The Shupistas: A Movement for Parking Reform

The movement is called the Shupistas and has thousands of people who discuss parking on Facebook./nThe 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./nCharging a market price for street parking can create more availability and reduce driving-related externalities, contrary to the notion of parking addition./nIt is reasonable to get rid of parking minimums, but it raises concerns about where people would park and how it would affect public transportation./nSome people may have the means to pay anything to park, but charging a market price can help create balance and fairness for parking availability.