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The High Cost of Free Parking, Updated Edition Paperback – June 21, 2011

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One of the American Planning Association’s most popular and influential books is finally in paperback, with a new preface from the author on how thinking about parking has changed since this book was first published. In this no-holds-barred treatise, Donald Shoup argues that free parking has contributed to auto dependence, rapid urban sprawl, extravagant energy use, and a host of other problems. Planners mandate free parking to alleviate congestion but end up distorting transportation choices, debasing urban design, damaging the economy, and degrading the environment. Ubiquitous free parking helps explain why our cities sprawl on a scale fit more for cars than for people, and why American motor vehicles now consume one-eighth of the world's total oil production. But it doesn't have to be this way. Shoup proposes new ways for cities to regulate parking – namely, charge fair market prices for curb parking, use the resulting revenue to pay for services in the neighborhoods that generate it, and remove zoning requirements for off-street parking. Such measures, according to the Yale-trained economist and UCLA planning professor, will make parking easier and driving less necessary. Join the swelling ranks of Shoupistas by picking up this book today. You'll never look at a parking spot the same way again.

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800 pages
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English
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Routledge
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June 21, 2011
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6 x 1.82 x 9 inches
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193236496X
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978-1932364965
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Donald Shoup is like Jane Jacobs. He starts by exposing the blind spot of a generation and then marshals a new generation of urbanists to make things right. Now that The High Cost of Free Parking is in paperback, I look forward to replacing all the dog-eared copies that have gone missing from our office library.-Paul Steely White, Executive Director, Transportation Alternatives

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (June 21, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 800 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 193236496X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1932364965
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.96 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.82 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #106,332 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #32 in Landscape Architecture (Books)
- #49 in Urban & Land Use Planning (Books)
- #164 in Sociology of Urban Areas

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daddysmarie

Incredible information, not portrayed in an enticing way

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2021

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I haven’t read the book yet, because while the cover is inviting, the pages aren’t. I do know two people who have read the entire book. One is the director of the Master’s of Urban Design program I am in and one is a student in that program. The director loves the book, tells everyone to read it and believe that no parking should ever be free no matter how small the town is. The student is more like me and believes it depends on the circumstances. After she read the book and shared the information with our transportation class, she and I both lean a lot closer to believing their should be less free parking than we did before. I will read this book! The amount of information in this book and the quality of the data and case studies is awe inspiring. I just need to find a little more time and dive in.

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Phoebe

Really written for traffic/parking professionals

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2019

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This is a highly detailed lengthy book not suited for the 'casual reader'. For those who want to give it time and have the expertise to follow the details and stats given, then this is a book to add to your library. It is more for Town Planners and Town Boards than for someone looking to understand the implications of parking.

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Mike Chlanda

well researched and documented

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2019

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Lot to absorb - for a data geek like me (getting PhD in data science, dissertation on London congestion pricing) this book was uber-helpful and a good read. I am def. a Shoupista now.

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drooplug

I actually consumed the audio version of this book and ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2018

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I actually consumed the audio version of this book and bought the paperback for reference. It is very informative and I hope to bring its knowledge to bear to solve local parking issues.

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Karen M.

A truly important book.

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2018

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A superb book that every city planner and traffic engineer should have to read. Professor Shoup is the acknowledged expert on parking, and his writing clarifies his research and his arguments for the professional and novice alike. Anyone who cares about how our urban areas can be made better should read.

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2017

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Should be required reading for developers and city planners everywhere!

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Bruce

Important book, please read

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2014

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This book should be required reading for anybody who drives, or walks where cars are driven. This book does a brilliant job of pointing out the many distortions and problems caused by the almost universal expectation that parking should be free. Parking, in cities, is an incredibly valuable resource but because it is often free or underpriced it is used inefficiently. This ultimately benefits no one. The crazy (illogical, unjustified, counter productive) parking requirements in most cities zoning laws force developers to build massive amounts of parking to justify the powerful demand for free parking. If chocolate/liquor/cocaine were free then they would be overused and there would be shortages, so we shouldn't be surprised that the same thing happens with parking.

My only complaint about this book is that it is too big. I wish that it was half the size with better summaries and less redundancy. But, well worth getting, reading, and sharing.

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RLG

Pay to Park!

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2018

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Monetizing the public way should be practiced everywhere with surge pricing.

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Ruhr-Piper

808 Seiten über den Wahnsinn des "kostenlosen" Parkens

Reviewed in Germany on April 1, 2016

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Wer in einem nicht verkehrsplanerisch angehauchten Freundes- oder Kollegenkreis erzählt, dass man 808 Seiten über Parkraumbewirtschaftung gelesen hat, wird sicherlich merkwürdige Blicke ernten. Der Autor schafft es aber auf eine gut verständliche Art, die Probleme von "kostenlosem" Parken, die gesellschaftlichen Kosten dieses Phänomens und gute Gründe dafür vorzustellen, warum Parken nie kostenlos ist und für den Endnutzer nicht sein darf. Auch zeigt er verschiedene gute Gründe dafür auf, warum Parken möglichst immer mit direkten Zahlungen für den Endnutzer verbunden sein sollte. Eine Pflichtlektüre für jeden, der sich im ehrenamtlichen oder beruflichen Umfeld für eine nachhaltigere Park- und Verkehrskultur einsetzen möchte. Ich greife immer wieder zu diesem Buch, wenn ich ein paar plakative Beispiele für den Parkplatzwahnsinn in unseren Städten brauche. Allerdings hat das Buch einen starken Fokus auf den US Amerikanischen Raum. Wer damit leben kann sollte zugreifen.

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Beto

Needed tool for planners

Reviewed in Canada on February 24, 2016

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Every planner should read it, no matter if you work directly with parking or not.

A. Nonny Mouse

Product as promised.

Reviewed in Canada on January 15, 2018