The
Reading Parking Authority is a Municipal Authority whose purpose is to
build, manage, and operate all public off-street and on-street parking
in the City of Reading. The off-street facilities are both parking
garages and surface parking lots. The goal is to provide public
parking at a fair price to customers in facilities that are clean,
convenient, accessible, in good condition, secure, and safe. All
employees are expected to provide professional, impartial and
courteous service to citizens and visitors in Reading.
The Reading Parking Authority is a municipal authority incorporated under
laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It was established in 1953 through an ordinance passed by the Reading City Council. It is
governed by a five member Board of Directors, three of which must be residents of the City of Reading, that is appointed by the Mayor of Reading. The Board of Directors of the Reading Parking Authority meets
on the FOURTH WEDNESDAY of each month to conduct business. The Authority is organized in three departments: Administrative, Off/ON-Street Operations, and Maintenance.
The first parking structure financed and erected by the Authority was the Franklin Plaza Garage in 1962.
Financed by a conventional construction loan, this was to be the first in a series of parking
structures commissioned by the Authority within the City of Reading. Overall, the Authority is responsible for over 6,000 off-street and 1,100 on street parking spaces.
| Facility |
Built |
Spaces |
| 2nd & Washington |
2007 |
433 |
| Franklin Plaza |
1962 |
450 |
| 4th & Cherry |
1970 |
635 |
| (1) South Penn |
1971/90 |
1050 |
| Reed & Court |
1977 |
500 |
| Chiarelli Plaza |
1983 |
500 |
| Front & Washington |
1990 |
740 |
| Poplar & Walnut |
1990 |
1024 |
| (2) Wyndham Plaza |
1965 |
310 |
Notes: (1) Expanded in 1990 (2) Acquired in 1997
This property was transferred to BARTA for
the ITF in 1999 where 100 parking spaces will
be managed by the RPA.
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The Reading Parking Authority
will be closed on the following days:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Day
President's Day
Memorial Day
Flag Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day
The Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
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Reading Parking Authority
613 Franklin Street
Reading Pa, 19602
Telephone: (610) 655-6166
Fax Number: (610) 655-6446
Questions / Comments - E-mail: LarryLee@readingparking.com
To pay your parking ticket online.... www.remit-online.com/610001
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