After 4 years, SEPTA is reinstating phased-in parking fees | What you need to know [Video]

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — After four years of offering free parking, SEPTA is reinstating parking fees starting Monday.

The fees will be reintroduced in phases, officials say. The reinstatement schedule is posted at SEPTA.org.

Parking fees were suspended in 2020 to attract customers back to the transit system when the pandemic hit, according to SEPTA.

“We wanted to keep it free as we built up ridership post-pandemic,” noted SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch.

The reinstated parking fees are:

• Surface Lots (96 SEPTA-owned locations): $2 per day, which is up from the previous cost of $1 per day.

• Garages (3 locations: Frankford Transportation Center, Norristown Transportation Center, and Lansdale Station): $4 per day, which is up from the previous cost of $2 per day.

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

Busch told Action News that the new fees are expected to bring in an additional $6 million in revenue.

The extra cash will go to maintenance as …