These areas are overcrowded, and parking is a true nightmare (finding parking in Newbold is much different than finding parking in Pennsport). These are the areas where residents have less money, are below the poverty line, and are already struggling to make ends meet. I’ve had to get a tape measure out and a yardstick to provide proof of angles and distance to combat a fee I cannot afford. The parking authority focuses on the less hoity-toity areas of South Philly, and it is quick to provide a violation ticket for the smallest of infractions (for example, “blocking the sidewalk,” a violation issued for a vehicle that is parked on the street, but seemingly blocking a curb ramp, even if the bumper is three inches from a ramp). If you didn’t live in a nice part of South Philly, you would know the violation is more than $50. ![]() In regard to Matthew Cohen’s op-ed about parking in South Philly, he clearly lives in a nicer area of South Philly, where the Philadelphia Parking Authority does not patrol incessantly, if at all.
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