SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - There’s a new parking ticket controversy in South Philadelphia and it’s causing a lot of confusion and frustration on Washington Avenue."People are still parking on the bike lane.
They’ve already been towed more than once," Gabriel Pachacheck, with the Washington Avenue Association of Businesses and Residents, stated.The changes on Washington Avenue have been confusing.
Pachacheck says even Philadelphia Parking Authority workers have issued tickets by mistake. "There’s actually quite a few people who got tickets for parking exactly where they should, which is embarrassing, because we’ve been telling people to park there.
Now, they’re getting ticketed for it."Pachacheck is with the Washington Avenue Association of Businesses and Residents. He’s been hearing from business owners in the area, with similar concerns to Mimi Tieu near the corner of 7th Street."You have to really watch it when you open the door from the car.