Parking - Guys, it's an urban myth that parking in or around Center City is a nightmare. It's easy as fuck and should never be a deterrent to going there for a massage, or a date, or shopping or whatever!
On-street metered parking costs $2/hour. Philadelphia meters accept coins and t as payment. The Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) has been installing meter kiosks throughout the city. These kiosks accept coins, bills, credit cards and SmartCards. DOWNLOAD the PPA app that lets you just choose the zone you parked in and it deducts parking fees the same way as Venmo, Uber, Lyft, Touchtunes, etc.
I am not picking on anyone individually! But I was thinking the other day about the marines charging Normandy Beach in France during WWII and being slaughtered by German sharpshooters and artillery. Running forward into certain death and dismemberment. Re-watch the beginning of the movie "Saving Private Ryan" for a realistic depiction.
In 2018 some people are afraid to search for a parking spot downtown in their air conditioned car and pay a couple of bucks. It's irony.
AGAIN - NOT PICKING ON ANYONE! I'm guilty of this same triviality!