Donald Shoop's new book, "Shupism," details his philosophy on parking. He proposes charging a market price for street parking in order to reduce the number of cars that want to park. In places where such a program has been successful, he says people spend their money locally.
In our quest to accommodate parked cars, we’ve paved over downtowns, polluted the planet, and made it near impossible to get anywhere without driving. Slate’s Henry Grabar explains Big Parking — and how electric cars might offer an opportunity to finally try something new.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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