Space is a Means of Production | Special Announcement

We’re thrilled to announce Parking Reform Network’s Donald Shoup Award—a new honor celebrating visionaries who are redefining parking to build better cities. Launching at YIMBYtown 2025, this award recognizes individuals, organizations, and policymakers encouraging transformative parking reforms that prioritize equity, sustainability, and urban livability.

The Importance
For decades, Donald Shoup’s groundbreaking research exposed how parking mandates fuel sprawl, inequality, and congestion. His legacy lives on through global movements untangling cities from car-centric planning. This award spotlights those turning his ideas into action—proving that parking reform is urban reform.

Nominate a Changemaker
Do you know a disruptor challenging outdated parking paradigms? Submit nominations for leaders paving the way toward:

• 🚙 Equitable access to housing and transit
• 🌿 Greener, denser streetscapes
• 🏙️ Vibrant communities freed from asphalt overburden

Listen: Shoup’s Vision in His Own Words

Dive deeper with a rare gem: A January 2022 interview with Dr. Shoup, originally created for Lo Sontag’s MPA project Utopian Urbanism. In this conversation, he unpacks the connections between parking policy, housing justice, and urban vitality—essential listenings for reformers.

“The Donald Shoup Award celebrates innovations that link parking policy to abundant housing and vibrant communities.”

Nomination guidelines HERE and join us at YIMBYtown 2025 held at Yale from September 14-16 to honor the inaugural winners!

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P.S. YOU CAN NOMINATE YOURSELF REBEL GRRRL!! Do it today!