43 / Overparked (part one of many).

On the hobby of spot-checking availability in nearby parking garages, and American driving and parking data.

We discuss:

00:00 Counting unused parking spots in downtown Columbus, Ohio.
00:27 Parking garage supply and demand.
01:47 Reevaluating urban land use.
02:44 U.S. parking data.
03:57 Parking case study: Des Moines, Iowa.
06:09 Larger implications of car-centric infrastructure.
11:11 Personal finance and transportation costs.
14:46 Coming Thursday: Kev Polk (Edenicity).

Further context:

Number of parking spots, compared to cars on the road in the U.S. (via Fast Company).

The parking density of American cities (via Bloomberg CityLab).

Cities' 'parking scores' (via Parking Reform Network).

Average car ownership count by household (via Forbes).

Average American household size (via Statistica).