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Fattom23 t1_j5f914m wrote

Unless that's metered/permitted parking on one or both of those streets, PPA would tell you it's not their problem. So, technically, this would be PPD not giving a shit. You could place a non-emergency call to 911 and report it, then wait and see how none shits they give.

Perhaps we could start a Reddit tree of sorts? When we see this, the whole chain calls and reports it. At least make it inconvenient for PPD to let this go on.

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sarahpullin8 t1_j5fd94e wrote

Please, I use a mobility device and it’s next to impossible to get anywhere in my neighborhood after 6pm. I actually had a person on Facebook suggest ppl in mobility devices shouldn’t be out after dark. That’s how insanely obsessed with cars ppl in this city can be. They think they are owed the streets, the bike lanes and sidewalks. This is also unsafe for everyone, including drivers.

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getnakedivegotaplan OP t1_j5feckr wrote

I feel for you. It makes me really angry that this isn't an issue that is taken seriously by anyone with authority

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AbsentEmpire t1_j5gsx7q wrote

The city just lost an ADA lawsuit over the state of the sidewalks. Perhaps reach out or the same group who one that lawsuit about the non enforcement of curb cuts still being a violation of the ADA.

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Disarray215 t1_j5izaz1 wrote

That is so fucking rude to even suggest to someone.

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crispydukes t1_j5jbmqw wrote

>This is also unsafe for everyone, including drivers.

Absolutely! As a driver I know that I psychologically stop where the cars stop. This is why cars are supposed to be 15' from the corner.

In the above scenario, it's far too easy to think the stop sign is past the cars which would put you in the crosswalk/intersection.

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getnakedivegotaplan OP t1_j5f9kq9 wrote

That's actually a fantastic idea.

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getnakedivegotaplan OP t1_j5hkqpl wrote

I have to walk out into the street with my stroller carrying my infant child which isn't safe. What is your problem

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getnakedivegotaplan OP t1_j5hmq9j wrote

I'm from here, and I'm not obsessing. It's a daily irritation to me walking with a baby stroller that drivers can't see me as I enter the intersection because of illegally parked cars (if they stop at all, that is), or that I have to walk out into the street too cross because the curb cuts are blocked because some people think they're entitled to park like assholes

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_Last-one-out_ t1_j5hvf8k wrote

Lol this clown has a post saying they want to help elderly people and asks what license you need, but asks someone that just said they have to walk in the street with their baby what the issue is.

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TheBSQ t1_j5ll9s4 wrote

If residents request that their block become a PPA permit block, the PPA will then enforce the PPA permit rules those residents requested. Otherwise, it’s the city’s responsibility to enforce their own parking rules.

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Scout1454 t1_j5fmful wrote

Having everyone calling 911 doesn't make it inconvenient for PPD. It clogs up 911 lines, so that people having actual emergencies won't be answered as quickly.

If all those people lobbied their council members to establish a non emergency line for Police instead of calling 911, that would be a more reasonable idea.

Or lobby the PPA to have an illegal parking phone # that people could call and PPA could send out a person to issue a ticket. They are ruthlessly efficient, and it would probably work well as parking is their main mission anyway

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Fattom23 t1_j5fnt4d wrote

So, once we convince city council to change the way Philadelphians have to request city services or convince the PPA to take on problems that are well-established not to be theirs, can we then request that the city do their job and give us safe street crossings for people not in cars? Or will

We're repeatedly told by the city that routing non-emergency calls through 911 is the way they want to do it. If it's more efficient like they say, cool. If it's not, that's not an excuse for us to not request city services; they need to change their system.

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Swimming-Figure-8635 t1_j5fp1f1 wrote

Huge misconception that PPA is efficient or even gives a sh!t about illegal parking, aside from maybe a few blocks in center city. I've called their hotline to report the most egregious violations in areas they patrol, and it's a crapshoot whether they show up, let alone issue a ticket.

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Fattom23 t1_j5g0mjv wrote

I don't think the PPA gives a shit about anything other than time restrictions, but they're wildly efficient with those. They don't work for the general citizenry; they work for the person who wants to park their car in the spot you've got your car in (whether that's a permitted zone resident or someone else who wants to feed that meter).

If there were organized complaints about specific cars illegally parked in the crosswalk, I would actually suspect that there would be more action taken where the PPD is responsible. At least the last organization has to report somewhere about response times to emergency and non-emergency calls, so there's the faintest shred of accountability.

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mikewarnock t1_j5h35mo wrote

That is my experience. They only seem to ticket based on the two hour time limit. I see tons of cars parked way to close to the intersection all of the time and they seem to do nothing about it.

I have a theory that it has to do with the app they use to scan license plates to determine if you have a permit. I assume that the app automatically tags the time and location for each scan and when it detects a same location over the two hour limit for a tag it prints the ticket with no or little action required by the agent. However, if the agent wants to give a ticket for something like parked to close to the curb they have to take a picture, enter data, etc.

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adwvn t1_j5hfqoj wrote

Clog lines? I have not experienced long wait times for many months. This is how the police and every politician tell you how they want you to handle it. You can even text 911 instead. In addition , as the police are concerned, I've been told by Captain of 19125 PPD the department had no staffing issues and plenty of cars to send out to respond to parking complaints, but keeping in mind parking is the lowest priority. Words directly from the source.

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Scout1454 t1_j5hhroi wrote

20 to 30 calls all in a short amount of time for one illegally parked car, could definitely overwhelme system during that time frame, especially if people are doing it for multiple cars a day.

Their suggestion was not to call 911. It was to form a group of people to all call 911 for each car that someone posted

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adwvn t1_j5hde3w wrote

I think that could be very helpful -- Most illegal parking in pedestrian areas goes unreported, because everyone living here is so confused how ticketing actually works.

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Disarray215 t1_j5iz6y7 wrote

This is what we need to do as a whole if we want to try and change it. It’s sad, but we’ll never change the minds of those who will just park however and where ever they feel is a “good enough” spot. “That’s how my grandpappy parked and my father before me. So that’s how I’ll park.” The cycle never ends.

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