parking Madness: Tulsa vs. Houston
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.
April 8, 2013
“Elite Eight” Parking Madness: Tulsa vs. Cleveland
This is it: our last Parking Madness match-up before the Final Four. And it's going to be a good one.
April 4, 2013
Parking Madness: Tulsa vs. Philly [Updated]
Parking Madness, our hunt for the worst parking crater in an American downtown, continues today with two formidable contenders.
March 22, 2013
Report: Most States Have Poor Safeguards Against the Revolving Door
Last week we looked at three state DOTs which are currently led by former lobbyists for the asphalt or energy industries. The "Revolving Door" series highlighted how billions in federal funding for transportation get funneled, with no oversight, to states where money and politics corrupt policy and lead to shocking amounts of waste.
February 4, 2013
The Revolving Door: Oklahoma’s Gary Ridley – Asphalt Lobbyist, DOT Chief
This is the second installment in our three-part "Revolving Door" series about how cronyism in state DOTs leads to wasteful highway building. The first part profiled Ohio DOT chief Jerry Wray, who has switched back and forth between working directly for the asphalt industry and shoveling money to the asphalt industry as a public official.
January 30, 2013
How Mayor Mick Cornett Fought Oklahoma City’s Brain Drain and Weight Gain
Part One of this interview was posted yesterday.
January 25, 2013