DRIVER has expressed anger after a major city doubled its parking permits and introduced a strict on-street parking rule.
New parking measures aim to decongest street spaces, but drivers are frustrated by exploding costs.
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Philadelphia parking permits will more than double in price, according to local CW affiliate PHL-17.
Parking prices for the first car tied to a residence, which has remained at $35 per year for more than 40 years, will rise to $75.
The Philadelphia Parking Authority, or PPA, last changed the price in 1983.
Drivers who purchase new licenses after September 1 will pay an extra $40 for on-street residential parking.
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Previously, the PPA charged an annual fee of $35 for the first vehicle, $50 for the second, $75 for the third, and $100 for any subsequent cars.
Now, a new rule will also limit drivers to three vehicle licenses per household.
The PPA said it is changing its rules to improve its services.
The rules will also increase vehicle turnover across the city and inspire people to move their cars more often.
However, residents posted on social media, speaking out against the rising cost of their cars.
“This is the city where we pay high taxes, rent [has] shot, [and] there is no parking for anyone,” said a Philadelphia resident in a Facebook post.
“This is unacceptable. We as Philadelphians need to come together and have [a] petition signed.”
The driver added that permits do not come with assigned parking.
The Facebook user said there is no guarantee of parking availability even after purchasing a ticket.
Several drivers left 10 comments on the post, agreeing that their prices should not go up.
“These are the things people should be protesting,” one commenter added.
Are you covered by law for parking on public streets?
Parking on a public street is generally legal, even in front of someone’s home, experts say.
Unless the home is in an HOA subdivision, an apartment complex with assigned spaces, or there are laws against parking during certain days or times, it is not illegal to park a vehicle in front of someone’s home on a public street.
“Generally speaking, an individual citizen does not ‘own’ or have any continuing exclusive right to use a parking space on a public street,” he wrote Nolo Legal.
“These spaces are open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.”
Most states have rules against vehicles parking in the same location for 72 hours, or blocking fire hydrants, driveways, and driveways, as a vehicle parked in these spaces presents a safety risk.
WHERE TO PARK?
Philadelphia joins a growing list of cities facing growing gridlock and the unpopularity of rising costs.
Earlier this year, New York City was expected to implement $15 tolls on its crowded streets in lower Manhattan.
Officials conducted tests showing that tolls would motivate nearby residents to use public transportation and reduce parking and emergency response congestion.
However, New York Governor Kathy Hochul canceled the toll plan, reportedly because it was unpopular in the city’s suburbs.
“I cannot add another burden to working-class New Yorkers,” she said in a pre-recorded televised speech.
But city officials said the last-minute turnaround left the city with limited resources and continued to struggle with street traffic.
“New York City’s congestion pricing plan will make our air cleaner, our streets safer, and our transit more affordable,” Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso previously told The US Sun.
“Delaying the congestion pricing plan not only delays these essential public health and safety benefits – it also leaves an unfair hole in the MTA’s capital budget that will put at risk everything from essential accessibility improvements to our transit system to transformative projects like the Interborough Express.”
Authorities in Denver, Toronto and San Francisco also launched parking permit increases and ticket crackdowns after drivers complained they didn’t have enough space to park.
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