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shapu t1_j997qpg wrote

>It seems like the city could get a ton of revenue by ticketing everyone that ignores the rules.

This city is so fucking weird when it comes to ticketing and money. Yes, you're right, they could make a ton of cash. They could do a whole lot of things that would make life better for everyone.

And they simply choose not to.

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espressocycle t1_j9a3cx6 wrote

Let PPA just drive down every five minutes with a plate scanner and mail people tickets. Maybe it's because they're essentially a state agency existing entirely for their own benefit but they're nothing if not motivated.

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shapu t1_j9a3zqj wrote

PPA is limited to center city by state law, if memory serves

Edit: i am a wrong

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ISOtrails t1_j9a5xaw wrote

No. I’ve gotten tickets in the ne. They also patrol with the boot- you ever watch parking wars?

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DonHedger t1_j9a5uue wrote

What do you mean by center city? Not disagreeing; I don't know the laws dictating what they can do at all, but I don't usually think of the Queen Village area as center city and I saw them there all the time when I lived there.

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shapu t1_j9a7e1r wrote

I thought for some reason they were only allowed to patrol in center city. I was wrong.

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espressocycle t1_j9alnk8 wrote

Ah. The rarest phrase on Reddit. "I was wrong." Hey, it happens. They actually operate a parking lot at PHL but I don't think they should legally give tickets the way I suggested. But maybe they should.

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greenweezyi t1_j9bgb19 wrote

Ticketing people is PPA’s job. Also, PPA is a straight up cursed establishment.

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TheBSQ t1_j9czdhb wrote

Ticketing people is only PPA’s job on streets with parking meters, time limits, or ones that require a residential permit. They enforce their parking rules, not the city’s.

Anywhere else, it’s PPD.

That’s why you can get a PPA ticket for being 5 minutes past the meter, but if you’re in on a non-permit street, you can park on the sidewalk or in the middle of the road, and violate every parking rule and nothing will happen.

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barrygurnsberg t1_j9p2tbv wrote

The purpose of the cell phone lot is to prevent people from parking on the shoulder. Last time I did this a cop came and made everyone move. That’s more important than trying to make it a revenue generation opportunity.

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shapu t1_j9p4a0g wrote

I believe you, but I've also not seen that happen often. Apparently OP hasn't either.

We're all coming at this from an anecdotal perspective, of course, but my gut feeling is that i would be shocked if the enforcement is any better at PHL than anywhere else outside of center city.

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