What if parking wasn’t really free? Tony Jordan from the Parking Reform Network joins us to explain how parking rulesquietly shape housing costs, transport choices, and the look and feel of our neighbourhoods.

In this People and Projects episode of the Streets and People podcast, Tony shares how one blog post changed his life — and how rethinking something as ordinary as a car park canmake towns and suburbs fairer, safer, and easier to get around.        🎧 Tune in tohear how parking reform could transform the places we live, work, and play.

Links and Resources

• Read the article that first inspired Tony: The High Cost of Free Parking – Metafilter: https://www.metafilter.com/93712/The-High-Cost-of-Free-Parking
• Visit the Parking Reform Network: https://parkingreform.org
• Explore Portlanders for Parking Reform https://pdxshoupistas.com
• Chapter: Parking and the City – Chapter 1 available on our website: https://getaroundcaboolture.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Shoup-2018-Parking-and-the-City.pdf
• Children’s Book to buy: Spot’s Parking Lot: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/096724661X/ref=cbw_us_au_dp_ags?smid=A4XRJ8S0WXSO0
• Book to borrow: Anna Zivarts – When Driving’s Not an Option at Moreton Bay Libraries: https://library.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?ENTRY=When+driving+is+not+an+option+%3A+steering+away+from+car+dependency+Zivarts%2C+Anna+Letitia&ENTRY_NAME=BS&ENTRY_TYPE=K&SORTS=SQL_REL_BIB&GQ=When+driving+is+not+an+option+%3A+steering+away+from+car+dependency+Zivarts%2C+Anna+Letitia&NRECS=20&QRY=&QRYTEXT=Full+catalogue&_SPQ=2
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