Alright, folks. Time for another stroll down the Philadelphia Parking Authority’s (PPA) Memory Lane.
If you visited Penn’s Landing in the mid ‘90s, there’s a good chance you parked at our lot under the bridge, then made a beeline for South Street.
For nearly five years, the PPA operated the aptly named
We’ve all seen our share of bad parking jobs. You know — the types that leave you scratching your head wondering what could have possibly been going through the driver's mind before turning off the ignition. In fact, some park jobs are so mind boggling, they become Internet viral sensations.
In late 2014, you probably noticed that we added the brand spankin’ new Family Courthouse Garage to our slew of AutoParks in Center City. For this month’s #TBT, we’re not dwelling on 2014. Instead, we’re heading back to the same location in 1992.
Before becoming the Family Courthouse Garage, 1503 Arch
For this month’s #TBT, we’re heading back to the early 1990s as the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) broke ground on its neighborhood parking lot at 7100 Ogontz Avenue in North Philadelphia. This throwback picture shows the attendees of the groundbreaking ceremony, from left to right: State Representative, Dwight Evans; PPA
In December 2013, the Philadelphia Parking Authority initiated #UnblockBikeLanes -- a Twitter hashtag campaign to accomplish the following:
Give citizens the opportunity to report blocked bike lanes via Twitter.
Compile relevant data highlighting the most problematic areas with blocked bike lanes in the city.
Engage active voices within the Philadelphia community, in particular,
Remember a few months ago when we took a look at the grand opening of our Edison Park and Lock Garage? Well, we’re back again!
In 1961, the Edison Park and Lock Garage officially opened to the public, but it wasn’t until 1962 that the garage was officially complete. In the
If you saw last month’s #TBT, you took a stroll into the past and saw the opening ceremony for our old Rittenhouse Square Garage. This time around, we’re taking a glance at an artist’s sketch before it was built.
Before excavation began on February 10, 1953, this artist rendering gave a
2026 PPA Regular Board Meeting Schedule
Tuesday, January 20thTuesday, February 17thTuesday, March 17thTuesday, April 21st*Tuesday, May 19thTuesday, June 16thTuesday, July 21st
Tuesday, August 18thTuesday, September 15thTuesday, October 20th
Tuesday, November 17thTuesday, December 15th
*The Authority's Regular Board Meeting scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on April 21, 2026, will be held in-person at PPA Headquarters and
When you have coffee with friends, you normally chat about the weather, weekend plans or hobbies. Parking tickets? Not so much. We know ticketing isn’t everyone’s favorite topic, but there are some things that Philadelphia drivers need to know about parking violations. To get the parking ticket chat started, we’ve
By now we’re sure you’ve noticed we like taking a glance into the past. It’s always enlightening to briefly glimpse backward to realize the how times changed.
As we sifted through vintage pictures of the Philadelphia Parking Authority’s (PPA) history for this month’s #TBT, we came across this one. And no
