Best Paul Barter Podcasts (2025)

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Parking Mindsets via Four Questions 27:20

11M ago27:20

27:20

Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the Parking Reform Network! Why not join? This week, I ran a short training session about parking policy and challenged the participants with four questions that prompted them to examine their parking assumptions. In this edition of Reinventing Parking I share the questions with you and discuss some le…

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Parking Reformer Stories of Action and Impact 25:23

1y ago25:23

25:23

Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the Parking Reform Network! Why not join? This edition of Reinventing Parking was prompted by a recent bonus episode of the War on Cars podcast which featured listener origin stories. Parking Reform Network President, Tony Jordan, suggested I try something similar here. I sent out an appeal to PRN memb…

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Minimums to maximums: lessons from the UK 27:04

1y ago27:04

27:04

Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the Parking Reform Network! Why not join? The United Kingdom has been both a bold parking reformer and a parking reform disappointment. But which is the more important story? That's the focus of this month's episode of Reinventing Parking episode. The nationwide abolition of parking mandates in 2001 an…

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Austin did it. Your city can too! 36:57

1+ y ago36:57

36:57

Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the Parking Reform Network! Why not join? On November 2, 2023, the Austin City Council voted to end parking mandates, making Austin Texas the largest municipality in the USA to do so. So far. I had a discussion with three of the key people from the Austin Parking Reform Coalition who worked to make it …

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Six Surprising Parking Reform Ideas 29:36

1+ y ago29:36

29:36

Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the Parking Reform Network! Why not join? This month I want to share some parking reform ideas that will probably be new to you. There are six ideas, so I only describe each one briefly. What if we require private off-street parking to report regularly on usage levels? [4:02] Should we turn every decen…

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Most buildings run their parking badly. Let's fix that 41:07

1+ y ago41:07

41:07

My guest this month is an active Parking Reform Network member with unique insights at the interface between the parking owned by buildings and the world of parking reform. Most buildings fail abysmally to manage their parking efficiently. It hurts building owners. It hurts tenants. It hurts residents. It hurts the whole community. Yet most buildin…

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Parking reform around the world: a new report from ITDP 30:52

1+ y ago30:52

30:52

I spoke with Dana Yanocha about an encouraging, readable and helpful new report from ITDP that focuses on off-street parking reform. "Breaking the Code, Off Street Parking Reform Lessons Learned" is aimed at parking reformers and potential parking reformers all over the world. Dana, who is research manager for ITDP Global, led the team that prepare…

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We Gamified Parking Reform 36:14

1+ y ago36:14

36:14

Several years ago, I gamified on-street parking management using a board game. It brings home to players the amazing power of parking fees in a surprising and fun way. And the Urban Works Institute in India has adapted and improved the game. Shreya Gadepalli and her team have been using the game to great effect in parking reform workshops and parki…

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Is Parking Reform Anti Car? 25:24

2y ago25:24

25:24

People keep claiming that parking reform and the Parking Reform Network are "anti car". So I thought I should make an episode to try to answer the question, is parking reform anti-car? But, since that’s a loaded question not usually asked in good faith, I decided to instead look at a similar but more constructive question: Can parking reform help c…

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Powerful Parking Maps 30:27

2y ago30:27

30:27

This month's Reinventing Parking episode looks at parking lot maps. Parking lot maps might seem an unlikely viral hit but Parking Reform Network's maps of downtown parking across the USA really did make a splash this northern Spring. They convey a compelling message, with many downtowns having more than 20 percent of their land devoted to parking. …

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Parking reform and newly motorizing cities 28:35

2y ago28:35

28:35

Reinventing Parking this time is 25 minutes of edited highlights from my appearance on the OoruLabs Talking Heads podcast. OoruLabs is an Indian podcast and Youtube channel hosted by Sathya Sankaran and Knerav Kodolikar, who kindly gave permission to adapt the interview, which was their episode 16. Our topic was parking reform for the Indian contex…

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Disability, Aging and Parking Reform: Win-Wins and Trade-offs 31:33

2y ago31:33

31:33

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…

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Beijing's escape from parking disaster 34:59

2y ago34:59

34:59

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 Inst…

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Momentum on Parking Reform 35:35

2y ago35:35

35:35

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 fee…

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Walkable Parking in City Cores 26:14

2+ y ago26:14

26:14

If you found this podcast, you are probably interested in parking reform. But what do you know about the idea of "park-once-and-walk districts"? Have you heard of the Walkable Parking mindset on urban parking? These ideas are an important part of escaping the belief that every building should have on-site parking. But they are not yet getting very …

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Who's been parking in MY street? Insights into residential parking from Liz Taylor 19:44

2+ y ago19:44

19:44

I am a great fan of Dr Liz Taylor's research on parking so it was wonderful to interview her recently. We had a long discussion but, for this edition I chose a selection of segments that are mostly about the collision between parking reform and anti-development sentiment in residential areas. I think you will find Liz's insights on this both import…

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Is Singapore parking weird like Singapore? 27:30

2+ y ago27:30

27:30

Singapore is quite a weird country. I know. I have lived here for more than 20 years now. But is its parking weird too? And is Singapore a parking reform model to copy? These are important questions, since Singapore is often held up as a policy-making model, especially in middle-income countries. So this edition of Reinventing Parking takes a look.…

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Oregon's Big Parking Reforms: the Inside Story 44:49

2+ y ago44:49

44:49

Oregon recently enacted the most aggressive statewide parking reforms in the United States. The Parking Reform Network webinar about those reforms was such a great "masterclass" on reforming costly parking mandates that we just had to turn it into an episode of Reinventing Parking. This episode also has a video version. You can view it here! Find o…

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It's about choice! Edmonton's Open Option parking reform 33:04

2+ y ago33:04

33:04

In mid-2020, Edmonton's city council amazed many of us in the parking reform scene by voting to comprehensively remove minimum parking requirements. Edmonton had a unique name for its reform: Open Option Parking. This month's Reinventing Parking is an interview with Ashley Salvador, who was a key participant in the campaign for Edmonton's 2020 park…

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Delhi parking: a non-profit initiative 31:40

3y ago31:40

31:40

This month's Reinventing Parking features an encouraging case of a non-profit organization taking the initiative on parking policy in its home city of Delhi. I spoke with Sonal Shah of the Centre for Sustainable and Equitable Cities (C-SEC), which carried out a small but sophisticated investigation of parking in the vicinity of the Green Park Metro…

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Let's end sidewalk parking! 35:16

3y ago35:16

35:16

Reinventing Parking this time tackles the issue of sidewalk parking (or pavement parking or footpath parking). It features me and several other people from around the world. One lesson is to act quickly if sidewalk parking emerges. Try hard to not let it become a serious problem in the first place! If sidewalk parking does become rampant in an area…

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How to get parking reform done: the New Zealand story 39:39

3y ago39:39

39:39

Around 90 percent of New Zealand's people now live in areas where parking mandates have been abolished. This bold step was part of national efforts to tackle one of the world's worst housing affordability crises. The episode is a lively discussion on the inspiring parking-reform progress in New Zealand and in its main cities. Read more details here…

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Paths to parking reform (YIMBYtown panel highlights) 49:22

3y ago49:22

49:22

This episode features edited highlights from an excellent panel discussion on parking reform that took place at the YIMBYtown 2022 conference in Portland, Oregon. YIMBY stands for 'yes in my backyard', referring to supporting housing development within existing urban areas, and YIMBYtown was all about abundant housing advocacy. The panel, Parking R…

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Surprising Stockholm 40:49

3y ago40:49

40:49

Daniel Firth surprised me several times in the latest episode of Reinventing Parking as we discussed Stockholm and its parking policies. I learned in December about Stockholm's pricey residential on-street parking. Sharing about that on social media connected me with Daniel, who turned out to be ideally placed to explain more. It turns out that oth…

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Are parking minimums an endangered species internationally? 10:56

3y ago10:56

10:56

More and more cities around the world have been abolishing their parking mandates. So should we describe parking minimums as "an endangered species" internationally? I tackled that question in the March edition of the Parking Today magazine. With Parking Today's permission, here is the article as a short "extra" Reinventing Parking podcast episode …

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Ending parking mandates isn't just for big, transit-rich cities! Ask Fayetteville 36:19

3y ago36:19

36:19

Fayetteville in Northwest Arkansas abolished all of its commercial parking minimums. Benefits quickly emerged but no drama or problems. Fayetteville's story is an excellent reminder that parking reform is not just for large, transit-rich cities. Reinventing Parking this month features a discussion between me, Catie Gould of the Sightline Institute …

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São Paulo has been a parking reform trailblazer 50:30

3+ y ago50:30

50:30

This edition of Reinventing Parking features a great four-way discussion with three Brazilians, Clarisse Linke, Hannah Machado and Fernando Franco, to help us understand São Paulo's bold parking reforms in the last 8 years or so. Read all the details here. Follow Paul Barter on Twitter. Reinventing Parking is now the official podcast of the Parking…

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How the Netherlands handles parking 41:24

3+ y ago41:24

41:24

The Netherlands is less known for parking than for fostering astonishing levels of bicycle use. But Dutch car parking policies and practices really are well worth your attention. To find out more, I interviewed one of the Netherlands' top parking policy experts, Dr Giuliano Mingardo, a senior researcher at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Don't…

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Exciting news about Parking Reform Network and this podcast (and how YOU can help) 7:44

3+ y ago7:44

7:44

Reinventing Parking is now the official podcast of the Parking Reform Network! Our first step is a joint fundraising effort and we could really use your help! Learn more here. Follow Paul Barter on Twitter.By Paul Barter

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How parking mandates got nixed with minimal fuss in an area in Sydney 42:34

3+ y ago42:34

42:34

Waverley council area in Australia has had zero parking minimums since 2018. I interviewed Sara Stace to find out more. Two keys to Waverley's success in nixing its parking minimums with little fuss seem to be: Before the decision, Waverley already had some experience with parking minimums set to zero in certain parts of the area. Data on the resul…

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Hard Won Parking Reform Victory: Cash-Out in Washington DC 49:16

4y ago49:16

49:16

Reinventing Parking this time looks at a successful parking reform campaign in Washington DC. The episode is a lightly edited recording of a Parking Reform Network event on 30 March 2021. The event featured Cheryl Cort, Policy Director for the Coalition for Smarter Growth which is a non-profit in the Washington DC region. Cheryl spoke about the lon…

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Introducing the Parking Reform Atlas 14:51

4y ago14:51

14:51

Let me tell you about the new Parking Reform Atlas. It is a project to make it easier for parking changemakers to find noteworthy parking policies and parking reforms from all over the world. Learn more here. Support Reinventing Parking on Patreon. Follow Paul Barter on Twitter. Like Reinventing Parking on Facebook.…

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Getting parking prices right in Californian cities, big and small 22:51

4y ago22:51

22:51

The latest episode of Reinventing Parking features more from Patrick Siegman. This time we discussed on-street parking fee success stories in two California cities, San Francisco and Ventura. Both have implemented Shoupista-style demand-based on-street parking price setting, with great success. Learn more here. Support Reinventing Parking on Patreo…

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Parking revolution (a chat with Patrick Siegman) 35:23

5y ago35:23

35:23

Patrick Siegman is one of my inspirations as a parking policy changemaker and a skilled practitioner and consultant on parking (and much more). He also has a great knack for communicating about parking policy reform. My discussion with Patrick focused on the ongoing revolution in off-street parking policies, including the trend to abolish parking m…

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Parking reform and seeking justice 30:28

5y ago30:28

30:28

"Join the new Parking Reform Network!" was the key message Lindsay Bayley, Jane Wilberding and I had in mind when we planned our discussion for this edition of Reinventing Parking. But first we tackled links between parking reform and social equity, racial justice and enforcement reform. In light of recent events, we couldn't not talk about them. T…

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Save Manila's (mostly informal) public transport 32:10

5y ago32:10

32:10

Metro Manila depends on informal, lightly-regulated public transport which now faces a catastrophe as a result of this pandemic. The Mobility Coalition, an alliance of eight Metro Manila transport advocacy groups, has ideas on what to do. Paul Barter spoke with Robie Siy who is active in the Mobility Coalition and who writes the weekly Mobility Mat…

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Parking in London’s streets: hard-nosed analysis from Centre for London 42:27

5y ago42:27

42:27

The Reinventing Parking podcast is back after a few months' break! The focus this time is a new report from Centre for London, entitled "Reclaim the Kerb: the Future of Parking and Kerbside Management in London". Thanks to my guest, Joe Wills. This report has lessons for parking change-makers all over the world. Find out more here. The ongoing pand…

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Learn from Japan! 36:26

5+ y ago36:26

36:26

The Japanese approach to parking, despite its uniqueness, has much to teach the rest of us. I (Paul Barter) discussed Japanese parking with Rebecca Clements, who is investigating it as she works towards a PhD at the University of Melbourne. Find out more here. Support Reinventing Parking on Patreon. Follow Paul Barter on Twitter. Like Reinventing P…

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Heavyweight champions for better buses 48:25

5+ y ago48:25

48:25

Cities need bus improvement champions - 'heavyweights' even. For Reinventing Transport this time around I discussed bus improvements with public transport planning veteran Colin Brader of ITP. Colin has worked on numerous public transport projects around the world and is one of the authors of the 2019 EBRD report, "Driving change: reforming urban b…

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The Adaptive Parking approach to municipal parking policy 35:41

5+ y ago35:41

35:41

Adaptive Parking aims to be the answer to this question: How can my city defuse real parking problems without making car dependence worse, while fostering liveable cities, while reaping more value for the community from the space now used for parking and while gaining enough public support? Adaptive Parking is a package of parking reform agendas th…

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Upward and outward urban growth and why transport folks should care 43:35

5+ y ago43:35

43:35

Where in the world is urban growth mainly outward onto new land? Where is it mostly upward in the form of taller buildings? These questions (and others) are tackled in a unique way by the important World Resources Institute (WRI) working paper, “Upward and Outward Growth: Managing Urban Expansion for More Equitable Cities in the Global South”. I sp…

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How to not worry about abolishing parking minimums 22:43

6y ago22:43

22:43

This edition of Reinventing Parking offers answers to people's concerns that abolishing parking minimums will cause shortages of on-site parking and that such shortages will cause wider problems. Find out more here. Support Reinventing Parking on Patreon. Follow Paul Barter on Twitter. Like Reinventing Parking on Facebook.…

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Shaping public transport 26:10

6y ago26:10

26:10

If you care about promoting public transport, you need to understand the key choices about organising and regulating it. They shape the industry and they really matter. This edition shares the key alternatives and gives a sense of what's at stake. The focus is buses but most of the ideas also apply more widely. Learn more and read the full show not…

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Why parking minimums are a bad idea and what to do about it 30:37

6y ago30:37

30:37

This month's Reinventing Parking is on minimum parking requirements and draws on relevant highlights from many episodes since the podcast was launched a year ago. I actually created it as an episode last month of my other podcast, Reinventing Transport. Find out more here. Support Reinventing Parking on Patreon. Follow Paul Barter on Twitter. Like …

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Ending parking minimums - why, where, who, how 30:19

6y ago30:19

30:19

Minimum parking requirements are under siege and that is a very good thing. This episode examines parking minimums and the pushes in many cities to abolish them. It does so with the help of excerpts from my other site and podcast, Reinventing Parking. Learn more and read the full show notes here. Support Reinventing Transport on Patreon. Follow Pau…

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Spoonful of sugar - 30 ways to make parking fees palatable 39:50

6y ago39:50

39:50

Paid parking is the most useful tool in parking management and this edition of Reinventing Parking provides 30 suggestions for making on-street parking fees less unpopular. Find out more here. Support Reinventing Parking on Patreon. Follow Paul Barter on Twitter. Like Reinventing Parking on Facebook.…

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Promise of change in Jakarta 28:12

6y ago28:12

28:12

Jakarta is no parking policy model yet! But middle-income cities everywhere will certainly relate to its parking difficulties and to the reforms it is considering. Paul Barter spoke with Yoga Adiwinarto of ITDP Indonesia about parking policy in Jakarta. Find out more here. Support Reinventing Parking on Patreon. Follow Paul Barter on Twitter. Like …

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Jakarta's transport is daunting not hopeless 36:19

6y ago36:19

36:19

Yoga Adiwinarto of ITDP Indonesia wants you to know that Jakarta's urban transport situation is not hopeless. There is progress and even a useful lesson or two for other large cities in middle-income countries. Paul and Yoga discussed urban transport in Jakarta for Reinventing Transport episode #14. Learn more and read the full show notes here. Sup…

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Where in Europe limits car parking and boosts bike parking? 30:05

6y ago30:05

30:05

Reinventing Parking #11 is an interview with Fabian Küster, lead author of a report on car and bicycle parking from the European Cyclists' Federation (ECF). It sees minimum bicycle parking requirements as a good thing. For cars, it wants minimums replaced with maximums. Find out more here. Support Reinventing Parking on Patreon. Follow Paul Barter …

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Simplify and Connect - a key to better bus networks 25:41

6y ago25:41

25:41

Reinventing Transport #13 is an explainer for the idea that public transport networks can often be improved at low cost by being simplified. Your long waiting times for buses might be because there are too many bus lines! Learn more and read the full show notes here. Support Reinventing Transport on Patreon. Follow Paul Barter on Twitter.…

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