Remembering Donald Shoup (1938-2025)
Professor Donald Shoup passed away on February 6, 2025. Among many other significant achievements and honors he was a founding Advisory Board member of PRN.
Donald’s curiosity, intelligence, passion, generosity, and kindness allowed him not only to expose the critical problems with modern parking policy, but also to ignite and nurture a movement to change them and make the world a better place.
The Parking Reform Network wishes to provide our community with a place to share their stories and thoughts to remember and honor Donald.
Professor Shoup was a donor, member, and booster of PRN’s work. If you are so moved, you can honor his legacy and support the parking reform movement with a memorial donation.
Two of the greatest honors of my career were having Donald Shoup attend my panel at the APA National Conference—telling us afterward how much he enjoyed the discussion—and receiving an email from him asking if I could take his place at a speaking engagement in Chicago. It was a joy to know him. He more or less transformed it into an agent for growth and progress through his unique balance of academic data, humor, and charm. No one will ever replace him and the world has forever changed because of him.