Special Reports
America’s Sorriest Bus Stop: Silver Spring vs. Asheville
Today marks the last match of the second round in Streetsblog's hyper-competitive Sorriest Bus Stop in America tournament.
July 29, 2016
America’s Sorriest Bus Stop: Boston vs. Henrietta
It's tough to winnow the staggering number of bad bus stops in America down to the worst of the worst, but we're making progress.
July 28, 2016
America’s Sorriest Bus Stop: Broomfield, Colorado vs. Hillsboro, Oregon
Second round action continues in Streetsblog's hunt for the Sorriest Bus Stop in America. Rochester narrowly beat Buffalo earlier this week to clinch the last spot in the Elite Eight.
July 27, 2016
America’s Sorriest Bus Stop: Kansas City vs. St. Louis County
The second round of competition in the search for the Sorriest Bus Stop in America gets underway today. (The poll is still open until midnight in the Buffalo vs. Rochester match if you haven't voted yet.)
July 26, 2016
America’s Sorriest Bus Stop: Buffalo vs. Rochester
With today's match, the field of 16 in the running for the title of Sorriest Bus Stop in America has been revealed. Shame on the DOTs and transit agencies that make transit riders trek over dangerous streets to these terrible waiting environments.
July 25, 2016
America’s Sorriest Bus Stop: Atlanta vs. Asheville
What makes a terrible bus stop? The absence of sidewalks, a place to sit, and shelter -- that's all part of the recipe. What else can DOTs and transit agencies throw into the mix?
July 22, 2016
America’s Sorriest Bus Stop: Kansas City vs. DC
To see how little respect bus riders get from public officials, just take a look at the sorry condition of America's bus stops. To make riding the bus a comfortable and dignified experience, we need to do better.
July 21, 2016
America’s Sorriest Bus Stop: San Francisco vs. Hillsboro, Oregon
Oh, the terrible places you'll go to catch a bus. So far this week in our hunt for the Sorriest Bus Stop in America, a bus stop in Boston knocked off a real catastrophe in Nassau County to advance to the second round. Meanwhile, voting remains open until midnight in a tight contest between Maryland and Delaware.
July 20, 2016
America’s Sorriest Bus Stop: Silver Spring vs. New Castle
From the pathetic to the desolate, our parade of sorry bus stops continues today with the fourth match of the first round in this 16-bus-stop tournament.
July 19, 2016
America’s Sorriest Bus Stop: Boston vs. Nassau County, NY
Our search for the sorriest bus stop in America -- a virtual tour of the deplorable waiting conditions transit riders have to put up with -- continues today with the third match in the round of 16.
July 18, 2016