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Statements and a petition opposed a bill that would slash the tax rate to 17%, noting there was no guarantee lot workers would benefit, as promised.

Councilmember Cherelle Parker, the bill's sponsor, said the reduction would benefit parking services employees and incentive people to visit the city. "The goal of lowering this tax rate is for some of the benefits to flow directly to the parking workers, either by bringing back laid off parking workers, or by improving the pay and benefits of parking workers," Parker said in a statement. "I believe that it is possible to be both pro-business and pro-worker." Last June, City Council voted to raise the parking tax from 22.5% to 25% due to pandemic-caused budget shortfalls. It also created a re...

WHYY By A Philadelphia parking garage at 8th and Chestnut streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY) City Councilmember Cherelle Parker introduced a bill Thursday that would dramatically lower Philadelphia’s parking tax rate. The proposed legislation would cut the levy on revenues paid at parking lots and garages by nearly a third –– from 25% to 17% –– and would take effect in July. Parker says the reduction is a benefit for both parking industry leaders and their employees. “The goal of lowering this tax rate is for some of the benefits to flow directly to the parking workers either by bringing ba...

April 2, 2021 By Alex Vuocolo With a $1.9 trillion dollar stimulus package under its belt, the Biden administration is now moving onto its next major spending package: a $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan to give America's woefully underfunded transportation networks a much-needed overhaul. With roads and bridges across the U.S. in a state of disrepair, there is widespread agreement that some kind of investment is necessary, but how to pay for it has been a topic of debate.  While the coronavirus pandemic pushed both Democrats and Republicans to embrace an uneasy bipartisan consensus that hi...

WHYY By An artist's rendering of the proposed King of Prussia rail line station at Mall Boulevard. (Courtesy of SEPTA) Despite continued financial losses, the SEPTA board approved a plan to use $40 million of the federal coronavirus relief money to free up funds to go toward the King of Prussia Rail Project. The approximately $2 billion rail line would connect King of Prussia to University City and Center City, creating a trifecta of the largest employment hubs in the region. The board also approved a five-year strategic plan for 2021 through 2026 that lists the KOP rail as one of its five pr...