The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center and
the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
present
The Alan M. Voorhees Distinguished Lecture
Thursday, October 1, 2015, 5:30 p.m.
Special Events Forum, Civic Square Building
DONALD SHOUP
Distinguished Research Professor of Urban Planning,
University of California, Los Angeles
The High Cost of Free Parking
Dr. Donald Shoup is a Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Urban Planning at UCLA. His research has focused on how parking policies affect cities, the economy, and the environment. His research on employer-paid parking led to the passage of California’s parking cash-out law, and to changes in the Internal Revenue Code to encourage parking cash out. In his book, The High Cost of Free Parking, Dr. Shoup recommends that cities should charge fair market prices for on-street parking, use the meter revenue to finance added public services in the metered neighborhoods, and remove off-street parking requirements.
Dr. Shoup is a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners, an Honorary Professor at the Beijing Transportation Research Center, and the Editor of ACCESS. In 2015, the American Planning Association gave Dr. Shoup its highest honor, the National Excellence Award for a Planning Pioneer.
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A short reception will precede the lecture at 5:00 p.m.
Seating is no longer available. Live streaming of the event will be available at: https://ejb.adobeconnect.com/forum/