Parking Madness
Study: Removing Parking Minimums Leads to More Affordable Housing
Removing parking requirements for new buildings could help thousands of Coloradans who struggle to afford housing — and it might work elsewhere, too.
October 22, 2025
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
Final Four Parking Madness Matchup: Milwaukee vs. Dallas
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.
April 5, 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
The “Elite Eight” of Parking Madness: Milwaukee vs. Columbia
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.
April 3, 2013
“Elite Eight” Parking Madness: Louisville vs. Houston
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.
April 2, 2013