[CSSD] Jan. 17 seminar "The Economics of Curbside Parking - Should It Be Free?"

Thu Jan 10 11:24:27 PST 2008

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                  Seminar Schedule 
                   

                  January 17 -
                  The Economics of Curbside Parking -
                  Should It Be Free?

                  Richard J. Arnott, Distinguished Professor of Economics at UCR, will discuss whether curbside parking should be free. His talk will explore such issues as whether curbside parking creates less space for traffic and increased traffic congestion, subsidized parking in shopping centers and parking's effects on downtown revitalization. 
                   

                  Location:  University Village, UV207, Riverside

                  Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

                  Future Seminars

                  All  seminars are held on the third Thursday of the month, excluding July, August and December. Each seminar  will feature a new topic of regional interest. 

                  Randall Lewis 
                  Seminar Series

                  Randall Lewis is well known for his innovative approaches to planning, designing, and marketing residential communities as Executive Vice President of the Upland-based Lewis Group of Companies.

                  He has been Secretary of the Los Angeles County Citizens Planning Council, Director of the Home Builder's Council, National Director of the National Association of Home Builders, and President of the Inland Empire Arts Foundation. He was named Builder of the Year by the Baldy View Chapter of the B.I.A., and was the recipient of the Sales and Marketing Council's MAME Awards Marketing Person of the Year.

                  He is a long time ULI member as well as a Governor of the ULI Foundation. He serves on several executive boards, including the USC School of Policy, Planning and Development and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. He received his B.A. from Claremont McKenna College.
                   
                     Randall Lewis Seminar Series for January 17, 2008
                    The Economics of Curbside Parking - Should It Be Free?

                  Economists argue that the market will operate efficiently when prices reflect true scarcity values. Since curbside parking is a scarce resource, efficiency suggests parking should not be free. Moreover, increasing the amount of curbside parking reduces the street space available for traffic flow and increases traffic congestion – another argument to charge for parking.

                  Dr. Richard J. Arnott, Distinguished Professor of Economics at UCR, suggests that the issue of charging for curbside parking isn’t that straightforward. Among other issues that need to be examined are the subsidization of parking in shopping centers, the effects from searching for parking, the role parking plays in the revitalization of downtowns and other urban areas, and off-street parking policies. 

                  Dr. Arnott, an internationally known Professor of Economics at Boston College, joined the UCR faculty this fall and also will help lead major research activities at the Center for Sustainable Suburban Development.

                  He is well known for his research in urban economics and public finance, including work on urban traffic congestion and transportation issues.

                  He already is involved in a research project focusing on forecasting transportation and land use in the Inland Empire as part of a greater research project involving the same subjects in metropolitan Los Angeles and Shanghai, China. 

                  Dr. Arnott also is collaborating with UCR’s College of Engineering – Center for Environmental Research and Technology on potential projects that include traffic safety in China and the development of an integrated model for sustainable growth within the Inland Empire.

                  He earned a bachelor’s degree in Urban Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1969, Master of Arts degree in Economics at the University of Toronto in 1971 and his Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University in 1975. He was a professor at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, from 1975 to 1989, and had been at Boston College since 1988.

                  His primary research interests include urban economics, public finance and theory of contracts and insurance. He is the author of numerous books, monographs and articles.

                  A lively audience of elected officials, business people, city and county staff, environmentalists, members of community groups and those who simply want to explore topics affecting the future of their communities is anticipated. 


                  The seminar will begin at 5:30 p.m. at University Village, UV207. See map.

                  The seminars are free of charge. 

                  If you plan to attend: 

                  Please RSVP to Shayna Conaway shaynac at ucr.edu (951) 827-7830 to ensure adequate space and refreshments.


                   Please forward this announcement to friends or colleagues you think might be interested.

                   
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