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.
Reading Donald Shoup's book, The High Cost of Free Parking changed my life in ways I could never imagine. Every major life move after that was influenced by the insight that he spread, and the delicate and humorous way that he shared his information. It was the honor of my career to have him in the audience when I presented at the APA Conference on parking policy, and to have him tell me that he enjoyed it. His impact is immeasurable and his legacy continues. He made the world a better place. He is already missed.