UCLA ITS is proud to host the world’s leading research program into parking policy and planning — an understudied issue with a dramatic impact on transportation, land use, the economy, and the environment, particularly in car-heavy Southern California.
Since the publication of the seminal book “The High Cost of Free Parking” by the late Donald Shoup, UCLA scholars (including students in the graduate parking course) have revolutionized how urban planners think about parking. The groundbreaking research produced in the ITS parking program has critical implications for policy efforts to combat housing scarcity, greenhouse gas emissions, traffic congestion, and many other challenges.
LEAD SCHOLAR
Donald Shoup
Distinguished Research Professor of Urban Planning
Spotlight
Why Free Parking is Bad, According to One Professor
With the pandemic opening up streets, Donald Shoup and his followers say it’s time to stop subsidizing drivers at the expense of everyone else.
ACCESS Magazine Articles
ACCESS Magazine was a publication of the UCTC and the UC Center on Economic Competitiveness that ran from 1992 to 2017.
When Cities Have Too Much Parking
An infographic describing whether LA has a parking shortage. How much parking is too little ... or too much?
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ITS Publications
Student Projects
Client: New York City Department of Transportation
Client: LA Metro
Client: Los Angeles Department of City Planning
Scholars
Amy Lee
Michael Manville
Juan Matute
Adam Millard-Ball
Donald Shoup
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Transportation-related degrees at UCLA