The Prophet of Parking

Those in the know know that it could be none other than UCLA professor Don Shoup, profiled here in the Los Angeles Times.

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October 18, 2010, 2:00 PM PDT

By Tim Halbur

For those who don't know, Shoup is a guru in planning circles for his theories of public parking and the damage created by free parking in downtowns.

Martha Groves writes, "According to Shoup, free parking is at the root of many urban ills: congestion, sprawl, wasteful energy use and air pollution.

City governments contribute to all these ills, he says, by requiring too many parking spaces for all development. The high cost of the required parking increases the prices we pay for everything else, including housing. "

Thanks to Melissa Chow

FULL STORY: He puts parking in its place

Friday, October 15, 2010 in Los Angeles Times

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