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Where to Park for the Philadelphia Flower Show

Need a reminder that spring is just around the corner? Here’s one: The Philadelphia Flower Show is making its return to the Pennsylvania Convention Center from February 29 - March 8. With this year’s theme encompassing a Riviera Holiday inspired by Mediterranean gardens, you instantly become wrapped up by the
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PPA to Expand Installation of NEW “Pay-By-Plate” Parking Kiosks – with citywide completion set for end of summer.

(PHILADELPHIA) -- Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) Executive Director, Scott Petri, announced today that installation of the PPA's new solar-powered "Pay-By-Plate" parking kiosks will now be expanded citywide, beyond the initial Center City pilot area -- eventually replacing all existing kiosks and stand alone coin-operated parking meters throughout the city. According to
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January: Board Meeting Round-Up

  January 2020: Board Meeting Round-Up On Tuesday, January 21, 2020, the Philadelphia Parking Authority’s Board met for its monthly meeting. The meeting agenda along with the Board approved motions can be found here.      
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Customers to Expect Revamped Notices From the PPA

  As the Philadelphia Parking Authority implements a new customer service interface in the near future, customers can also expect to receive revamped mailings from the Parking Violations Branch and Bureau of Administrative Adjudication. Below are examples of a current mailing, and a revamped mailing to be expected in the near future.                            
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Where to Park for the Philadelphia Marathon

Running 26 miles in a single day sounds like a tall order, doesn’t it? Welp, that’s exactly what 30,000 runners are signing up for on Sunday, November 24th at 7:30 a.m. as The Philadelphia Marathon sprints through the historically scenic streets of Philly. Let’s get back to that whole 26-mile thing
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Pay-by-Plate Parking Kiosks: What You Need to Know

It’s out with the old and in with the new --- parking kiosks that is. On Tuesday, October 15th, we began installing new, state of the art, Pay-by-Plate parking kiosks throughout the city to improve the overall parking experience for Philadelphia’s residents and visitors. The new Pay-by-Plate parking kiosks are jam packed
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Philadelphia Parking Authority to Begin Installation of NEW Solar-Powered “Pay-By-Plate” Parking Kiosks

  (PHILADELPHIA) -- Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) Executive Director, Scott Petri, announced during a press conference today that installation of new solar-powered "Pay-By-Plate" parking kiosks will begin in Center City on October 15, 2019, and will eventually expand city-wide to replace all existing kiosks and stand alone coin-operated parking meters. In making
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