Parking in Waterloo Region

[danbrotherston]

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I've read that book and am currently reading Parking in the City.

How is it?  I have (finally) finished the high cost of free parking, and am looking for the next book.

I started this book as a converted urbanist who already supported reduced parking requirements, transit, bike lanes, better urban form. I expected this book wouldn't really convince me of anything, but would provide more background. I was perhaps wrong. The author provides a compelling argument that free parking isn't just one concern of many for our cities, but possibly the biggest concern that urbanists should focus on. The author also provides a number of well thought out processes to politically palatable mechanisms for achieving goals of charging for parking and reducing parking minimums. Overall, even if you think you know what the book has to say already, it's still worth reading. That being said, the author provides so much evidence, that it would be nice if there were perhaps, a more concise version of the book presenting the same ideas.

I would highly recommend it as a book for reading.  So much so, I am considering how or if I could buy it for the new city council and/or mayor after the election.  The one issue is the length, it is such a long book; does anyone know of a shorter, more concise book that proposes the same ideas/arguments?