A number of parking companies will also offer discounts at area lots and garages.
Fans react to a home run by Phillies Nick Castellanos during Game 4 of a National League Division Series baseball game at Citizens Bank Park. Tuesday will bring free subway rides on the Broad Street Line and free street parking around the city in anticipation of a massive night for sports in Philadelphia.Tuesday will bring free subway rides on the Broad Street Line and free street parking around the city in anticipation of a massive night for sports in Philadelphia.
Starting at 5 p.m., the Philadelphia Parking Authority will drop the fees for street parking at kiosks citywide, and free parking will be available at all PPA Regional Rail parking lots. Additionally, the authority will be offering $5 flat-rate parking at several Center City garages.“In good times and bad, Philadelphians have always stuck together and helped each other out,” PPA executive director Rich Lazer said in a statement.
Free subway rides and free parking are being offered in an attempt to mitigate traffic around the South Philadelphia sports complex, which will host three large sports events Tuesday night. Starting at 6 p.m. at the Wells Fargo Center, the Flyers will face off against the Vancouver Canucks, followed by an 8 p.m. soccer match between Mexico and Germany at Lincoln Financial Field. And at 8:07 p.m.
Sports complex venue officials said in a statement that due to the number of games planned Tuesday, fans are strongly encouraged to arrive early and take public transportation to and from the area.AutoPark at Independence Mall A number of parking companies will offer discounts at area lots and garages. SP+, for example, will offer $10 parking for up to 12 hours starting at 2 p.m. at three locations: Broad and Vine Streets, Eighth and Market Streets, and 733 Chestnut St.
“The parking industry is probably the highest taxed industry maybe in the state, and maybe in the country,” Robert Zuritsky, president and chief executive officer of parking company Parkway Corp., told The Inquirer last month.
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