The most common objection to Shoupian parking principles is equity. What about all the poor people who can’t afford to pay to park? The truth is that many more poor people don’t park, and would benefit far more from better neighborhoods and better transit. Rob Goodspeed has more.

David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.