Donald Shoup on the Economics of Parking

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🗓️ 14 June 2021

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Author and economist Donald Shoup of UCLA talks about destructive parking policies with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Shoup argues that most parking policies inflict unseen damage on the economy. He urges cities to charge for curbside parking and use the proceeds to improve the neighborhood beyond the curb. Shoup also explains the surprising harm done by requiring new buildings to provide a minimum level of off-street parking.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Econ Talk, Conversations for the Curious, part of the Library of Economics
0:07.0	and Liberty.
0:08.0	I'm your host, Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford University's Hoover
0:13.0	Institution.
0:14.0	Go to econtalk.org where you could subscribe, comment on this episode and find links and
0:18.6	other information related to today's conversation.
0:21.4	You'll also find our archives, but every episode we've done going back to 2006.
0:26.8	Our email address is mail at econtalk.org.
0:30.2	We'd love to hear from you.
0:37.2	Today is May 14, 2021, and my guest is author and economist Donald Choup.
0:42.1	He is distinguished research professor in the Department of Urban Planning at UCLA.
0:46.5	I want to thank Plantronics for providing today's guest with the Blackwire 5220 headset.
0:51.8	Don, welcome to econtalk.
0:53.8	Well, thanks for inviting me.
0:55.8	I was afraid you'd never ask.
0:57.8	Well, the time has come.
1:00.0	Our topic for today is a crucial part of life.
1:03.0	And one that we're so used to, we don't notice it after a while, and how strangely we've
1:07.2	organized it in many situations.
1:09.4	I hope and think this conversation is going to be an eye opener.
1:12.7	And that topic is parking.
1:16.5	You have written extensively on parking, including an 800 page book, the high cost of free
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