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.
When I read The High Cost of Free Parking in 2008 I had long been interested in how to escape car dependence. But parking always seemed too hard. Donald Shoup showed me I was wrong and it changed my career trajectory. Spending time with him and Pat in Beijing in 2012 only strengthened my admiration for his thinking, humour, determination, kindness and willingness to mentor. I will miss him and the mentorship and encouragement he provided over 15 years.