Penn Institute for Urban Research
Penn IUR Faculty Fellow Rachel Weinberger Analyzes Parking and Transportation in Urban Areas for National Geographic
To Curb Driving, Cities Cut Down on Car Parking
Despite downtown business fears, some urban centers embrace “mini-parks.”
Josie Garthwaite
For National Geographic News
Published July 13, 2011
“There’s no demand for parking, per se,” said parking policy expert Rachel Weinberger, assistant professor of city and regional planning at the University of Pennsylvania. “There’s demand for access to a location.” If a private car is the only way to access a given restaurant, shopping center, workplace, or neighborhood, she argued, then “that translates to demand for parking.”