Comments on: The High Cost of Free Parking Chapters 1-4

By: Equity through Automobility? Not Gonna Happen | Vital Vernacular

Equity through Automobility? Not Gonna Happen | Vital Vernacular — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 19:40:06 +0000

[…] purchasing of expensive parking spaces is simply passed onto customers and employees in the form of steeper prices and lower wages. The apparently equity-focused goal of reducing congestion for all highway users, in reality […]

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 01:28:00 +0000

I’m a little late to the party, but just finished Chapter 4 and am greatly enjoying Shoup’s analysis. His critique is powerful and could easily apply to much of city planning. After all, zoning sets de facto land use minimums and maximums as much as any parking regulation.

Also, a recent Planet Money story called “The Cost of Free Doughnuts” makes an interesting companion to the book that I think everyone should listen to. The fact that so much parking has been free for so long will make it difficult to change, particular since many people, even planners, do not think of parking in terms of price at all. Something I hope Shoup addresses more in later chapters.

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By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 04:33:00 +0000

I am thoroughly enjoying your breakdown of the book. The High Cost of Free Parking is still on my to-read list, but I appreciate your digestion of the 600+ work

By: “Turn Off the Lights,” Or, How We Waste Resources | (pro(vo)cation)

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:54:30 +0000

[…] idea was further tackled by Emily Washington in a recent post from Market Urbanism that summarizes parts of Donald Shoup’s The High Cost of Free Parking: […]