Posts tagged Donald Shoup
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The high cost of bad parking arguments
Why parking is not like ice cream; The high cost of Rockville garages; The high cost of free evening parking; Vote Wonder Woman. Keep reading…
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On the calendar: Shoup!
Donald Shoup, the “parking guru,” is coming to Alexandria and making a public presentation tomorrow. If you make it down to Alexandria for just one event this year, this is the one. In The High Cost of Free Parking, Shoup laid out the economic fallacies in underpricing parking, and popularized the concept of market-based performance parking which dedicates revenue… Keep reading…
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On the calendar: Shop, ride, talk, listen
Shop at Whole Foods and support CSG; Ride of Silence; Bloggers, residents talk; Talk back to MoCo; Later on. Keep reading…
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Montgomery needs transportation districts, not parking districts
Last week, the Montgomery County Council held a hearing on the second leg of their two-part strategy to restore Ride-On bus service cuts. The first part was to raise parking fees in the Bethesda parking district, fees which only rose once in the last twenty years and haven’t kept up with inflation or Metro fares. Next, the Council must approve transferring money out of the parking… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Zealous enforcers and budget maneuvers
Yo building is so ugly, only terrorists want to photograph it; Maryland offers more money for PG buses; MoCo may allow parking revenue to fund transit; Performance parking working in Philly; Berliner proposes more Metro stops in Bethesda; Arlington picks stimulus projects; Clarendon zoning adjusted; Park Service cracks down on pedicabs; An even greater Thomas Circle vision; Twice a day?. Keep reading…
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DC budget abandons Shoup principles
The Budget Support Act for the Mayor’s proposed 2010 budget would repeal a key provision of the performance parking pilot set up over a year ago. Instead of dedicating performance parking revenue to the local neighborhood, the amendment would place that revenue into the same general DDOT budget as other meter fees. Reserving extra meter revenue for the neighborhood is a key… Keep reading…
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Bring performance parking to Georgetown
Mathews writes the Georgetown neighborhood blog The Georgetown Metropolitan. This guest article was originally posted there. If there’s one thing residents and visitors alike complain most about Georgetown, it’s parking. Residents can’t reliably park close to their homes. Visitors circle blocks over and over looking for a spot to leave their car for… Keep reading…
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Fund Ride-On, not subsidized parking, says Transit First
The Transit First! coalition of transit, environmental and labor groups says that Montgomery County is moving in the wrong direction by cutting transit service. According to the budget proposal released today, Montgomery will cut $4.8 million of Ride-On service which helps many transit-dependent riders reach commercial centers and Metro stations. Keep reading…
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A brief history of parking
Donald Shoup, author of The High Cost of Free Parking, linked to this video, “Parking Public,” on Facebook. It has lots of great 1940’s and 1950’s footage of the downtown urban environment, and explains the origin of modern parking regulations. Keep reading…
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Council will debate parking meter hike Monday
On Monday, the DC Council will consider Jim Graham’s proposal to raise DC on-street parking meter fees (except in existing performance parking zones). $1/hour meters would become $1.50, and 50¢/hr to 75¢. Also, Saturday parking downtown would no longer be free. Keep reading…