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American Planning Association
01 April 2011
American drivers park for free on nearly ninety-nine percent of their car trips, and cities require developers to provide ample off-street parking for every new building. The resulting cost? Today we see sprawling cities that are better suited to cars than people and a nationwide fleet of motor vehicles that consumes one-eighth of the world's total oil production. Donald Shoup contends in The High Cost of Free Parking that parking is sorely misunderstood and mismanaged by planners, architects, and politicians. He proposes new ways for cities to regulate parking so that Americans can stop paying for free parking's hidden costs.
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Imprint:   American Planning Association
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 178mm,  Spine: 39mm
Weight:   440g
ISBN:   9781884829987
ISBN 10:   1884829988
Pages:   752
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Donald Shoup (University of California - Los Angeles, USA) (Author)

Reviews for High Cost of Free Parking

"George Costanza, the quintessential New Yorker, once said, ""My father didn't pay for parking, my mother, my brother, nobody. It's like going to a prostitute. Why should I pay when, if I apply myself, maybe I can get it for free?"" The High Cost of Free Parking, Donald Shoup's 733-page tour de force, has the answer. With the exception of a Monopoly board, there is no such thing as free parking. In fact, free parking turns out to be the biggest problem you never thought about. ""We all want to park free,"" Shoup writes. ""But we also want to reduce traffic congestion, energy consumption and air pollution. We want affordable housing, efficient transportation, green space, good urban design, great cities and a healthy economy. Unfortunately, ample free parking conflicts with all these other goals."" But is this beach reading? Yes. Shoup is witty and profound. The Yoda of urban planning, he compares the current national parking situation to the overfishing of communal waters, an outbreak of cicadas, the Ptolemaic view of the universe, and all-you-can-eat buffets. The book inspired me to begin building an SUV-size apartment on wheels and park it in the Manhattan neighborhood of my choice. Call it ""Alternate Side of Street Living."" Why should cars be the only ones to get free, fully subsidized housing in New York City? - Aaron Naparstek, New York Press"


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