Parking tickets in Homestead, Pennsylvania

[badd302]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania

Homestead, Pennsylvania has a state highway going right through the center of town. I think it is 885, not sure, but I think so. Anyway, I do understand how Philly who has the parking AUTHORITY, as they do have proprietary capacity and actually own the streets in Philly, therefore allowing them the ability to give parking tickets. But Homestead obviously does not own the state highway that goes right through their town.

How do they have the right to give parking tickets on a street they do not own?

 

[Zigner]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania

Homestead, Pennsylvania has a state highway going right through the center of town. I think it is 885, not sure, but I think so. Anyway, I do understand how Philly who has the parking AUTHORITY, as they do have proprietary capacity and actually own the streets in Philly, therefore allowing them the ability to give parking tickets. But Homestead obviously does not own the state highway that goes right through their town.

How do they have the right to give parking tickets on a street they do not own?

The Parking Authority doesn't own ANY streets ANYWHERE.

 

[racer72]

You have misunderstood the difference between state highways and municiple roadways. As far as ownership, the residents of Pennsylvania own all the public roads. The state highway was built by the state (using taxes paid by all state residents) to serve multiple jurisdictions, this provides for a uniform roadway across these jurisdictions. The local jurisdictions maintain the authority to enforce the traffic laws of these roadways though. In many cases, the local jurisdiction can also revise the speed limit and other traffic control laws of the state highway within their jurisdiction too.