Posts tagged with Philadelphia Parking Authority

Fight off the PPA with your phone and check out this week’s best Philly parking tweets
The meterUP app is back. Sort of.

How to get a Christmas tree in Philly without a car
It's easier than you might think.
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The PPA is cutting costs and making money, but not everyone’s happy about it
Plus the parking tweets of the week

A West Philly woman just found out she’s been racking up parking tickets since 1993
Plus a roundup of Philly parking tweets from this week

Philly parking costs are among the highest in the world, according to a German study
And other Philly parking news and tweets this week

Here’s a month of Philly parking ticket data for over time limits
People really don't like to move their cars.

South Broad keeps median parking, North Broad gets new spots
Plus the Philly parking tweets of the week

The City of Philadelphia wants to toss the Broad Street median parking lawsuit
City solicitors say there isn't enough evidence of injuries.

Watch: Philly drivers try to guess parking laws
Plus, your weekly angry tweet at the PPA

Philly cab rides will be more expensive starting Sept. 1
Some taxi industry workers worry the hike could put the industry at a further disadvantage to Lyft and Uber.

Watch: Drivers find out they’re parked in the most ticketed spot in Philly
And all Hell breaks loose over South Philly's median parking debate

It literally took this miracle for the PPA to not ticket in NoLibs
Thanks to newborn twins: 'This is not a ticket. 1st congrats to your sister. 2nd get your car inspected.'

South Philly photographer explains why she’s shaming illegal park jobs through social media
“Had I known it was such a hot issue, I probably would have done this a lot sooner.”

Uber and the PPA: Details of the truce between frenemies
More UberX drivers could take to Philly's roads, causing less surge pricing -- but Lyft isn't involved at all.