Parking: What's Wrong and How to Fix It

Reinventing Transport by Paul Barter

Nov 6, 201821:18Government & Organizations

Parking is the focus of Episode 8 of Reinventing Transport. Highlights include how most cities plan parking like they plan toilets, and why that is a bad idea. Also, why on-street parking is actually not a public good. I...

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