SEPTA will end free parking at Regional Rail lots and increase prices

Dated: September 3 2024

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More than four years of free parking for SEPTA riders is scheduled to end on Sept. 23 at Regional Rail surface lots and garages at Lansdale Station and the Frankford and Norristown transportation centers. Parking fees also are set to double — from $1 to $2 per day on surface lots and from $2 to $4 in garages. In 2020, SEPTA stopped charging for parking in hopes of attracting riders during the pandemic. SEPTA plans to phase in the parking changes over the next two-and-a-half months at 96 surface lots and the three garages. Parking will remain free on weekends and major holidays. Methods of payment will be modernized with a new SEPTA Park app allowing travelers to pay by license plate number and run to the train, deducting the cost of parking without waiting in line. People will also have the option to pay by text message, and kiosks will accept credit and debit cards and coins. SEPTA projects it will collect about $6 million in parking fees annually. The money will be used to help pay for the upgrades and lot maintenance — and remaining funds could fill gaps in the operating budget.
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer; 8/13/2024

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