Thousands of PPA tickets remain unpaid from last year’s street-cleaning program
A violation costs $31 – but if it goes unpaid, additional fines can rack up.
Philadelphia drivers, if you don’t want to get fined, get ready to move your car.
The city’s seasonal neighborhood street-cleaning program kicked off earlier this month, and thousands of parking violations from last year remain unpaid.
The Philadelphia Parking Authority issued 151,392 parking violations during the program in 2025 — and 42,150 still need to be paid, according to PPA spokesperson Martin O’Rourke.
The city has brought in over $3.2 million from tickets related to last year’s neighborhood street-cleaning program, but nearly 28% of violations, more than $1.3 million, are outstanding. The remainder were partially paid or canceled.
The fine for a parking violation is $31.
Drivers who do not pay or contest their ticket within a few weeks may face additional fines of up to $65.
The city’s cleaning program, which is in its fifth year, began April 6. It is expected to run through Oct. 29.
Flyers are placed on vehicles and signs are posted in street-cleaning areas to alert drivers. Vehicles are ticketed only when cleaning actually takes place on that street, even if cars are restricted from parking in that area for a longer stretch of time.
Last year, the PPA issued 5,851 fewer violations during its street-cleaning program than it had in 2024 but 55% more than 2022.
