Parking x Place: How Parking Explains the World with Henry Grabar

For many people in Omaha, parking is a mundane fact of life. But a parking space is more than a simple patch of asphalt -- it’s a powerful force that has fundamentally transformed how we live, build, work, and get around. Join us on October 1st as acclaimed journalist Henry Grabar, author of Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World, dives into our strange relationship with parking, telling the story of how parking changed our world and how we can change it again for the better.

Henry Grabar’s presentation will be followed by a local panel discussion and Q&A that digs deeper into how parking shapes Omaha, and how better parking policy can lead to a better city.

About the Series

Conversations x Place invites national and local thinkers, leaders, and doers to explore the critical role Place plays in building and experiencing a better city. Local panels will share their perspectives on a variety of topics, followed by Q+A with the audience.

Transportation*

Parking options: On-street metered parking or Park Omaha’s 10th & Jackson garage

Heartland Bcyle: 11th & Jackson or 12th & Leavenworth (each one block away)

Metro Bus: 13th & Leavenworth

*A limited number of free rideshare trips are available for event attendees - if you need a ride to and from this event, reserve one with your ticket and a We Make Omaha team member will reach out to you to schedule your ride. 

Food & Beverage

Enjoy light snacks and beverages before and after the discussion. Food offerings will be nut-allergy friendly.

Language Accessibility

Spanish and ASL translation will be available.

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