. Insightful, well-researched, human-centered, and often humorous, it looks at how our antiquated national parking policies frequently create more problems than they solve. But Grabar's narrative is not an anti-parking screed. It's about how our changing world is finally adapting the parking status quo to be more hospitable to humans, as well as to those of us who love to drive. "I'm not anti-parking," Grabar says. "I'm for a world of better parking.
Compounding the issue is the fact that parking is not well distributed, and the cost of it is not set properly. This is particularly true in cities, where parking garages—where people tend to store their cars long term—are prohibitively expensive, while on-street spaces, where people desire short-term storage, are inappropriately cheap. A better parking system might reverse these.
"I think that if people were given a choice, would you rather have a parking space when you need it, where you need it, for a small price, or would you rather circle endlessly looking for cheap parking spaces, and not know when you're going to find one?" Grabar asks. "I think many people would choose the former option.