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In the year since the Philadelphia Parking Authority brought on Interim Executive Director Clarena Tolson, it’s cost-cutting and efficiency reforms are actually … working. And not just financially.

New policies prohibit nepotism and limit comp time and vacation accruals. That’s right, no more carrying over 150(!) vacation days. Also — for the first time ever — the PPA now lists its job openings on its website. Welcome to the 20th century, guys.

But of course there’s a catch here. Because you can’t drop a Democrat interim ED into an agency long controlled by Republicans, cut a bunch of comp time and not have some tension. As PlanPhilly explains, it’s complicated.

Parking posts of the week

Whatever the opposite of “pave paradise and put up a parking lot” is

Thanks, God!

Wissinoming: Where the SEALs train

South Street: Never the same, always consistent

https://twitter.com/henrystuartco/status/927561241123532800

Never stop improving

https://twitter.com/glabaseh/status/927839427573047296

Never doubt yourself

And park like nobody’s watching

https://twitter.com/protocollie/status/927548408688205825