Beijing's escape from parking disaster

04/25/23 • 34 min

Ten years ago Beijing's parking problems were among the most extreme I had ever seen.

How the situation improved is an encouraging story.

I learned about it from the article "How Beijing Is Rethinking Parking and Reclaiming Public Space" by Liu Shaokun and Bram van Ooijen in the Nov. 2022 edition of Sustainable Transportation Magazine from the Institute of Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP).

I reached out to Shaokun and Bram, as well as Shaokun's colleague Huang Yangwen, for this month's Reinventing Parking podcast.

[My apologies for the sound issue - an echo - at the 44 second mark, just after the intro music. Fortunately this lasts for only about 20 seconds or so.]

Find out more HERE.

Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the Parking Reform Network! Why not join?

Ten years ago Beijing's parking problems were among the most extreme I had ever seen.

How the situation improved is an encouraging story.

I reached out to Shaokun and Bram, as well as Shaokun's colleague Huang Yangwen, for this month's Reinventing Parking podcast.

[My apologies for the sound issue - an echo - at the 44 second mark, just after the intro music. Fortunately this lasts for only about 20 seconds or so.]

Find out more HERE.

Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the Parking Reform Network! Why not join?

Previous Episode

Momentum on Parking Reform

This episode of Reinventing Parking is full of encouragement for parking reformers.

It's a lively chat with the Parking Reform Network's enthusiastic president, Tony Jordan.

I checked in with him to talk about the encouraging progress and momentum that we are seeing on parking reform and for the parking reform movement.

Our conversation left me feeling energized and upbeat about the difference we are making and I hope it does the same for you.

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Next Episode

Disability, Aging and Parking Reform: Win-Wins and Trade-offs

Can parking reform co-exist with justice for frail aging people and for people with disabilities?

That was a central theme of a Parking Reform Network round table event on "Parking Reform, Aging and Disability" which took place a few months ago. The event had four guests with a wealth of experience and insight on these issues. The original was long, but this podcast version has just the highlights. I hope you find it as interesting and informative as I did.

For the full video and for more detail on the event and its four panelists, Cassie Wilson, Corallete Hannon, Megan Lynch, and Anna Zivarts, head over to the excellent article by Taylor Griggs on the PRN website.

Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the Parking Reform Network! Why not join?