The High Cost of Free Parking

tags: infrastructure, architecture, city-planning, economics •

Book Data

Author: Donald Shoup
Year: 2005
Pages: 800
Acquired: Not recorded
Open Library: OL6307060W
Wikipedia: The_High_Cost_of_Free_Parking

I have not read this book.
A softcover copy of this book is currently in my home library.

↓ Inbound link from – Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World June 1, 2026

This is a lot of book to make a central point: mandatory parking minimums have caused parking to have a weirdly outsized effect on the world. It has influenced city planning and even contributed to the housing shortage. The book tells a lot of stories to make the point. They’re never boring, but…