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 lucky enough to meeting Don in 2010 when he visited NZ for a series of workshops and presentations. I came away with a completely different perspective on parking and its influence on urban form, housing and transport systems. After these visits I read the High Cost of Free Parking and this gave me a clear direction for my work that has lasted for 15 years! He really was the central voice in parking reform over the past two decades and his influence has resulted in massive change around the world. RIP Shoup Dogg