Rochester
Talking Headways Podcast: Escobar’s Escalator
Did you go to the World Urban Forum in Medellín, Colombia, last week? Neither did your hosts Jeff Wood and I, but we sure found a lot to say about it anyway on this week's Talking Headways podcast. Medellín's remarkable urban transformation -- undertaken in the midst of war -- has gotten a lot of well-deserved attention lately for making the city's transportation infrastructure more equitable.
April 17, 2014
Rochester Wins 2014 Parking Madness Title and Claims the Golden Crater
An asphalt scar in Rochester, New York, has triumphed over 15 of the world's worst parking craters to become the Parking Madness 2014 champion.
April 9, 2014
It’s Rochester vs. Jacksonville in the Parking Madness Championship!
Forget Huskies vs. Wildcats -- today is all about parking crater vs. parking crater.
April 8, 2014
Parking Madness Final Four: Kansas City vs. Rochester
The hunt for the worst parking crater on earth nears its epic conclusion with the second Final Four match of Parking Madness.
April 7, 2014
Parking Madness Elite Eight: Rochester vs. Detroit
The last spot in the 2014 Parking Madness Final Four is at stake today, as Rochester faces off against Detroit.
April 3, 2014
Parking Madness: Rochester vs. Miami
We're seeing all sorts of parking craters as the 2014 Parking Madness tournament rolls on: pockmarked craters, endless abysses, deep caverns. Excess parking in cities takes many forms. And so we ask you to help us judge which is the worst, using the only method that can be applied consistently across all parking craters -- online polling.
March 26, 2014
Will the Feds Support Rochester’s Downtown Highway Teardown?
It's been called a "noose around the neck of downtown." The Inner Loop in Rochester, New York -- a regrettable 1960s-era sunken highway -- completely encircles the city's downtown, forming a wall between residential neighborhoods and the central business district.
August 29, 2013