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Parking reform rock star Donald Shoup, who died last week, literally wrote the book on the subject. In honor of his decades of groundbreaking work on parking in urban centers, we’re republishing an oldie-but-goodie with ten takeaways we learned from Shoup’s career.

The parking-and-traffic expert died on February 6th, aged 86

Urbanists are mourning the loss of a dynamic voice for parking reform and walkable cities.

Rest in peace, Professor Shoup. Your memory will always be a blessing and your legacy will live for generations.

Requirements that parking be "free" prevent us from understanding its costs, which ultimately show up in the price of all local goods and services.

In Memoriam: Professor, author, and leader of rethinking parking policies, Donald Shoup, FAICP, has passed.

SVBC pays tribute to the legacy of Professor Donald Shoup, global pioneer in parking reform and transportation & land use planning.

UCLA Urban Planning Professor Transformed California, National Land Use. "Professor Shoup was a testament to the value of transformative policy backed by solid analysis"

A tribute to Donald Shoup Dogg, the pied piper of parking

Legendary Luskin professor, parking “guru” and global figure in transportation and land use planning sparked a dedicated following of parking reform enthusiasts…

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The planning academic changed how we view parking across the American landscape, launching reforms that have helped municipalities.

Donald Shoup and Michael Burawoy were beloved professors here in California who both passed away in the same week. I reflect on the loss of these titans.

Donald Shoup, the “pope of parking studies,” a.k.a. “Shoup Dogg,” died last week on February 6 at age 86.

Shoup had a long and storied career in the academy, but he was also a mentor to generations of urban planners.

The fact that LA could even aspire to host a "car-free" games owes a great debt to Donald Shoup repeating, for decades, that just because you're going somewhere in this city, you're not automatically guaranteed a free parking spot when you get there

Remembering Donald Shoup, 1938-2025

A eulogy for the great Donald Shoup

His mission was to help people understand the underlying economics of public goods and services. Parking was simply the vehicle, one might say, that he chose to do so.

Considered the preeminent scholar of a mundane but everyday issue, Donald Shoup left a legacy of persistence and influence

A plan to have the City of Toronto raise money through the use of a commercial parking levy has been put on hold. A levy on commercial parking within the city is one of several revenue tools being considered to help deal with future budget deficits. Previous estimates put revenue from a commercial parking levy […]

More inner-city suburbs have been added to Brisbane’s parking reduction initiative, opening up fresh development opportunities...

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Metro Vancouver developers have much more freedom now that minimum parking requirements have been cut in many places.

Accessible parking users told city reps during a public forum that the city needs more accessible parking spaces placed in different areas

How much parking can a city require when new buildings are built, or older buildings renovated? That's a question state lawmakers will consider at a public hearing on Wednesday.

Santa Clara County has few options for low-income homeownership, but one public transit agency aims to bring more housing to market.

A privately funded megaproject in Chicago plans to redevelop parking lots into a walkable, mixed-use entertainment district. However, a history of disinvestment and fears of gentrification mean residents are fighting the project. Here’s how the developers could increase buy-in and integrate smoothly