Henry Grabar's "Paved Paradise" is a Masterpiece

It's the spiritual successor to "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" and important companion to "The High Cost of Free Parking."

If Don Shoup is the Parking God—the Ganesh of Gravelled Ground—then surely Henry Grabar is its Patron Saint, and he’ll gladly pay for the time he’s spent idling here. In about a week, we’ll all be able to read “Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World.” How’s this for praise: it’s the most exciting and potentially important planning book I’ve read…