The Shupistas: A Movement for Parking Reform

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The movement is called the Shupistas and has thousands of people who discuss parking on Facebook.
The three tenets of Shupism, proposed by Donald Shoop in his book, include stopping parking minimums, using market pricing for street parking, and strategically locating parking spaces.
Charging a market price for street parking can create more availability and reduce driving-related externalities, contrary to the notion of parking addition.
It is reasonable to get rid of parking minimums, but it raises concerns about where people would park and how it would affect public transportation.
Some people may have the means to pay anything to park, but charging a market price can help create balance and fairness for parking availability.

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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