This is a wonderful experience at Bethlehem Parking Authority. The staff was helpful, professional and welcoming. The miss also assisted me to get that is cheaper than the one that I registered for. The environment was positive that I had no worries when I was there. Not only that, they also helped me print out my documents free of charge. I'm highly recommend Bethlehem Parking Authority and the wonderful staffs there! read more

I'm very disappointed with the Bethlehem Parking Authority and what feels like an overly aggressive approach to enforcement. Because of temporary financial difficulties, I was unable to renew my vehicle registration by the due date. The car was not being driven and was parked outside my own home, yet I still received a parking ticket. I understand that rules exist, but issuing tickets in situations like this feels unnecessarily punitive, especially for senior citizens and others living on fixed incomes who may simply be waiting for enough money to pay essential bills. A little discretion, notice, or opportunity to correct the issue would be more reasonable than immediately adding another financial burden. In my experience, the Bethlehem Parking Authority focuses too heavily on minor technical violations instead of treating residents with fairness and understanding. read more

What a poorly run organization. I come downtown every Wednesday night for a meeting and park in the lower commons lot. I always walk straight to the kiosk and pay for my time. Multiple times in the past 6 months the kiosk isn't on-line. No way to pay. Last night I paid and got a txt receipt but when I returned I had a ticket time stamped 20 minutes after I'd paid. Clearly right in the middle of my paid window. Grr. This morning I attempted to dispute it. They clearly just want me to cough up and pay the fine, because even though I attached a copy of my receipt the site says that at best they'll set up a date and time to appear and dispute my ticket. Seriously??? This is criminal. read more

I pay monthly to park in the North St garage. attendant was worthless when the camera didn't scan my license plate. she gave me a useless number to call. I finally found my emailed receipt, but she refused to look at it. she actually walked away from me!! eventually told me to pay and take it up with the parking authority to be reimbursed! please hire people who know what the hell they're doing!!! its Musikfest for Gods sake!!! she was there at 1pm today 8/2. Mary. an incredibly frustrated downtown resident. read more

I bought a parking permit to park at the garage on New Street Bethlehem PA and nobody told me if I paid for it on the 15th I will be paying $80 for 2 weeks if I paid it on the 16th I would only got charged 40 nobody told me this nobody said anything they just went ahead and charge me $80 for 2 weeks I don't think it's right I think somebody should have said something or it should be highlighted that if you pay before the 16th you will pay full price for 2 weeks unbelievable now nobody can help me and I guess I'm just stuck paying $80 for 2 weeks when the price is $80 for the month not good at all not good business read more

Very Poor system tried two cards and rejected both of them. Will not be going back as far as I know But they need to update their system !!

i would like to the bethlehem parking authority for taking away more free parking from us at musikfest on conestoga street. thanks for the $30 ticket. how about this how about moer paking for us handicap people that would be nice but i doudt it read more

Very poor instructions on the meter system. The app didn't work correctly for me and it was within 1/2 ​hr that I received a ticket. I could have been still trying to figure it out while it was being written. Can't say I didn't try. I tried text option. Scan option and I have the app!! I didnt want to be late for my reservation. It is not the first time I have had an inconvenient experience with the Parking Auth. Senior Citizen. read more

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Very shameful Bethlehem Parking Authority. I was given an exceeding parking ticket twice within 5 minutes. I returned to my car not 15 minutes after exceeding the parking time that I had paid for already. To make matters worse, I only found out about the extra parking ticket when I logged in to pay one ticket and found there were two. How miserable of an organization! I cannot believe the injustice or inhumanity. read more

Took my family to Bethlehem for nice dinner out. Gladly paid the $2 for 2 hours at $1/hour parking fee and returned to find a ticket on my car. The kiosk gave me the option to not print out receipt and unfortunately I didn't. I have proof of payment but not time stamped with my credit card. Only recourse is to set up a court hearing with the Magistrate. Just to make the point I'll take time off work and pay the high cost of fuel to drive 30 minutes to Bethlehem to fight a parking violation that was incorrectly issued. I would like to be compensated for the violation against me. read more

An absolute embarrassment to how our city handles things, this for-profit and abusive company will do everything it can to add a nuisance to your day to day. 3 fines for an inspection sticker in 4 days? Your policies are arbitrary and you are very obviously getting your information from the DMV. Our city has been in bed with these guys for way too long. read more

When you go to leave and try to use your credit card half the time it doesn't take your credit card and if you don't have another credit card with you the guy that you get when you press help threatens you that this is the one and only time we're going to let you through and we have you on camera instead of trying to fix their machines because I'm not the only one it happens to it other people have told me that it happens to them too they need to fix their damn machines read more

It's almost not even worth my time to leave a review since they're all one stars but very unprofessional I was givin the same ticket 2 hours apart for expired inspection after the first ticket I renewed it. an hour later got the same ticket called to see why and the lady was very rude and even hung up then I went in person and she acted the same way when I asked whom I was speaking to on the joke she said "yeah that was me so what" how can something like this operate like this and nothing change read more

We live on the other side of the state and received a parking ticket. When I tried to explain they misread one letter on the plate the lady told me to dispute it and hung up on me. Rude people should not hold positions in which tickets,money, and DMV information is involved. I feel sorry for the local citizens of this town. It seems it would be impossible to have something cleared up with them. I issued a disput. I hope it is resolve. This would be no stars if possible read more

Voicing my issue here because where else? Parked on the street, I had 6 minutes left and came out to a ticket for "exceeding parking meter". And now to fight it, I have to miss work and go to court. That's robbery and should not be tolerated. read more

not worth any stars! they don't care about seniors with handicaps they only care about the almighty dollar!! I need help with the parking they want full price for parking even when someone is on welfare trying to better themselves! they want to see you in the street, hurt and they couldn't care less! what can be done about the parking situation for handicap people? read more

Litterally Hound dogging cars. Gave a ticket 10 seconds, I kid you not 10 seconds after it expired as I was opening my car door. What a corrupt system. This company should be barred from the city. read more

IF IT WAS POSSIBLE TO GIVE ZERO STARS I WOULD!!!! I bought a parking pass for Laufer Street, I leave my car there for a week and when I return I was given 10 parking tickets. I called the parking authority and they assured me they got rid of the 10 tickets and made sure my pass actually went through in their system. I go back two days later and I had TWO MORE TICKETS!!! I called again and cancelled my pass and they told me they erased the two new tickets on my car. BUT THEN, a month later when I get another ticket (this time I actually deserved it) and go to pay it, the two old tickets WERE STILL ON MY ACCOUNT! Worst of all, one of the tickets wasn't even for the Laufer St lot, the parking authority falsely said my car was parked on the 300 block of Perry street. I DONT EVEN KNOW WHERE PERRY STREET IS??? This company is just a money making corrupt machine, DO NO TRUST THEM. Find somewhere else to park your car, these people DO NOT deserve you're money. read more

They don't care about residence, just we have to pay, pay and pay. We pay taxes, a lot of taxes. In my situation I pay double taxes. personal and business. Residence suppose have a free parking!!!!. If you try to talk with any one from parking authority, they ignore you!!!!. Right now we have snow you have to pay the meter , even if you can not reach the meter you have to pay!!!!!!!. (not everybody pay by cell phone!!!!!) sorry but Bethlehem City going worse and worse. read more

They came up with a parking system mobile-now, which suck. You have to pay by credit card but then have to call and wait for 40 min to talk to a rep to extend your parking.. So I did that paid to mobile app $20 and got a ticket anyway. When visited Bethlehem parking authority, operation manager Jeremy Appeshouse enjoy having himself and authority and being full of himself kept saying No to all of my arguments, explanations and documents I brought to proof I paid for parking and the extensions ( notice, you have to call a few times to extend the parking for every 3 hours, staying on the phone for 40 min each time) The only solution he offered to have a hearing, even though it was clear that mobile-now is company who will be out of business in no time.. Unless its his own company read more

I purchased the parking permit to park in front of my house which in the 2-hour K zone parking. I just placed the permit on my rear windshield at 11Am, the same day, 5PM I got the ticket for overtime parking!!???? I think I am abusive, targeted because the officer is the same person who gave me 2 tickets for the same reasons before. I came to the Bethlehem Parking Authority 4 times just trying to get my permit and after getting the permit, I still got ticket??? I'm wondering if it is the way they earn money from residents???? read more

It appears that something goes off to notify if parking meter is close to expire so that you would get ticketed. Went to First Friday in South Bethlehem and had put in enough quarters but came back to my car with a ticket. Not happy about that since there really isn't any place else to park except at meters. What a nice little racket you have going on there!! read more