About Our Work
Parkonomics publishes long-form analysis examining the economic forces behind how cities build, move, and grow — from standalone investigations into specific issues to multi-part series tracing complex infrastructure decisions from conception through consequence.
Featured Series
The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics: Infrastructure, Transit, and the $26 Billion Bet
Los Angeles has committed $26 billion to a transportation infrastructure gamble tied to the 2028 Olympic Games. A forensic investigation — examining decades of academic research, interviewing LA Metro officials, and building a decision-by-decision implementation roadmap. The result is a diagnostic framework that applies far beyond mega-events to any major infrastructure investment.
Rethinking Future Proofing: Planning for Operational and Technological Evolution
What if a brand-new building constructed today could be functionally obsolete in less than a decade? This series presents a lifecycle-based framework for real estate owners, developers, and operators — from first-floor design decisions and EV charging infrastructure to construction commissioning and retrofitting existing assets for a rapidly evolving mobility landscape.
Latest Articles
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Ghost Plates and the Broken Gas Tax
A license plate is a 124-year-old credential anyone can forge. That single flaw is draining billions from tolls, taxes, and the roads themselves.
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Nobody Cares About Your Bus Lane
The parking and transit industry has a marketing problem, not just an infrastructure problem.
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The Generational Skip
Habits formed in early adulthood tend to persist for life. That single fact from behavioral economics should reorganize how we decide what to build, and for whom.