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Donald Shoup

@DonaldShoup

Professor of Urban Planning at UCLA. Saving the world one parking space at a time.

 Los Angeles
shoup.bol.ucla.edu/
Joined March 2009
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Cities like Seattle grew housing by rethinking parking. Cue the backlash seattletimes.com/business/re… via @seattletimes
What Happens When There Are Fewer Spaces to Park?

What Happens When There Are Fewer Spaces to Park?

Even in cities like Seattle, where many residents are concerned about the environmental effects of driving, public responses to development plans are telling.

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What Happens When There Are Fewer Spaces to Park? nytimes.com/2025/01/12/busin…
What Happens When There Are Fewer Spaces to Park? (Published 2025)

What Happens When There Are Fewer Spaces to Park? (Published 2025)

Hundreds of cities have cut back parking requirements for real estate projects. That’s led to more housing development, but it has also resulted in backlash from residents.

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As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time to Leave Los Angeles nytimes.com/2025/01/10/opini…
Opinion | As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time to Leave Los Angeles (Published 2025)

Opinion | As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time to Leave Los Angeles (Published 2025)

After the Bobcat fire, the area no longer felt safe.

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EP 275 DONALD SHOUP: The Shoup Dogg Doctrine on the High Cost of Free Pa... youtu.be/wRiyKQ6HpjE?si=0QPZ… via @YouTube
EP 275 DONALD SHOUP: The High Cost of Free Parking and A Creative...

EP 275 DONALD SHOUP: The High Cost of Free Parking and A Creative...

In this Season 9 Premiere of the Podcast, I reconnect with Professo...

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The secret to a better city is a two-wheeler motherjones.com/politics/202… via @MotherJones
The secret to a better city is a two-wheeler

The secret to a better city is a two-wheeler

E-bikes get cars off the road and reduce pollution—and that's only part of why places like Denver are giving them away.

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Eliminating parking requirements for Metro Vancouver developments could increase affordability - goo.gl/alerts/BsW9Zk #GoogleAlerts
Eliminating parking requirements for Metro Vancouver developments could increase affordability:...

Eliminating parking requirements for Metro Vancouver developments could increase affordability:...

Building a parking stall in a Metro Vancouver real estate development can cost as much as $230,000, and many spots are sitting empty in buildings across the region, according to a new report.

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Opinion | Congestion Pricing Shows the Future of the Democratic Party - The New York Times - goo.gl/alerts/Le1fjy #GoogleAlerts
Opinion | The Future of the Democratic Party Is Rolling Down Broadway (Published 2025)

Opinion | The Future of the Democratic Party Is Rolling Down Broadway (Published 2025)

A model for how to deliver for voters without getting stuck in a traffic jam — political or otherwise.

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Cost to build Metro Vancouver parking stall reaches $230,000, finds report vancouverisawesome.com/highl… via @viawesome
Cost to build Metro Vancouver parking stall reaches $230,000, finds report

Cost to build Metro Vancouver parking stall reaches $230,000, finds report

Planners say the escalating price tag to build a parking space is raising the cost of new housing in Metro Vancouver.

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How Smaller Supermarkets Could Transform American Communities planetizen.com/blogs/133537-…
How Smaller Supermarkets Could Transform American Communities

How Smaller Supermarkets Could Transform American Communities

Bigger is not always better.

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Women-owned transportation firm Journey launches masstransitmag.com/managemen…
Women-owned transportation firm Journey launches

Women-owned transportation firm Journey launches

Journey was launched by transportation leader Lauren Mattern offering transit planning, transportation demand management and a mobility engagement practice.

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Council Members Want To Be Notified When City Repurposes ‘Their’ Parking nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/12/…
Council Members Want To Be Notified When City Repurposes 'Their' Parking - Streetsblog New York City

Council Members Want To Be Notified When City Repurposes 'Their' Parking - Streetsblog New York City

Why can't we have nice things? Because the Council wants DOT to issue more notifications whenever parking is affected.

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Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent sightline.org/2024/12/10/par…
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent

Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent

@ECONorthwest found that flexible parking for new housing projects in Colorado could boost homebuilding 40 to 70 percent—more than other reforms combined. @Citizen_Cate

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Can Los Angeles fix 4,000 miles of broken sidewalks before the city hosts the 2028 Olympic Games? planetizen.com/features/1330…
The City of Broken Sidewalks

The City of Broken Sidewalks

Can Los Angeles fix 4,000 miles of broken sidewalks before the city hosts the 2028 Olympic Games?

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Towards human-centred cities greenleft.org.au/content/tow…
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“DDOT Announces Implementation of New Greater U Street Performance Parking Zone” - PoPville popville.com/2024/12/ddot-ne…
“DDOT Announces Implementation of New Greater U Street Performance Parking Zone” - PoPville

“DDOT Announces Implementation of New Greater U Street Performance Parking Zone” - PoPville

From DDOT: "Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced the launch of the new Greater U Street Performance Parking Zone, which begins December 17, 2024. This initiative,...

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A good use for the top deck of a parking structure. The landlord couldn't be happier. latimes.com/business/story/2…
A colony of bees is living at this SoCal mall. The landlord couldn't be happier

A colony of bees is living at this SoCal mall. The landlord couldn't be happier

Two hives of bees are living on the top of a parking garage at 2nd & PCH, an outdoor mall in Long Beach. Far from happenstance, the arrival of the bees came at the invitation of mall's owner, which...

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“It’s pretty rare that there’s a simple code change that can yield significant benefits in terms of more housing, more walkable cities,” Cotton said. | Cascade PBS cascadepbs.org/briefs/2024/1…
Bellingham mulls ending parking-space mandates to boost housing

Bellingham mulls ending parking-space mandates to boost housing

Bellingham could soon join a small but growing list of Washington cities that have removed parking mandates for all new development citywide, in an effort to address its lack of affordable housing....

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Council Green-Lights Free Holiday Parking in Montclair Starting Saturday montclairlocal.news/2024/11/…
Council Green-Lights Free Holiday Parking in Montclair Starting Saturday

Council Green-Lights Free Holiday Parking in Montclair Starting Saturday

Free parking will begin on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 30, and run until Jan. 5, with a two-hour limit. It applies to street spaces but not parking decks

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