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 was introduced to the work of Professor Donald Shoup in 2006 soon after 'The High Cost of Free Parking' was published. At the time as someone who was new to the industry it was an eye-opener, not only about parking and economics, but also understanding how the transport system functioned.
In tribute, I would like to share the link to this short and insightful video from Donald Shoup. This video is recommended viewing for all new starters in our team and contractors. I hope the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs will keep it online.
There are some inspirational public parking and public policy words (5:40): 'Many things will take much longer to happen than you thought they would, and then they happen much faster than you thought they could'.
Also, some very insightful (and humorous) case studies of parking reform and urban planning success (4:30).
https://player.vimeo.com/video/236998961?h=d84689b948
In tribute, I would like to share the link to this short and insightful video from Donald Shoup. This video is recommended viewing for all new starters in our team and contractors. I hope the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs will keep it online.
There are some inspirational public parking and public policy words (5:40): 'Many things will take much longer to happen than you thought they would, and then they happen much faster than you thought they could'.
Also, some very insightful (and humorous) case studies of parking reform and urban planning success (4:30).
https://player.vimeo.com/video/236998961?h=d84689b948