Smart Loading Zones
The PPA’s Smart Loading Zones are active at over 50 Center City locations. Equipped with advanced camera technology, the zones monitor how long vehicles occupy loading spaces and encourage timely turnover for loading and unloading.
Vehicles that exceed posted loading zone time limits may receive a violation, helping keep these spaces available and accessible for deliveries, businesses, and other authorized users.
Drivers or fleets can register their vehicle(s) once to create a CurbPass account. CurbPass is an automated payment system where users sign up once for access to all zones.
An informational video on how to use our Smart Loading Zones is provided below:
Below is an interactive map for Smart Loading Zones:
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Cameras in each zone will enforce the regulations of each respective Smart Loading Zone through CurbPass. Vehicles registered to CurbPass are charged 10 cents per minute for parking in a Smart Loading Zone, with a maximum limit of one hour. Without enrollment in CurbPass or exceeding the paid one-hour limit, a vehicle will receive an electronic $51.00 fine after 3 minutes in a Smart Loading Zone, and any vehicle double-parked will receive a $76 ticket.
All fleet companies operating within Philadelphia are encouraged to create an account with CurbPass. This will facilitate seamless operations and ensure vehicles are properly managed within the Smart Loading Zones. To enroll in CurbPass, please click below.
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND:
- The Smart Loading Zones are installed in high-congestion areas in the Center City District
- Smart Loading Zones will be enforced with license plate readers
- Each Smart Loading Zone license plate reader (LPR) is private by design to ensure it collects only the data it needs
- Simplified Pricing: $0.10 per minute
- Park free for 3 minutes
- After 3 minutes in a Smart Loading Zone, a vehicle will receive an electronic $51 fine ( if not registered in CurbPass)
- Any vehicle observed double-parked will receive a $76 ticket
- Register vehicles in CurbPass to avoid citations in the mail
- Max loading period is limited to 1 hour
- Automatically enforced to provide equal access, reduce double parking, and improve efficiency
- Each License Plate Reader (LPR) only captures the necessary information, such as park duration and license plate.
- LPRs DO NOT capture faces and other identifying features.
THESE CAMERAS WILL NEVER COLLECT, TRANSMIT, SHARE, OR STORE PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN FACILITATING PAYMENTS & CITATIONS
For more information or if you have additional questions, click below.
Pay Smart Loading Zone Parking Violation Online
PAY YOUR SMART LOADING ZONE VIOLATION
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Dispute a Smart Loading Zone Parking Violation Online
PLEASE CLICK BELOW TO VIEW/DISPUTE A SMART LOADING ZONE VIOLATION ONLINE.
Dispute a Smart Loading Zone Parking Violation Via Mail
SUBMIT YOUR WRITTEN TESTIMONY AND ANY EVIDENCE YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A HEARING OFFICER CONSIDER IN YOUR CASE AND MAIL TO:
Bureau of Administrative Adjudication
48 N. 8th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Do you think your vehicle was towed for a smart loading zone violation?
If your vehicle is booted or towed and you wish to have a hearing, you must go to the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication at 48 N. 8th Street, Monday-Friday. Expedited hearings to discuss arrangements for the release of your vehicle begin at 8:30 AM. As wait times may be longer than anticipated and the number of cases seen daily will vary in order to ensure the proper safety of the public and our staff, we ask that you arrive as early as possible to secure a position in line.