Philadelphia Parking Authority Wants More Billboards

If the Philadelphia Parking Authority has their way, they will add another 45 billboards in neighborhood parking lots.  Phillymag.com is reporting that the 14 billboards the PPA currently has at 4 of its Center City garages earned $60,000 so far in 2017.  In the first phase of their plan the PPA would add an additional 14 signs in six neighborhoods, expecting to bring in an additional $140,000 per year.

The city amended their zoning code in 2013  which allowed for the creation of a municipal advertising program, in which advertisements promoting commercial products or political or religious ideas could appear on city-owned property. The program was intended to generate more revenue for the city and school district without raising taxes.

5th Square, a Philadelphia based political action committee, has taken exception to the PPA’s plans claiming that none of the funds will go to schools.  A spokesman for the PPA said that income generated from the billboards goes to the upkeep of neighborhood parking lots.

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