Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Detroit

Parking Madness Elite Eight: Rochester vs. Detroit

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 3, 2014 | No Comments

The last spot in the 2014 Parking Madness Final Four is at stake today, as Rochester faces off against Detroit. The pictures of these two places, below, really speak for themselves. So without further ado, we’ll leave it up to you guys to tell us which city has the worst parking crater. Here’s Rochester: This […]

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Parking Madness: Detroit vs. Atlanta

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 20, 2014 | No Comments

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. Without further ado, here’s the Detroit entry. Warning: This could get ugly. This […]

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The U.S. Cities Where Cycling Is Growing the Fastest

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 19, 2013 | No Comments

This table, showing the top 10 U.S. cities where cycling is growing fastest, comes from a new report from the League of American Bicyclists that analyzes census data. Though the census only tracks bicycle commuting — and thus understates how many people are cycling — the results tell an interesting story about cycling trends. Notice […]