AuthorPPA Staff

Beginning Tuesday, July 1, 2025, parking meter rates in Center City will increase to help improve the availability of on-street parking, promote parking turnover, and alleviate congestion in one of Philadelphia’s most heavily congested corridors.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Center City Core (Arch Street to Locust Street, and from 4th Street to 20th Street):
  • The hourly parking rate will change from $3.00 to $4.00 per hour.

• Center City Area (Spring Garden Street to Bainbridge Street, and from the Schuylkill River to the Delaware River, except the Center City Core):
  • The hourly parking rate will change from $2.50 to $3.50 per hour.

• Center City Long-term Meters: (4-hour and 12-hour time-limited meter rates will increase from $1.50 to $2.50 per hour. The full list of these locations can be found below:

This marks the first increase in meter parking rates in over 10 years.

For further clarification and your convenience, an interactive map highlighting the changes can be found below:

For information on using our mobile payment application or pay-by-plate parking kiosks, please click the links below.

In response to the City’s Snow Emergency, the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) will be offering a flat twenty-four-hour $5 parking rate at the following Center City garages beginning 7 PM tonight, Sunday, January 19, until the snow emergency is lifted.

• AutoPark at Independence Mall (5th & Market Streets)

• AutoPark at Jefferson (10th & Ludlow Streets)

• AutoPark at the Fashion District (10th & Filbert Streets)

• AutoPark at Old City (2nd & Sansom Streets)

• Parkade on 8th (801 Filbert Street)

• Philadelphia Family Court Garage (1503-11 Arch Street – Going south on 15th Street, enter the garage on the west side just after 15th & Cherry St.)

To receive the discounted $5 rate, customers must bring their ticket and pay at the PPA Management Office in each garage.

During the snow emergency, the PPA will enforce all snow emergency and safety violations. Starting at 9 PM tonight, Sunday, january 19, meter/kiosk, and time limit violations on residential blocks will not be enforced until the snow emergency is lifted.

Additionally, beginning at 9 PM tonight, Sunday, January 19, vehicles illegally parked on snow emergency routes will be subject to ticketing and towing. If your vehicle is towed during the snow emergency, please call the city’s snow emergency line at 215-686-SNOW or visit the PPA’s website at www.philapark.org/tow for its location.