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SNOW EMERGENCY

PPA Offices Will Open Wednesday, January 28th — 24-Hour $5 Snow Emergency Rate Ends — Parking Safety Violations Being Enforced

(PHILADELPHIA) — With the snow emergency having ended, PPA offices will be open tomorrow, Wednesday, January 28, 2026 — but the Enforcement Unit will only enforce on-street safety violations, like prohibited parking at fire hydrants, No Stopping/Parking, No Double Parking, Bus Zones, Crosswalk & HP Ramp parking prohibitions.

Also, the PPA’s 24-hour $5 discounted snow emergency garage rate has ended. Beginning tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM, all PPA garages will charge their usual rates.

Vehicle owners whose cars were relocated during the snow emergency can call the city’s snow emergency line at 215-686-SNOW or visit the PPA’s website at www.philapark.org/tow to locate their vehicle.

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Weather Update: PPA Office Closure and Employee Attendance Information

 

Due to the impact of the snow and ice, City Offices will be closed tomorrow. As such, I have decided that PPA Offices will also be closed on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.  

 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.

Thank you

Rich Lazer

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SNOW EMERGENCY

PPA Announces $5 Garage Rate & Relaxed Meter/Time Limit Enforcement During Snow Emergency

 

In response to the City’s Snow Emergency, which is set to begin at 9 PM Saturday, January 24, the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) will offer a flat 24-hour $5 discounted parking rate at the following Center City garages beginning at 7 PM Saturday, January 24, until the snow emergency is lifted.

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 Saturday, January 24, meter and time limit violations will not be enforced until the snow emergency is lifted.

Additionally, beginning at 9 PM Saturday, January 24, 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. You may also click the button below for your vehicle’s location. Please have your license plate number available.

 

 

 

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Restaurant Week 2017

A Meal with a Parking Deal: Restaurant Week Parking Validations

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 18th – Saturday, January 31st, 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 (provided by the participating restaurant) at the Management Office when returning to your vehicle. 

Autopark at Olde City:

  • Validation rate: Enter after 4:30 PM and Exit by 1:00 AM – $9.00


Autopark at Independence Mall:

  • Validation rate: Enter after 4:30 PM and Exit by 1:00 AM – $9.00

Autopark at Jefferson:

  • Validation rate: Enter after 4:30 PM and Exit by 1:00 AM – $9.00

Autopark at Fashion District:

  • Validation rate: Enter after 4:30 PM and Exit by 1:00 AM – $9.00

Parkade on 8th:

  • Validation rate: Enter after 4:30 PM and Exit by 1:00 AM – $9.00

Family Courthouse Garage:

  • Validation rate: Enter after 4:30 PM and Exit by 1:00 AM – $9.00

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

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PPA in the News 2026

 

Wednesday, January 15th, 2026:

Philadelphia Mayor Signs Bill for $2 Million Revamp of Intercity Bus Facility Ahead of 2026 Celebrations

Tuesday, January 14th, 2026: 

Mayor Parker, PPA hold ceremonial bill signing to fund revitalization of Center City bus terminal

Mayor, PPA hold bill signing ceremony to fund revitalization of bus facility

City, PPA on track to reopen shuttered Filbert Street bus terminal in May

Philly bus terminal moving forward on Filbert Street

Philadelphia to reopen Filbert Street bus terminal in time for 250 celebrations, mayor says

City says intercity buses returning to Filbert Street by May 1

Thursday, January 8th, 2026:
Drivers who run red light at Kelly Drive and Eakins Oval in Philadelphia can now get $100 tickets

Wednesday, January 7th, 2026:
Philly’s red light cameras: $100 fines to start at Eakins Oval

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Holiday Parking Special

PPA Holiday Parking Specials

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, 2025, until the new year.

Note: To receive the $14 flat-rate, please visit the garage management office for your discount validation ticket. 

 

 

 

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Changes to Philadelphia Parking Meter Rates – Effective July 1, 2025

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.

 

 

 

 

 

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