text: Brilliant Why did I not thought of reviewing some of our wonderful local government entities Good thinking MilesnnThe Parking Authority or Public Parking Authority of Pittsburgh PPAP is pretty much the norm for Pittsburgh government poorly run and really hard to deal with I am guessing corrupt too but that is conjecture nnA It is Why cannot I conduct business with them over the web Seriously I have to physically go in to their office with closing papers or a lease I cannot even send a pdf Are you kidding I guess Pittsburgh would prefer that its residents not have jobs so that they can spend their days dealing with the crappy hours and bureaucratic inefficiency that comes with trying to live in this dysfunctional city nnB I had some contractors over and I gave them my visitors pass They still got harassed and ticketed until I called in for a waiver Again I cannot do this online Really It was over the phone they did not need any proof of who I was or who the contractors were Good idea if you have friends staying longterm When I did call in all I got was an answering machine I left a message to call back which did not happen after calls I finally received a return call after contacting my city councilmans office Message PPAP does not work for Pittsburghers but they move fast for city officialsnnC Residential permits are required during daylight hours and not at night What other fing city does this Who cares if someone is parked in the neighborhood at noon The streets almost completely empty during the day Most of the hardworking taxpayers are at work then What is really annoying is when I come home late in the evenings and have to cruise around to find parking Lo and behold we run a residential program like most of the others I have seen that restrict parking from or in the evening until the morning We know the real reason for that the enforcement guys would have to work at nightnnnOne plus Despite all of the systemic problems with PPAP the two employees I have seen the two times I had to go in to the office were friendly in that weird gruff Pittsburghfriendly waynnnNot that they are all that much better but Fox Chapel and Cranberry look slightly appealing every time I interact with my city government