The competition is fierce as two West Coast contenders square off in the first match of the second round.

Meet the last two entries in Streetsblog’s 2017 Sorriest Bus Stop in America competition.

Let's take a look at the shoddy pedestrian environment that sprawling land use planning, car-centric street design, and plain old disregard for bus riders have created in what are supposedly two enlightened regions of the country. Vote for the worst and decide which bus stop will go on to the Elite 8 and potential national infamy.

You think the northeast, with its older urban development patterns, is full of safe, comfortable places to wait for the bus? Think again. Two terrible bus stops in New Jersey and Connecticut face off for the chance to be named the sorriest bus stop in America.

Bus stops on state roads in Maryland and Florida vie for your vote as first round action continues.

Which is sorrier - an Indianapolis bus stop next to a highway or bus stop outside Pittsburgh between a guardrail and train tracks?

Today's face-off pits two bus stops in southern California against each other. Vote for your choice for the worst below.