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A review by meredith_w
Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World by Henry Grabar
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
As a transportation engineer, this subject is totally my jam. Overall I liked this book, and I appreciated the case studies Grabar presented. I found this very USA-centric, which wasn't unexpected (or unwarranted), but I was hoping for more insight regarding global parking practices and solutions. I was disappointed that there were no examples or discussion about parking structures purpose-built to be converted to other uses in the future as parking needs change (i.e. 'Platform' parkade in Calgary, Alberta). I also wanted more regarding how autonomous cars will impact future parking demand, but perhaps that's another book altogether.