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Bill 250712

Authorizing the Streets Department to establish parking and stopping regulations on both sides of 47th Street between Chestnut Street and Kingsessing Street, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced Sep 11, 2025Committee on Streets and ServicesOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember Gauthier

How members voted

  1. Vote on Oct 16, 2025 · CITY COUNCIL

    Aye (17)

    Councilmember BassCouncilmember BrooksCouncilmember DriscollCouncilmember GauthierCouncilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember HarrityCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember LozadaCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember PhillipsCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember ThomasCouncilmember AhmadCouncilmember LandauCouncilmember O'RourkeCouncilmember YoungCouncil President Johnson

From the floor

Passages in the official transcripts that cite this file number. Every quote links to its exact place in the record.

  1. “My name is Jeremy Blatstein. Two-minute speeches today. That's actually longer than October 2025 Philadelphia Land Bank meeting held last Tuesday. I'm here not on behalf of big bike, but in my personal capacity as a concerned Philadelphia transit advocate. I'm here to speak in support of the Land Bank bills, Bill No. 250712 and Bill No. 250718, two of the 19 bills, as you highlighted, Council President, that were pas…”

    Mr. Blatstein · Stated Meeting, October 16, 2025 · Oct 16, 2025 · official transcript, this passage

  2. “Hello. Good morning. My name is Will Tung. I'm a resident of Southwest Philly and here as a husband and father raising a child in this city. I am here in support of Bill 250712, which will enable the city to regulate parking and loading on 47th Street in my neighborhood. This bill is part of a larger plan that reconfigured 47th Street to be far safer and I am proud of Councilmember Gauthier for prioritizing safety he…”

    Mr. Tung · Stated Meeting, October 16, 2025 · Oct 16, 2025 · official transcript, this passage

  3. “My name is Rochie Weisberg. I'm here to speak in support of Bill No. 250712. I want to thank Councilmember Gauthier for her leadership on this issue. I live at the corner of 47th and Hazel so I'm directly affected by the bike lane each and every day. My office faces that corner and I actually had to close my blinds recently because I would just watch cars blow those stop signs all day. I even watched a car run into a…”

    Ms. Weisberg · Stated Meeting, October 16, 2025 · Oct 16, 2025 · official transcript, this passage

  4. “Hello. My name is Hannah Kahler and I'm an intern with the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and Families for Safe Streets. Families for Safe Streets is a group comprised of family members who have lost loved ones in traffic crashes throughout the Greater Philadelphia area. Thank you, Council President, for this time. The Bicycle Coalition supports Bill No. 250718 about loading zones in Center City because it…”

    Ms. Kahler · Stated Meeting, October 16, 2025 · Oct 16, 2025 · official transcript, this passage

  5. “My name is Jordan Teicher. I live in West Philly at 50th in Larchwood. I'm here to speak in support of Bill No. 250712, regarding parking and loading on 47th Street. 47th Street's protected bike lane has been lifechanging for me and my family. I ride my 2-year-old son to daycare at 42nd and Spruce every weekday and I use the 47th Street lane when riding him back home. Riding a bike is the fastest and cheapest way for…”

    Mr. Teicher · Stated Meeting, October 16, 2025 · Oct 16, 2025 · official transcript, this passage

  6. “The Committee on Streets and Services to which were referred the following bills: Bill No. 240872, an ordinance authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk cafe in the vicinity of 6618 Castor Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa 19149, under certain terms and conditions. Bill No. 250575, an ordinance regulating the direction of movement of traffic on Gorgas Lane between Ridge Avenue and Lawnton Street, under certain te…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, October 9, 2025 · Oct 9, 2025 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Sep 11, 2025Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Sep 29, 2025HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Streets and Services
  3. Sep 29, 2025HEARING HELD · Committee on Streets and Services
  4. Sep 29, 2025REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Streets and Services
  5. Oct 9, 2025SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
  6. Oct 9, 2025ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  7. Oct 9, 2025READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Oct 16, 2025READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
  9. Oct 29, 2025SIGNED · MAYOR

Official documents

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..Title Authorizing the Streets Department to establish parking and stopping regulations on both sides of 47th Street between Chestnut Street and Kingsessing Street, under certain terms and conditions. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The Streets Department is authorized to promulgate regulations to prohibit or restrict the stopping of vehicles and to establish and revise time-limited loading zones on both sides of 47th Street between Chestnut Street and Kingsessing Street consistent with the protection of public safety and appropriate use of the right-of-way. SECTION 2. The regulations shall take effect upon placement of signage consistent with such regulations. ..End