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July 16, 2008
Donald Shoup: Planners Are Versed in Parking Politics, Not Policy
Un-Shoupian parking policy on display on Brooklyn's Fourth Avenue
May 15, 2008
DC to Devote Parking Fees to Livable Streets
In a first for a big east coast city, Washington, DC, is putting the ideas of celebrated parking reformer Don Shoup to work. Spurred by concerns over game day traffic surges caused by the opening of a new baseball stadium, the city council recently created two performance parking pilot project zones. The most important provision of the legislation is that 75 percent of the meter revenue, after initial expenses and maintenance, "Shall be used solely for the purpose of non-automobile transportation improvements in that pilot zone." This includes a menu of transit, bicycling and pedestrian improvements including sidewalk widenings, traffic calming, separated bikeways and real-time information signs for buses and trains.
March 14, 2008
Kheel Planners Detail Free Transit Proposal
Yesterday, Theodore "Ted" Kheel's traffic plan was officially unveiled with a 52-page report (pdf) outlining his proposal to make transit free via a round-the-clock $16 congestion charge for cars ($32 for trucks) entering Manhattan below 60th Street. The report says Kheel's "Bolder Plan" would cut CBD traffic by 25 percent, and traffic citywide by nearly 10 percent, all while increasing mass transit funding and decreasing the number of overcrowded trains and buses.
January 25, 2008
Donald Shoup Plays With Parking Fees and Matchbox Cars
During his recent visit to New York, Donald Shoup, professor of Urban Planning at UCLA, sat down with Open Planning Project's Mark Gorton to discuss parking policy and play with Matchbox cars on a miniature New York City street grid.
December 21, 2007
Shoup Dogg, Parking Policy Cult Hero, Fills Fordham Auditorium
Spencer Wilking reports:
December 12, 2007
Shoup on Lehrer
Parking policy maven Donald Shoup will be on the Brian Lehrer show this morning, WNYC, 93.9 FM. He'll be delving into the question: Is on-street parking too cheap in Manhattan?
December 10, 2007
Parking Guru Donald Shoup Coming to Town Monday
Donald Shoup, author of The High Cost of Free Parking, will be in New York next week, with a number of events on Monday culminating in an evening appearance at Fordham University. Here's a rundown.
December 7, 2007