The Allentown Parking Authority is responsible for both off and on-street parking within the City of Allentown , Pennsylvania .
6-544: The Allentown Parking Authority owns and manages five parking garages in Center City Allentown and leases 29 surface lots plus one parking ramp which make up a total of over 4,020 parking spaces. The Allentown Parking Authority is responsible for the enforcement of both City and State parking regulations, by way of parking tickets , towing, wheel booting , and impounding vehicles. The Allentown Parking Authority currently regulates over 1,500 parking meters in
12-586: A so-called ticketing quota" by budgeting its operations via revenue generated by ticketing vehicles The Allentown Parking Authority has also been criticized for wasteful spending and flaunting its high-priced "Parking Enforcement Technology" while public schools in the Allentown School District are perceived as under-funded 40°36′02″N 75°28′41″W / 40.600478°N 75.478153°W / 40.600478; -75.478153 Center City Allentown Center City Allentown
18-531: Is the downtown and central business district of Allentown, Pennsylvania , the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania . It has a dense population and is currently undergoing an urban revitalization process. Allentown's Center City is generally defined as the area centered around Hamilton and 7th Streets, bordered by the Jordan Creek to the east, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to
24-745: Is the home arena for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms , the primary development team of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League . Center City Allentown includes four residential neighborhoods : Seventh Street, Downtown, Old Allentown, Old Fairgrounds District, and North of Tilghman Street (NOTI). Center City is home to the corporate headquarters of PPL Corporation , a New York Stock Exchange -traded company with over 6,500 employees and $ 7.9 billion in annual revenue as of 2022. Center City Allentown
30-631: The city. Residents have criticized the Allentown Parking Authority for targeting low-income families living in Center City Allentown by way of excessive fines and unnecessary meter parking. The Allentown Parking Authority has also been criticized for disrupting commerce in Allentown’s downtown shopping district by overzealously ticketing during standard business hours and unnecessary meter parking. The Allentown Parking Authority has also been criticized for indirectly implementing
36-747: The south, the city line with Whitehall Township to the north, and 15th Street to the west. Center City's population based on a 2007 estimate was 53,548. Center City is defined as 6.271 sq. mi., making the population density 8539/square miles. Center City's tallest building is the PPL Building at 322 ft (98 m). The Allentown Art Museum , Miller Symphony Hall , the former site of Hess's Department Stores' original and flagship store, Baum School of Art , Lehigh County Historical Society and Heritage Museum are Center City landmarks. An 8,500-capacity indoor arena, PPL Center , opened in August 2014, and
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