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.
I had the pleasure of meeting Donald when he reached out to interview my former Parking Manager and me about Sacramento's parking policies for his latest study. He was so kind and encouraging. I was in awe of his knowledge and enjoyed our collaboration over the years. I'll miss the random emails he shared with me about interesting urban planning ideas and his genuine sincerity. He was so accomplished and contributed so much to the Planning and Parking communities. To have an entire industry revolve around your work is truly amazing. Rest in peace, Professor!