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Donald Shoup is a professor at the University of California Los Angeles and is considered the nation&#8217;s foremost authority on parking policy. His book, &#8220;The High Cost of Free Parking,&#8221; is required reading for urban planners.

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Donald Shoup

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Parking Policy

Donald Shoup: Here’s a Parking Policy That Works for the People

Henry Beers Shenk

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‘It’s So Hard to Park’: Entitled Drivers Have Been Whining for 100 Years!

Patrick Siegman

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Analysis: The Decline and Fall of Mandatory Parking Minimums

Kea Wilson has more than a dozen years of experience as a writer telling emotional, urgent and actionable stories that motivate average Americans to get involved in making their cities better places. She is also a novelist, cyclist, and affordable housing advocate. She previously worked at Strong Towns, and currently lives in St. Louis, MO. Kea can be reached at <a href="mailto:kea@streetsblog.org">kea@streetsblog.org</a> or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/streetsblogkea">@streetsblogkea</a>. Please reach out to her with tips and submissions.

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Kea Wilson

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‘An Epic Mistake’: Donald Shoup Reflects on America’s Parking Failure — And His Hopes For the Future

Michael Andersen writes about housing and transportation for the Sightline Institute. He previously covered bike infrastructure for PeopleForBikes, a national bicycling advocacy organization.

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Car Culture

Study: Yes, More Parking Does Put More Cars on the Road

Lisa Orman is co-founder of the Neighborhood Empowerment Project.

Lisa Orman

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Bill de Blasio

Op-Ed: Saving New York After COVID-19

How to Repair a Parking Crater in Three Steps

Donald Shoup, an Appreciation

Aaron was the editor of Streetsblog San Francisco from January 2012 until October 2015. He joined Streetsblog in 2010 after studying rhetoric and political communication at SF State University and spending a semester in Denmark.

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Donald Shoup Breaks Down Two Years of Data From Groundbreaking SFpark

Damien Newton

Interview With Donald Shoup: Los Angeles Making Strides With ExpressPark