Donald Shoup's parking reforms have quietly revolutionized how cities think about their streets. Join us for an evening celebrating his transformative legacy and exploring how his ideas are shaping the future of urban planning.
We're honored to welcome Dr. Daniel Baldwin Hess, editor of The Shoup Doctrine: Essays Celebrating Donald Shoup and Parking Reforms, for a book talk followed by a guided conversation with Ryan Russo, Executive Director of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO).
Dr. Hess, a student of the late Donald Shoup, has edited and contributed to a collection that forwards his mentor's vision at a moment when cities are grappling with the very issues Shoup dedicated his life to. With Shoup's passing this past February, this event will be both a celebration of his decades-long contributions and a look ahead at how his ideas are being carried into practice today.
After the program, there will be time for Q&A and socializing, with copies of the book available for purchase.
About the Speaker
Dr. Daniel Baldwin Hess is a professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University at Buffalo, where he served as department chair from 2017 through 2022. His research addresses interactions between housing, transportation, land use, and other public concerns, with a passion for creating more walkable environments suitable to the mobility needs of all ages. A recipient of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Hess has dedicated his career to educating urban planners with a holistic understanding of transportation systems that don't favor the automobile over other modes of travel.
Ryan Russo is the Executive Director of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), leading an association of North American cities and transit agencies that advocates for bold, people-first changes in urban transportation. Previously, Ryan served as the first Director of the Oakland Department of Transportation and spent nearly 14 years at NYC DOT, rising to Deputy Commissioner. He was instrumental in reclaiming hundreds of acres of street space for walking, transit, and cycling, and helped reduce traffic fatalities in NYC to historic lows. Under his leadership, NYC achieved numerous firsts, including North America's first parking-protected bike lanes and the U.S.'s first Vision Zero action plan.