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Council approves Center City parking rule changes, authorizes Streets Department to update loading and parking restrictions
Summary
Council passed bill 250,718-a to confirm Department of Streets regulations for time-limited parking, loading zones and other restrictions in Center City and to reauthorize ongoing changes by Streets. Public testimony supported the bill; one councilmember said he needs further community input for his district.
Philadelphia City Council voted to pass bill 250,718-a, an ordinance amending the city code to confirm Department of Streets regulations that establish and revise time-limited parking, stopping and standing rules (including time-restricted loading zones) in a defined Center City area and to reauthorize the Department to make future changes on an ongoing basis.
During public comment, Jeremy Blatstein testified in support of the measure, calling it a "common-sense, good government" bill that would allow Streets to make "data-driven…
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