'The High Cost of Free Parking' seminar presentations

The Institute for Sensible Transport hosted over 120 transport professionals to discuss improved methods of dealing with Parking Management. The purpose of this session was to highlight the latest, evidence-based practice on parking policy.

The High Cost of Free Parking" was held on the 4th November at the Melbourne Town Hall. This car parking policy seminar featured leading thinkers on car parking strategy and sustainable transport, including Professors' Donald Shoup (UCLA), Graham Currie and William Young (Monash University).

A variety of presentations from the event are now available on the Institute of Sensible Transport's website:

• Professor Shoup's car parking innovations are now being implemented in San Francisco and many other parts of California. Click here to watch a short video on San Francisco's implementation of Donald Shoup's approach to parking management.
• Download presentations from the seminar:
• Podcast of Professor Shoup's keynote address click here (1hr, 10min) 
• Professor Shoup's PowerPoint presentation on car park pricing policies click here (37.5MB) 
• Professor Shoup's PowerPoint presentation on minimum car parking requirements click here (18.4MB)
• Podcast of Professor Currie's keynote address click here (44min)
• Professor Currie's PowerPoint presentation on the impact of the Melbourne car parking levy click here (17.9MB)
• GTA Consultants PowerPoint presentation on car parking strategies in activity centres click here (2.7MB).