New Parking signs on Daly St?

[readicculus]

Just recently PPA put up a few 2 hour/zone 24 signs on Daly st. between 11 & 12. This area has been sign free and not really a parking issue.
Did residents complain to make this happen? I still havent seen the PPA enforcing it yet.

[2happy4u]

Your neighbors went door to door with a petition to be signed. The problem now seems to be the few blocks that don't have permit parking become a storage area for residents who still have a non-philly address or out of state tags in order to rip off their auto ins. co. A friend lives on a little street near passyunk ave. Most of the spots are taken by out of state tags, he claims they park for weeks at a time.

[craigob]

yep,

I parked there last week and got as yellow card under my wiper telling me that they will enforcing it, I live on 11Th and daly and its a problem with out of state people parking on that area who work at the hospital they also park there and take the 23 bus from 11Th st into center city. so I went and got a permit from the PPA took all of 5 mins..

[darthsinatra]

I am no fan of the PPA, and my previous posts are probably pretty clear on that. But it's my firm opinion that every block that fits the PPA definition of "residential" should be a part of the Residential Parking Permit program. If you are a (driver's) licensed resident of the street you live on and your car is properly registered and insured at that same address, as the above poster stated, the permitting process is a breeze AND the people at the permit office are the nicest most helpful bunch in the entire system. If the residential permit system existed on every block, everyone would benefit and there would be more parking for all.

[AngelB]

I saw the PPA there ticketing while I was in Longo's yesterday. They are serious about it.

[concourse]

Your neighbors went door to door with a petition to be signed. The problem now seems to be the few blocks that don't have permit parking become a storage area for residents who still have a non-philly address or out of state tags in order to rip off their auto ins. co. A friend lives on a little street near passyunk ave. Most of the spots are taken by out of state tags, he claims they park for weeks at a time.

Some of that might be for insurance but a lot of it is young people borrow parents' cars for a few weeks and give it back. As long as its primary home is where it's insured and registered you're not committing fraud.

I am no fan of the PPA, and my previous posts are probably pretty clear on that. But it's my firm opinion that every block that fits the PPA definition of "residential" should be a part of the Residential Parking Permit program. If you are a (driver's) licensed resident of the street you live on and your car is properly registered and insured at that same address, as the above poster stated, the permitting process is a breeze AND the people at the permit office are the nicest most helpful bunch in the entire system. If the residential permit system existed on every block, everyone would benefit and there would be more parking for all.

Except people going to restaurants in the area. Too many areas have residential programs and no metered parking so if someone plans to stay at dinner / shopping for more than 2 hours they have no options.

[philly704]

This brings up something that I have been meaning to ask about PPA and south of snyder neighborhood. I live on 9th and Daly and everyday some jerk parks his car in the corner of 10th & Daly in the handicapped parking spot. He doesn't have a handicapped tag and he also parks way too close to the corner which makes it difficult for anyone to drive down Daly Street. I was beginning to think that the PPA has relatives or all live south of snyder and never ticket anyone from the area.

[darthsinatra]

Some of that might be for insurance but a lot of it is young people borrow parents' cars for a few weeks and give it back. As long as its primary home is where it's insured and registered you're not committing fraud.



Except people going to restaurants in the area. Too many areas have residential programs and no metered parking so if someone plans to stay at dinner / shopping for more than 2 hours they have no options.

You can't park at many metered spots for more than two hours, either. Some areas with RPP are extremely busy with diners and shoppers and no one seems to be staying away. Surface lots are competitive with PPA rates, too. And as free unlimited parking becomes scarcer in the residential areas adjacent to dining/shopping/entertainment districts, more people will turn to other methods of transport.

[paul215]

Except people going to restaurants in the area. Too many areas have residential programs and no metered parking so if someone plans to stay at dinner / shopping for more than 2 hours they have no options.

I have a permit and it works great, but I can hardly have friends come over anymore because they can never find a spot that isn't zoned. How do i get around that? Is there a way to get another permit that I can provide visitors? I know about the weekly ones, but I just need a spare for when friends from the burbs come over once or twice a month

[darthsinatra]

I have a permit and it works great, but I can hardly have friends come over anymore because they can never find a spot that isn't zoned. How do i get around that? Is there a way to get another permit that I can provide visitors? I know about the weekly ones, but I just need a spare for when friends from the burbs come over once or twice a month

You can get a limited quantity of daily passes for visitors here.

[2happy4u]

Some of that might be for insurance but a lot of it is young people borrow parents' cars for a few weeks and give it back. As long as its primary home is where it's insured and registered you're not committing fraud.
You really don't believe that do you? These cars been parking there for for a few years. NY, Georgia, NC, PA, Either these people leave the car registered at their moms house or they have parking tickets and refuse to pay, why would someone live on a permit block and not have a sticker? another thing I see is removing tags and placing a note in front of the VIN.


Except people going to restaurants in the area. Too many areas have residential programs and no metered parking so if someone plans to stay at dinner / shopping for more than 2 hours they have no options.

CC is the same way unless you use a lot

[darthsinatra]

CC is the same way unless you use a lot

There are very few blocks in CC on which the residential permit program is in place. Most of CC is metered. Many blocks are 2 hour parking, and some are 3 and even 4 hour parking. The only difference between the lots/garages is that you can pretty much park in a lot or a garage for as long as you like, with some exceptions, while the PPA encourages turnover of the metered spaces.