During the current SEPTA strike affecting city bus, trolley and subway operations, the following actions are being taken to assist commuters.

Off-Street Parking

A flat rate of $10.00 for ten (10) hours and $15 for twenty-four (24) hours parking will be charged in the following PPA garages from 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, November 1st through the end of the strike.

• Autopark at Market Street East
  •  Entrance on 10^th Street between Arch and Filbert Street
• Parkade on 8^th
  • Entrances on 8^th Street between Arch and Filbert and on Arch Street east of 8^th Street and west of 8^th Street
• Autopark at Jefferson
  • Entrance on 10^th Street between Market and Chestnut Streets
• Autopark at Old City
  • Entrances on Front and 2nd Streets between Chestnut and Walnut Street
• Autopark at Independence Mall
  • Entrances on 5th and 6th Streets between Market and Arch Streets
• Family Courthouse Garage
  • Entrance on 15th Streets between Cherry and Arch Streets

On-Street Parking

• Vehicles parked on  Broad Street from Spring Garden to South Streets will be subject to towing and impoundment. 
  • Impounded vehicles can be retrieved at the PPA impoundment lot at 2501 Weccacoe Avenue. 
• Bus Zones may be used by any vehicle to drop-off and pick-up passengers. Vehicles may not be left unattended.
• Residential Permit Parking enforcement will be suspended from 8:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.. For zones with two hour residential parking regulations, timing will begin at 3:30 and ticketing at 5:30 p.m.
• To allow additional time for motorists to return to their car to purchase additional time, expired meter or kiosk receipts will not be ticketed for one hour after the expiration.
• Parking normally prohibited or limited on the following blocks will be permitted without limitation during the strike:
  • 2^nd Street from Spring Garden to Willow Streets, west side.
  • Spring Garden Street from Front to I-95 overpass, both sides
  • Spring Garden Street from 5^th to 9^th Streets, both sides
  • Vine Street from 10^th to Broad Streets, both sides
  • 18^th Street from Race to Vine Streets, west side
  • 23^rd Street from Arch to Race Streets, west side
  • Chestnut Street Viaduct from Front Street to Columbus Boulevard, south side
  • Columbus Boulevard from Market to Lombard Streets, east side
  • JFK Boulevard from 20^th Street to Schuylkill Avenue, both side
  • Lemon Hill Drive from Kelly to Sedgley Drives, north side
  • Poplar Drive from Sedgley Drive to Girard Avenue, both sides
  • Sedgley Drive from Poplar Drive to Girard Avenue, both sides

• Parking is also available at the following locations:
  • 5^th Street from Spring Garden to Willow Streets, both sides
  • 6^th Street from Spring Garden to Willow Streets, both sides
  • 8^th Street from Spring Garden to Willow Streets, both sides
  • Riverside parking areas on Kelly and M. L. King Drives
  • City owned lot at 682 N. 6^th Street (south of Girard Avenue)

• Except for the items listed above, all parking regulations will be enforced. Special emphasis will be placed on safety violations such as blocking a fire hydrant, parked on a sidewalk, blocking a crosswalk, too close to a corner, double parking, etc.