SEPTA Reinstating Parking Fees At Lower Bucks Stations

PHILADELPHIA, PA —After four years of offering free parking to help attract customers back to the system, SEPTA will reinstate parking fees starting next month.

SEPTA will conduct a phased approach starting on Sept. 23.

In June, the SEPTA Board awarded a $12.3 million contract to Flowbird America Inc. to develop a new, state-of-the-art parking system that will streamline fee collection and improve customer convenience.

Daily parking rates at SEPTA-owned surface lots will increase to $2 from $1 and to $4 from $2 at the three garages: Frankford Transportation Center, Norristown, and Lansdale.

Parking at surface lots will remain free on weekends and major holidays.

“These fees will help offset parking lot maintenance costs as we continue to do our part to generate revenue in the midst of a funding crisis,” said SEPTA CEO and General Manager Leslie S. Richards. “We understand how increasing fees could impact riders, but we hope they will still see public transit as an overall value – saving time and money compared to driving a vehicle.”

The new system will provide several convenient options to pay for parking: SEPTA Park app and Kiosk, which will accept credit/debit cards and coins.

Detailed instructions will be posted at stations, and SEPTA ambassadors will be onsite to answer questions.

Parking Enforcement Officers will read license plates using vehicle-mounted cameras. Violations or warnings will be issued for illegally parked vehicles.

Regional Rail Line Service

• The Warminster Line has stops in Warminster, Hatboro, Willow Grove, Abington, Roslyn, Glenside, Jenkintown, and Elkins Park, among others before heading into Philadelphia.
• The West Trenton Line runs from West Trenton to Philadelphia with stops in Yardley, Middletown Township, Langhorne, Penndel, Bensalem Township, Huntingdon Valley, Abington, Rydal, Noble, Jenkintown, and Elkins Park, among others.
• The Trenton Line runs from Trenton to Philadelphia with stops in Morrisville, Tullytown, Levittown, Bristol, Croydon, Eddington, Cornwell Heights, and Andalusia.
• The Lansdale / Doylestown Line runs from Doylestown to Philadelphia with stops in Doylestown, New Britain, Chalfont, Lansdale, North Wales, Ambler, Fort Washington, Orland, North Hills, Glenside, Jenkintown-Wyncote, and Elkins Park, among others.

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