Allentown Parking Authority

The Allentown Parking Authority is responsible for both off and on-street parking within the City of Allentown, Pennsylvania.[1]

Allentown Parking Authority
Agency overview
Headquarters603 West Linden Street
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101
Websitewww.allentownparking.com

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[2]
  • Had a total income of: $5,682,000.00[2]

Criticisms

Residents have criticized the Allentown Parking Authority for targeting low-income families[3] living in "center city" Allentown by way of excessive fines[4] and unnecessary meter parking.[5]

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[6][7] and unnecessary meter parking.[5]

The Allentown Parking Authority has also been criticized for indirectly implementing a "Ticketing Quota"[3] by way of budgeting its operations via revenue generated by ticketing vehicles[8][9]

The Allentown Parking Authority has also been criticized for wasteful spending[10] and flaunting its high-priced "Parking Enforcement Technology"[11] while schools in the Allentown School District go under-funded[12]

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.[13]

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 are:[14]

  • Linda Rosenfeld | Chair
  • Malcolm Gross[15] | Vice Chair
  • Candida Svirzovsky[16] | Secretary
  • Michael Donovan[17] | Treasurer
  • Lawrence Hilliard[18] | Assistant Secretary

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-25. Retrieved 2009-09-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.allentownparking.com/assets/pdfs/APA_Audit-123108.pdf Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Allentown Parking Authority 2008 Audit Report
  3. http://www.brokenladders.com/allentown_parking_authority/index.php Allentown Parking Authority on BrokenLadders.com
  4. http://blogs.mcall.com/allentown/2009/06/tickets-by-block.html Tickets by Block
  5. http://molovinskyonallentown.blogspot.com/2009/09/parking-authority-preys-on-poor.html Parking Authority Preys on Poor
  6. http://blogs.mcall.com/allentown/2009/06/time.html Tickets by Time
  7. http://molovinskyonallentown.blogspot.com/2009/08/tip-for-snooks.html Tip For Snooks
  8. https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mcall/access/1003187861.html?dids=1003187861:1003187861&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+14%2C+2006&author=The+Morning+Call&pub=Morning+Call&desc=Time+to+re-evaluate+Allentown+parking Time to re-evaluate Allentown parking
  9. http://www.allentownpa.gov/Portals/0/files/Finance/2008%20CAFR%20APPENDIX%20TAB_20090707151531.PDF CITY OF ALLENTOWNFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICIES
  10. Allentown Parking Authority Buys $1,232.67 Light Bulb
  11. http://wfmz.com/view/?id=255867%5B%5D New Parking Technology Aids Officers in Allentown
  12. http://www.allentownsd.org/news_archive/2009/082709_nr.pdf Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Resolution Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to Approve a 2009-10 State Budget that Maintains the Commonwealth's Commitment to Adequate and Equitable Basic Education Funding
  13. http://www.brokenladders.com/allentown_parking_authority/index.php The Allentown Parking Authority is a Corrupt, Wasteful, Hypocritical, Nuisance
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2009-09-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. http://www.grossmcginley.com/our_people/Malcom-Gross
  16. http://www.lcb.state.pa.us/webapp/Legal/PublicAdjudicationDisplay.asp?adjudication_sequence=1280&adjudication_year=2003&appeal=n
  17. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2018-10-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/larry-hilliard/4/200/20

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