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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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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

Friday, March 13th, 2026:

32 abandoned, illegally parked vehicles towed in Northeast Philadelphia to help combat crime

Sunday, March 9th, 2026:

Philadelphia Parking Authority Launches $5 Deal in Chinatown

Friday, March 6th, 2026: 

Customers at some Chinatown businesses can now park for $5 at Fashion District garage

Thursday, March 5th, 2026:

Visitors who shop or dine in Chinatown can now save money on parking

Wednesday, March 4th, 2026:

PPA launches partnership to offer $5 parking in Chinatown

Monday, March 2nd, 2026:

PPA to start ticketing illegally parked drivers through AI-powered SEPTA trolley cameras in Philadelphia

SEPTA begins using AI cameras on trolleys to ticket blocking vehicles; warning period ends April 1

AI-powered ticketing cameras on SEPTA trolleys go live as warning period begins

AI cameras will soon fine drivers blocking trolley lanes

Warning period begins as Philadelphia adds cameras to crack down on cars blocking trolley routes

Sunday, March 1st, 2026:

SEPTA to install AI cameras on trolleys to catch parking violations in Philadelphia

SEPTA to install AI cameras on trolleys to catch parking violations in Philadelphia

SEPTA to implement trolley cameras March 2, $51 fines begin April 1

Friday, February 27th, 2026:

AI-powered cams will flag illegal parking on SEPTA trolley routes. Here’s when fines start

Thursday, February 26th, 2026:

Philadelphia to fine drivers blocking trolley lanes with new camera program

Philly Trolleys Will Use AI to Catch Illegal Parking

SEPTA to use AI-powered cameras to ticket cars that block trolley lanes

PPA, SEPTA to start using AI to ticket illegally parked vehicles in trolley lanes

Wednesday, February 18th, 2026:

A Dive Into the Effectiveness, Cost of AI-Powered Cameras Installed on SEPTA Buses

Tuesday, February 17th, 2026:

PPA launches speed camera pilot program at school-zones across Philly

Speed zone enforcement begins near 5 Philadelphia Schools

Monday, February 16th, 2026:

Speed cameras to be activated this week in 5 school zones

Speed cameras coming to 5 Philly schools to curb accidents

Philadelphia Launches School Zone Speed Camera Enforcement Pilot – National Today

Sunday, February 15th, 2026:

PPA launches speed camera enforcement around five Philadelphia school zones

Friday, February 13th, 2026:

Speed Cameras Coming To 5 Philly School Zones

Thursday, February 12th, 2026:

Speed cameras in five Philly school zones to be activated next week

School zone speed cameras coming to 5 Philadelphia locations after crash data review

Wednesday, January 21st, 2026:

Mayor Cherelle Parker signs bill to fund revitalization of interim intercity bus facility at 1001 Filbert Street

Thursday, January 16th, 2026:

Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal to Reopen in May

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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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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