Comments on: Seven Minutes Is Exactly How Long It Takes To Rape The Populace And Seriously Dent Local Business And Tourism

By: philthy.us

philthy.us — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:51:23 +0000

What i want to see reported is how PPA money goes directly to the state and not to Philadelphia. PPA is a privately run organization in where the heads of PPA make over six figures… The state funnels this money into stupid programs and not to Philadelphia programs or ordinances… you think it could benefit the Firefighters or the Police…..noooo it goes to retarded programs…

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:32:28 +0000

wrap some paper, receipt, gum wrapper, etc around a penny or nickel and stuff it in the coin slot, then stuff 3 quarters in so it looks like you TRIED to pay, but, gosh darnit, i think that thing is jammed! :o

oh and, duh, bike.

By: yawns

yawns — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:47:47 +0000

The parking authority owes the city a yearly audit. Since the Perzel takeover this has not happened. If you think parking money goes back into the city you’re crazy, it goes to buy more SUV’s, hire more *traitor* employees and put stop signs on the corners of northeast philly.

What about the tourists? Do you think they took septa here from their home states? And septa, don’t even get me started.. The train i take every night doesn’t have room for all of the passengers, arrives late every day and leaks water on your head when it rains. I can’t imagine traveling with children or packages. The PPA is yet another reason why philadelphia bleeds residents.

By: expat attack

expat attack — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:59:43 +0000

@gkirkwhite

You drive in from the Mainline just to go to a gym, but are worried about some extra $ for parking? You do know that time=money, right?

I guess they don’t have any gyms with that kind of “equipment” out in Burbsylvania.

By: gkirkwhite

gkirkwhite — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:02:53 +0000

This will ultimately end up hurting businesses in Center City and elsewhere. I come into Philly twice a week from the Mainline to workout at the 12 Street Gym. Afterward, I normally eat at a restaurant or do a little shopping. I will now leave the city as soon as I’m done at the gym. At a time when most people are looking for ways to cut costs, there is no way I’m paying $12.00 to park my car in a garage each time I come into the city. If I could get a refund for my gym membership, I would.

By: Jaesi

Jaesi — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:45:44 +0000

While I don’t understand the 7.5 minutes, I also don’t undertand why they only take quarters now. I mean if i only have a nickel, Can’t I have 1.5 minutes to find some other change somewhere?

By: Fly2pluto

Fly2pluto — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:24:07 +0000

While we wish we could ride our bikes into center city – we live in NJ! Public transportation is not exactly easy to get into town. We DRIVE into the city at least once a week, usually to dine or shop. Lots of our NJ friends do as well. Between the price hike in bridge tolls & the meters, guess what, you’ll be losing our business – bottom line. This is a slap in the face to CC merchants, especially with such a bad economy.

Plus, how are those tiny meters going to handle all of those extra quarters? PPA should be ashamed of themselves for not having a better plan of action.

By: factman

factman — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:46:24 +0000

Under a 2004 compromise, the PPA, which is run by a seven-member board, pays its bills and then sends its first $25 million in profits to the city and any amount beyond that to the schools. Bad news the authority has made only one payment to the school district _ $4 million in 2004.

http://www.law.com/jsp/pa/PubArticlePA.jsp?

By: jrpettit

jrpettit — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:28:42 +0000

The PPA is awful. If everyone pissed off by this set a time and day, walked outside and took a screwdriver to the nearest meter it’d solve this problem…at least for a little while. Power to the people.

By: John Lightstone

John Lightstone — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:18:30 +0000

Two issues here:

(1) Raising parking prices. Fine with me. Encourage mass transit and discourage people from using the meter spaces to park all day. It should help the shoppers and parents with kids because more spaces will be available when you just need to run in somewhere for a little while (which is what meter spaces are for). If it hurts restaurants and businesses, then they should make arrangements with parking garages to validate. Compared to NYC or DC, parking in Philly is pretty easy and cheap.

(2) Having so many meters where you can only pay with quarters when you need 9/hour. Stupid, as tips pointed out.

PPA sucks, but fixing the PPA and a fair price for downtown parking aren’t related.