Upper Darby Partners with Brixmor to Improve Parking at Pilgrim Gardens Shopping Center
Published on December 14, 2022
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December 14, 2022
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Upper Darby Partners with Brixmor to Improve Parking at Pilgrim Gardens Shopping Center
Solar powered kiosks create convenience, aesthetic appeal, and positive environmental impact.
UPPER DARBY, PA: Mayor Keffer is excited to announce the success of Upper Darby’s partnership with Brixmor to complete updates to the parking lot at Pilgrim Gardens Shopping Center. Through this public/private partnership, old parking meters were removed and replaced with solar kiosks. This type of partnership is an exciting step forward in Mayor Keffer’s vision for revitalizing Upper Darby and supporting our businesses.
“If we’re going to modernize and improve Upper Darby we have to work together with our business community. Most people might not think much about parking, but it’s a major quality of life issue, and that’s why I was thrilled to partner with Brixmor to improve customers' experience parking at Pilgrim Gardens,” said Mayor Keffer. “Seeing how willing and interested Brixmor was to work with us as a municipality for the benefit of our residents makes me hopeful for more private/public partnership in the future. ”
Brixmor, a real estate developer and owner of the Pilgrim Gardens Shopping Center, was in the process of renovating their private lot and Upper Darby took the opportunity to encourage them to also improve their parking meters. The result is a modernized, more aesthetically pleasing and easier to use parking lot in our community.
“It’s always great to see private investment in public improvements,” said the parking director for Upper Darby Township, Dr. Sekela Coles. “We have made great strides over the past two years to modernize our parking in Upper Darby from providing an app to pay for parking via Passport, to making online payment options available, and converting to solar powered kiosks over meters. The Mayor has been tremendously supportive of our efforts to improve the parking experience for our residents, businesses and visitors.”
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