derekno2go t1_j5jyoe5 wrote on January 23, 2023 at 3:31 PM

31M and I might be taking up a job offer (just above 60k) in Philadelphia either this April or the following spring in 24. I would be relocating all the way from Montana, but I am originally from New York. I miss living in a city, but don’t necessarily want to move back to NYC, but when I lived there, I went down to Philly from time to time as I had some friends there, many of whom are still there and many of my NY friends and family who went to school down there remained in the area. I’ve had my car since 2020, and have a bit of a sentimental attachment to it as it’s taken me across the country three times and all the way to Alaska. I would like to live in a walkable neighborhood (at least in the beginning) but would also like to have a car for day trips.

mortgagepants t1_j5ljo0g wrote on January 23, 2023 at 9:28 PM

there are a few neighborhoods that are walkable but have parking. port richmond, point breeze, south south philly.

not telling you what to do, but cars sometimes go from value added to albatross really fast. 3rd time towed or second time break in and intercity bus, train, amtrak, daily rental, seems better and better.

paytown90 t1_j5san76 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 5:09 AM

Fwiw I moved to Bella Vista about 4mo ago with a small Subaru SUV. There’s free parking on a couple blocks in the area but it’s a nightmare to find unless it’s mid day on a weekday.. but even during the day on weekdays is a pain in the ass unless you’re cool spending 30 min looking for parking far away and only moving it every time you absolutely need it.. you’ll learn you don’t need it often quickly.

Once I got a residential permit for the area I’m in it made parking tolerable, and I’m glad I kept a car. In Bella Vista and Queen Village on weekdays you can find parking most streets. evening and weekends is a hassle but you’ll find something within 10 min of looping blocks that will land you a 10 min walk away

If you move to Passyunk or other neighborhoods south of Washington it’s a pain but most streets are free.

If you end up in a zone with residential parking get your PA license sorted out asap then get your car inspected and registered also asap so you can get a residential permit.

Living between south st to center city you’ll be better off getting a spot in a lot.

Can’t speak to other areas of town.

Reason I mention my make and size of car earlier is because I knew we needed to go down to one car from two and initially considered moving here in our other car which was a long van. Ended up selling the van before the move because of parking concerns. Very glad I did because trying to fit a SUV is one thing, but if I had to find parking for a 22’ van or truck I’d still be circling the neighborhood.