Booked on Planning
Booked on Planning
Booked on Planning
Paved Paradise
42 minutes Posted Oct 14, 2025 at 11:00 am.
Live show setup and why parking
Parking’s hidden impacts across city issues
A brief history of “parking”
More parking, more driving
Who really controls parking
Theft, cash, and meter culture
Chicago’s privatized meters fallout
The “forbidden city” of banned building types
The myth that parking equals success
COVID’s curb reallocation and transit shock
Equity, car costs, and transit necessity
Dynamic pricing that actually works
Financing projects without parking
Talking to free-parking absolutists
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Ever wonder why a “simple” parking spot can decide what gets built on your block, how long your commute takes, or whether your favorite cafe survives? We sit down with Henry Grabar, author of Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World, for a live episode recording that reveals how curb space, parking minimums, and meter policy quietly shape housing, transit, local business, and city budgets. Henry takes us from the horse‑and‑wagon era to modern dynamic pricing, connecting the dots between...