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Stamato Commentary: Two billion spaces, and counting. How much parking do we need?

December 18, 2023

Faculty Fellow Linda Stamato explores the pervasive impact of parking space mandates on urban planning, criticizing the prioritization of parking over people in cities and towns.

Parking Fight: Unveiling the Divisive Impact on Society, Housing, and Urban Development

December 13, 2023

Henry Grabar explored the emotional attachment people have to parking spaces, citing anecdotes and the importance placed on those spaces, even to the point of deadly disputes, at the 2023 Meck Memorial Lecture.

2023 Meck Memorial Lecture: Parking Fight! to be held Wednesday, December 6

October 30, 2023

Henry Grabar, journalist and Loeb Fellow, Harvard University Graduate School of Design will present the 2023 Stuart Meck Memorial Lecture in Land Use Law and Affordable Housing, "Parking Fight!," on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. It will be held at the Governor James J....

"Parking rock star" Donald Shoup entertains, informs audience on the realities of "free" parking in the U.S.

October 13, 2015

Donald Shoup may not be a household name to the everyday citizen, but his field of study is one that everyone has an opinion about—parking. Described as a “parking rock star” in urban planning circles, the UCLA professor entertained over 100 attendees at the 2015 Alan...

Donald Shoup to present annual VTC Distinguished Lecture, October 1

September 10, 2015

Donald Shoup, Distinguished Research Professor of Urban Planning at the University of California, Los Angeles will present the 2015 Alan M. Voorhees Distinguished Lecture, "The High Cost of Free Parking," on Thursday, October 1 at 5:30 p.m. at the Special Events...