PPA’s $5 Snow Emergency Parking Rate Ends Today. All Vehicles Exiting Garages Before 6 PM Today Will Receive $5 Discounted Rate.
If your vehicle was 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.
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.
Philly has some of the best food in the nation. Think about it: Where else are you going to get a better cheesesteak or soft pretzel than our nation’s birthplace? And with hundreds of delicious places to eat covering nearly every cuisine imaginable, it can be a tough decision to make.
Here’s the Good News
From Sunday, January 19th – Saturday, February 1st, restaurants across Center City come together to show off industry-defining meals at a discounted cost during Restaurant Week. Restaurants will offer three-course dinners for only $45 (or $25 during lunch hours) per person. So make your reservations here before it’s too late.
A Meal With a Parking Deal:
Let’s be honest—how are you going to beat high-quality cuisine when it’s at a fixed rate like that? With discounted parking options, of course.
To accommodate Restaurant Week, our Center City garages will offer discounted parking to all patrons dining at participating restaurants. Check out the rates below, and be sure to present your Restaurant Week voucher at the Management Office when returning to your vehicle.
Autopark at Independence Mall:
If you have any questions, you can always count on the parking gurus on X (formerly Twitter) or Facebook, and we will get you squared away.
CREDIT: J. VARNEY FOR VISIT PHILADELPHIA
Good Evening,
Due to the timing and severity of the weather projected to impact the City of Philadelphia on Monday, January 6, 2025, City Offices will be closed tomorrow. As such, I have decided that PPA Offices will also be closed tomorrow.
Authority employees are not required to report to work. The only exception to this would be if your department is classified as essential personnel. Essential personnel employees are required to report for their normal shifts.
Essential personnel employees who report will receive hour for hour compensatory time for each hour worked.
Please check with your supervisor if you are unsure if this applies to you.
Please also share this information with your employees.
Garage Specials:
For a flat rate of only $14 on Saturdays, you can park at the following PPA garages between 11 a.m. and 12 midnight. This discounted rate will be in effect from Saturday, November 29th, 2024, until the new year.
Note: To receive the $14 flat-rate, please visit the garage management office for your discount validation ticket.
When feeding the meter in Philadelphia, we highly recommend using our widely popular mobile payment app, meterUP. But we get it—some of you may prefer paying directly at the meter or, in this case, parking kiosks.
Just in case it’s been a while since you had to make an on-street parking payment, we want to ensure you’re on the up and up with our pay-by-plate parking kiosks. Check out the brief run-down below, and feel free to contact us with any issues or questions.
What is a parking kiosk?
A kiosk, also known as a multi-space meter, is a solar-powered device for managing multiple parking spaces.
What are the features of pay-by-plate kiosks?
What are the benefits of pay-by-plate kiosks?
How are the pay-by-plate kiosks different from the old kiosks and coin-operated meters?
The kiosks feature a pay-by-plate platform, eliminating the need for you to display parking receipts on your dashboards. Instead, you input your license plate number when making payment. After making payment, our officers will check the license plate number with their handheld ticketing device to confirm your payment. Pay-by-plate kiosks also allow you to pay for parking at any kiosk if you correctly enter your license plate number and the zone number in which you parked.
How many pay-by-plate kiosks are there?
There are approximately 2,000 pay-by-plate parking kiosks installed throughout Philadelphia.
How do I use the pay-by-plate kiosks?
What forms of payment are accepted at a pay-by-plate kiosk?
The pay-by-plate kiosks will accept credit cards and coins. Mobile payments can also be made through our mobile payment app, meterUP.
How does the Parking Enforcement Officer know I paid?
The Parking Enforcement Officer will scan your license plate number with their handheld ticketing device to verify your payment.
NOTE: You must ensure your license plate number is correctly entered into the kiosk.
How do I get a receipt?
Obtaining a receipt will be optional. You can print one or have one sent via text message. Receipts can also be obtained online at the link provided below.
https://weboffice.mdc.dmz.caleaccess.com/cwo2receipt/3119
What happens if I get a ticket when I pay for parking?
If you would like to dispute a parking ticket that you believe was issued in error, please follow the instructions located on our website at http://www.philapark.org/violations/.
Do I still have to pay if there is no kiosk in front of my parking space?
Yes, each block regulated by metered parking will have a kiosk centralized in the middle of the block. Parking regulation signs will also indicate that you must pay at the kiosk.
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