Allentown Parking Authority
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The Allentown Parking Authority is responsible for both off and on-street parking
within the City of Allentown
, Pennsylvania
.
The Allentown Parking Authority owns and manages five parking garages in downtown/center city, Allentown and leases 29 surface lots plus one parking ramp which make up a total of over 4,020 parking spaces.
The Allentown Parking Authority is responsible for the enforcement of both City and State parking regulations, by way of parking tickets, towing, wheel booting and/or impounding vehicles.
The Allentown Parking Authority currently regulates 1,500+ parking meters.
The Allentown Parking Authority has also been criticized for disrupting commerce in Allentown’s Downtown "shopping district" by way of overzealous ticketing during standard business hours and unnecessary meter parking.
The Allentown Parking Authority has also been criticized for indirectly implementing a "Ticketing Quota" by way of budgeting its operations via revenue generated by ticketing vehicles
The Allentown Parking Authority has also been criticized for wasteful spending and flaunting its high-priced "Parking Enforcement Technology" while schools in the Allentown School District go under-funded
In December 2009 the site brokenladders.com called the Allentown Parking Authority a "Corrupt, Wasteful, Hypocritical, Nuisance" and launched a grassroots campaign to have the entity shut down.
The 2009 Board members appointed by Mayor Ed Pawlowski
are:
Parking
Parking is the act of stopping a vehicle and leaving it unoccupied for more than a brief time. Parking on one or both sides of a road is commonly permitted, though often with restrictions...
within the City of Allentown
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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The Allentown Parking Authority owns and manages five parking garages in downtown/center city, Allentown and leases 29 surface lots plus one parking ramp which make up a total of over 4,020 parking spaces.
The Allentown Parking Authority is responsible for the enforcement of both City and State parking regulations, by way of parking tickets, towing, wheel booting and/or impounding vehicles.
The Allentown Parking Authority currently regulates 1,500+ parking meters.
2008 Allentown Parking Authority Statistics
In 2008 the Allentown Parking Authority ...- Issued 108,289 parking tickets
- Immobilized 428 vehicles
- Impounded 1,002 vehicles
- Had a total operating cost of: $3,041,000.00
- Had a total income of: $5,682,000.00
Criticisms
Residents have criticized the Allentown Parking Authority for targeting low-income families living in "center city" Allentown by way of excessive fines and unnecessary meter parking.The Allentown Parking Authority has also been criticized for disrupting commerce in Allentown’s Downtown "shopping district" by way of overzealous ticketing during standard business hours and unnecessary meter parking.
The Allentown Parking Authority has also been criticized for indirectly implementing a "Ticketing Quota" by way of budgeting its operations via revenue generated by ticketing vehicles
The Allentown Parking Authority has also been criticized for wasteful spending and flaunting its high-priced "Parking Enforcement Technology" while schools in the Allentown School District go under-funded
In December 2009 the site brokenladders.com called the Allentown Parking Authority a "Corrupt, Wasteful, Hypocritical, Nuisance" and launched a grassroots campaign to have the entity shut down.
Governing Body
The Allentown Parking Authority is governed by a 5 person Board of Directors, appointed by the Mayor of Allentown.The 2009 Board members appointed by Mayor Ed Pawlowski
Ed Pawlowski
Ed Pawlowski is the mayor of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. He has held this office since January 2006.Pawlowski is a Democrat...
are:
- Linda Rosenfeld | Chair
- Malcolm Gross | Vice Chair
- Candida Svirzovsky | Secretary
- Michael Donovan | Treasurer
- Lawrence Hilliard | Assistant Secretary