Contests
Parking Madness: St. Louis vs. Kansas City
It's an intra-Missouri battle today in the fourth match-up of Parking Madness, Streetsblog's annual hunt for the worst parking craters in North America.
March 24, 2014
Parking Madness: Calgary vs. Jacksonville
Parking Madness has gone international. Today we welcome our first parking crater contender from outside the United States, as Canada's third largest city faces off against the home of the Gator Bowl. It's Calgary versus Jacksonville.
March 21, 2014
Parking Madness: Detroit vs. Atlanta
Yesterday, Chicago's United Center parking lots bested Denver's Court Place parking crater in the first match-up of Parking Madness 2014. Today, two heavyweights are facing off: It's the motor city versus sprawl city in a bare-knuckle brawl of car infrastructure run amok.
March 20, 2014
It’s ON! Parking Madness 2014 Kicks Off With Chicago vs. Denver
Are you ready for Parking Madness 2014, our second annual search for parking craters that have obliterated cities? You better be.
March 19, 2014
Parking Madness 2014: Send Us Your Pics of Awful Parking Craters
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 like a lunar landscape, so here comes the sequel.
March 10, 2014
And the Kiddies + Cities Photography Winners Are…
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.
October 8, 2013
Cast Your Vote for the Best Picture of Car-Free Kiddies in Cities
Are cities good places for children?
October 2, 2013
Will “Parking Madness” Champion Tulsa Punt on Reforms?
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 bulldozing the city to make way for surface parking? It could all rest with an upcoming City Council decision.
September 30, 2013
One Week Left: Send Us Your Pics of Kiddies in Cities and Win a Free Bike
You've got one more week!
September 13, 2013