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Philadelphia Cab Drivers Demand In-Cab Cameras To Deter Assaults

Ronald Blount, president of the Taxi Workers Alliance of Pennsylvania, led a noontime rally of about 100 cabbies at 31st and Market Streets on Friday.

2013/05/10

Funeral Services Held For Cab Driver Gunned Down In West Philadelphia

Many describe the cab driver as a hard working, devoted husband and father of a seven-year-old girl.

2013/05/09

I-Team: Abuse Of Authority?

Is the logo of the Philadelphia Parking Authority a pass to park anywhere? Over just a few days, the CBS 3 I-Team found Philadelphia Parking Authority employees, driving authority vehicles, parking illegally all over the city.

2013/04/30

Philadelphia Parking Authority On The Move

The Philadelphia Parking Authority is moving the end of April and it should be more convenient for city residents.

2013/04/17

(Samuel Burlum, CEO of Extreme Energy Solutions, points to the small silver-colored device being tested on six PPA vehicles. Credit: Steve Tawa)

Phila. Parking Authority Field-Testing New Pollution Control Device

At the PPA’s fleet garage in Southwest Philadelphia this morning, CEO Samuel Burlum of North Jersey-based Extreme Energy Solutions pointed to one of the devices they are retrofitting in six PPA vehicles.

2013/03/11

Phila. Parking Authority Clamping Down On ‘Sidecar’ Ride-Sharing Drivers

The Philadelphia Parking Authority says the service is illegal, impounding vehicles and issuing hefty fines.

2013/02/27

A parking kiosk in Center City. (Credit: John McDevitt)

PPA Predicts Fewer Parking Violations, Less Revenue For City, Schools

The budget for the coming year — adopted Monday by the Parking Authority’s board — predicts that the on-street division will see a $4 million decline in net revenue — essentially profit that is forwarded to the city and school district.

2013/02/26

Philadelphia Launches New Website For Drivers To Appeal Parking Tickets

You can now fight a parking ticket online. The City of Philadelphia has launched a new website which allows individuals to appeal parking tickets online that will include the ability to upload documents in support of an appeal, as well as rules of the appeals process.

2012/12/13

(Rick Dickson of the Philadelphia Parking Authority testifies before the Streets Committee of City Council. Image from City of Phila. TV)

Philadelphia Council Committee OKs Changes To Resident Parking Petition Rules

The changes are aimed at easing neighbor-versus-neighbor squabbles.

2012/12/05

I-TEAM: Distracted Drivers Flying Under The Radar?

Distracted drivers. You see them all the time. They’re on the road with a smartphone in one hand and the steering wheel in the other. It’s dangerous and there are laws against this. But not many people in Pennsylvania are getting in trouble for driving and texting. CBS 3′s I-Team reporter Ben Simmoneau hit the street to find out why.

2012/11/20