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Since World War
II, American cities have been built for cars, with garages and pavement dominating the landscape. Economist Donald Shoup has spent his career arguing that it doesn’t have to be this way.
In a live online event hosted by the University of Hawaiʻi Better Tomorrow Speaker Series, Shoup will explain how simple fixes to parking policies, such as charging fair market prices for on-street parking and removing off-street parking requirements, can reduce housing costs, bolster public transportation, decrease carbon output, advance social justice, and generally make cities more enjoyable places to live and work.
Donald Shoup
“Housing affordability and availability is one of the most serious challenges we face in Hawaiʻi,” noted
Denise Konan, dean of the College of Social Sciences and professor of economics. “It’s critical that we advance solutions best supported by evidence, so we’re pleased to be hosting this event to help sort through the best ideas for Hawaiʻi.”
The livestream event is open to the public. (Submit questions and register.)
The Better Tomorrow Speaker Series is a joint venture of
UH Mānoa, Hawaiʻi Community Foundation and Kamehameha Schools. Event sponsors include the
UH Mānoa College of Social Sciences, Scholars Strategy Network, UHERO,