Donald Shoup

Details about ParkDC—Washington, D.C.'s Performance Parking Program

As the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) quickly approaches the May target for the launch of ParkDC, Greater Greater Washington takes a closer look at what the performance parking program will entail.

April 15, 2015 - Greater Greater Washington

A Tribute to Donald Shoup: Retiring from UCLA This Summer

Embedded in an article celebrating the career of Donald Shoup, so-called "parking guru" who has had an outsized influence on contemporary planning thanks to the arguments laid out in "The High Cost of Free Parking."

March 27, 2015 - UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

Washington D.C. Announces 'parkDC'—Value Pricing—for Downtown

Washington D.C. is ready for a change in parking policy. The District Department of Transportation announced plans, so far mostly conceptual, to launch the parkDC value pricing system next summer.

December 21, 2014 - The Washington Post

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Friday Funny: The Onion has Been Reading Donald Shoup

The satirical news site The Onion is back with another take on the concerns of planners and transportation engineers. This time The Onion takes a page out of Donald's Shoup playbook.

October 10, 2014 - The Onion

Cracked Sidewalk

The Solution to Los Angeles' Crumbling Sidewalks

Parking guru Donald Shoup discusses how the city of Los Angeles can fix its roughly 4,300 miles of sidewalk that require some degree of repair, for free.

August 21, 2014 - Los Angeles Times

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How Parking Meters Turned Around a Struggling Downtown

The revival of Old Pasadena is one of the truly great urban success stories from the past few decades. The area's comeback was not based on shifting demographics or "political will", writes Colin Marshall, but a less sexy foundation: parking reform.

November 20, 2013 - KCET Departures

Study Details SFpark's Surprising Results

The preliminary results are in for America's most ambitious experiment in demand-based parking pricing. Among the surprises: the average price at the spaces participating in San Francisco's pioneering program actually declined by 1 percent.

August 10, 2013 - SF.Streetsblog

Unlocking the Curb Conundrum: How to Solve Our Parking Crisis

For Alan Durning, curb-parking territoriality is the root cause of many of America's urban ills, from housing affordability to economic vitality. He describes the circumstances that've led to the current state of affairs and introduces the way out.

July 21, 2013 - Grist

Boston Has a Parking Pricing Problem

Patrick Doyle makes a persuasive argument for alleviating Boston's parking problems by raising the rates at the city's overly cheap parking meters.

November 9, 2012 - Boston Magazine

Shoup To APA: Let Planners Lead on Parking Requirements

Donald Shoup explains his disappointment with the American Planning Association's opposition to California legislation (AB 904), that would cap minimum parking requirements.

October 8, 2012 - International Transportation Economics Association

Planners Backtrack on Reform of Parking Standards

A bill in California that would reduce parking minimums in transit-oriented areas has drawn opposition from an unlikely group: the American Planning Association.

June 19, 2012 - California Planning & Development Report

The Ordinance Behind the Rebirth of Downtown LA

For the latest in a series on the laws that shaped Los Angeles, KCET's Jeremy Rosenberg examines 1999's Adaptive Reuse Ordinance, which made possible downtown's wave of condo conversion projects.

April 4, 2012 - KCET Departures

How Parking is Hampering Cincinnati's Resurgence

John Yung looks at how an overabundance of off-street parking spaces and outdated parking policies are harming Cincinnati's downtown rebound, and proposes three solutions to address the city's parking problem.

March 29, 2012 - UrbanCincy

San Francisco's Performance Parking Pilot Less Successful Than Hoped

In San Francisco, a performance parking pilot program has not had as big an impact as many thought it would. According to Michael Perkins, "Even with high rates, popular blocks still fill up, and other blocks remain under-filled even at low prices."

December 13, 2011 - Greater Greater Washington

Shoup Explains Parking Policy to Libertarians

Parking guru Donald Shoup writes for the Cato Institute, a libertarian think-tank, explaining why free markets and free parking go together.

April 10, 2011 - Cato Institute

Variable Rate Parking Comes to Seattle

Donald Shoup's market-based parking concept comes to another city, this time, Seattle.

January 2, 2011 - The Seattle Times

Time's Up for Parking Meters

75 years after the first meter was installed in Oklahoma City, cities are beginning to rethink traditional parking regulation strategies. Tom Vanderbilt considers the options.

October 21, 2010 - Slate

Park Smart Pilot Has Cut Traffic in Park Slope, DOT Finds

Higher parking meter prices have helped allow more people to park in the Brooklyn neighborhood even while easing congestion.

August 25, 2010 - Streetsblog

The History of the Parking Lot

An exhibit currently at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. explains how the architecture and design of parking lots evolved, and why. Meanwhile, the Parking Show of Shows conference takes place nearby with a different take.

November 6, 2009 - The Washington Post

New Study Recommends Efficient On-Street Parking Pricing and Management

A new study identifies innovative approaches to efficiently manage San Francisco's curbside parking supply, particularly in neighborhoods.

July 27, 2009 - San Francisco County Transportation Authority

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