Donald Shoup, a notable UCLA urban planning professor, recently passed away at 86. He was highly regarded for his contributions to land-use planning, particularly his key work, "The High Cost of Free Parking." In his writings, Shoup highlighted that parking, often perceived as free, carries hidden costs reflected in the prices of goods and housing. His humorous and insightful writing style attracted a diverse following among urban planners and advocates, leading to the adoption of his policies across over 3,000 cities globally, emphasizing the significance of his ideas in contemporary urban policy.
I think that parking is important for all of you - that the average car is parked 95% of the time. And some of your listeners were probably even conceived in a parked car.
It's hidden in the prices for everything that we buy, or it's hidden in the price of housing and the price of restaurant meals or merchandise at stores.
The book became a classic in urban planning circles, and his policy ideas have been adopted worldwide.
Over 3,000 cities around the world have put some of Shoup's proposals into place.
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