PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) is officially requiring payment at metered parking again in Center City.
Gradually, the PPA has begun re-enforcing payment mandates at parking garages on June 1. As the city moved into the yellow phase amid government-led reopening strategies, the PPA announced that metered parking would resume. FULL COVERAGE: CORONAVIRUSThe height of the coronavirus pandemic making it so that fewer commuters entered the city prompted officials to make payment temporarily obsolete.
The potential for revenue was largely nonexistent, which led to the original decision to temporarily pause paid parking. After a nearly three-month financial loss, the PPA is phasing in metered parking starting in certain.