Philadelphia residents are being overcharged, over ticketed, and over penalized just for trying to live, work, and park in their own neighborhoods.

This is no longer about safety it’s about revenue.

Across the city, residents are facing:

Excessive parking tickets with high fines
Late fees that quickly pile up and become unmanageable
Limited residential permit parking despite high demand
Multiple speed and red light cameras placed on the same block, leading to repeated citations
Vehicles being booted after only a few unpaid tickets
Registration suspensions that prevent people from legally driving to work/school or handling daily responsibilities
This system disproportionately affects working class residents who rely on their vehicles every day.

 
We Demand Immediate Reform:
Fair and reduced parking fines
Caps on late fees to prevent financial spirals
Expansion and fairness in residential permit parking
Limits on speed/red light cameras (no excessive clustering on one block or corridor)
A grace period to prevent multiple tickets within a short timeframe
Increased threshold before vehicle booting or immobilization
An end to or reform of registration suspensions tied to parking violations
Accessible payment plans BEFORE punitive enforcement actions
 
Why This Matters
People are losing access to their cars, jobs, and stability over minor violations and escalating penalties.

Parking enforcement should serve the community not exploit it.

Philadelphia residents deserve fairness, transparency, and accountability.

 
Call to Action
If you’ve ever

Been hit with multiple tickets in a short time
Struggled with late fees piling up
Seen excessive cameras on one block
Worried about your car being booted
Sign this petition and share it.

It’s time for Philadelphia to do better.