Shoup Named One of World’s Top 100 City Innovators

Longtime UCLA Luskin School professor of Urban Planning and parking maven Donald Shoup was recently named one of the world’s Top 100 City Innovators Worldwide by UBM Future Cities.

Shoup, whose influential book The High Cost of Free Parking is leading a growing number of cities to charge fair market prices for curb parking, was one of just 11 people worldwide ranked in the Transportation area of the list. 

The UBM Future Cities list consisted of change agents in the following fields: Built Environment, Civic Engagement, Energy & the Environment, Government, IT & Technology, Public Spaces & Regeneration, Security, Transportation and Urban Policy.

Shoup, known worldwide for his expertise in parking, was the only UCLA faculty member honored on the list. He shared a spot in the Transportation field with Janette Sadik-Khan, who spoke during one of the Luskin Lecture Series events last year.

The following is what appeared on the UBM Future Cities website about Shoup:

83. Donald Shoup, Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning at UCLA (@DonaldShoup):In addition to his position at UCLA, Dr. Shoup is an Honorary Professor at the Beijing Transportation Research Center, as well as the author of The High Cost of Free Parking, which discusses the need for better parking policies in cities and how these can improve the economy and environment.

To see the full list of the Top 100 City Innovators, please click here.

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