Government & Organizations

Chicago’s $1.2 Billion Parking Meter Problem

Upzoned by Strong Towns

Jul 15, 202648:33Government & Organizations

In 2009, Chicago traded 75 years of parking meter revenue for a $1.2 billion payment that helped fill an immediate budget hole. Norm Van Eeden Petersman is joined by Tony Jordan, executive director of the Parking Reform...

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Chicago’s $1.2 Billion Parking Meter Problem is an episode from Upzoned by Strong Towns. In 2009, Chicago traded 75 years of parking meter revenue for a $1.2 billion payment that helped fill an immediate budget hole. Norm Van Eeden Petersma...

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Published Jul 15, 2026, 48:33 long, audio available.

Chicago’s $1.2 Billion Parking Meter Problem

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