Peer reviewed1997United States

The High Cost of Free Parking

Shoup

Main finding

Minimum parking mandates bundle costly car storage into housing and development, regardless of what residents actually want.

Most important limitation

Foundational analysis rather than a single causal policy evaluation.

How this study is used

Claims this evidence supports

Established evidenceFree parking is paid for through everything else.See the full evidence stack →

Reference

Shoup (1997). “The High Cost of Free Parking.”

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