Council approves Center City parking rule changes, authorizes Streets Department to update loading and parking restrictions
October 23, 2025 | Philadelphia City, Pennsylvania
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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 decisions faster and more effectively" and avoid slow processes that delay safety improvements and curb management. Blatstein urged that the bill include consistent geographic coverage and specifically asked that the Fifth District be included if not already.
Councilmember Jeffrey J. Young responded from the floor that he had not yet consulted his district about this bill and that he planned to hold a Center City town hall to collect community input before taking a final position. Young told the chamber: "When it comes to this particular bill, I have not spoken to the community about this bill to see how it would affect them. But we will be having a town hall in the center City area, and this will be one of the topics that the community members will have some say on."
The clerk called the roll for final passage and the bill passed with a recorded majority (the clerk recorded the ayes as 16, nays 0 in the final roll call announced in the transcript).
Actions: The council suspended the rules to allow consideration, the bill received final passage by roll call, and it will be placed on the city's records as passed. No amendment to the bill text was adopted on the floor during final passage.
Provenance: The ordinance title was read into the record and later the bill was called for final passage and approved by roll call during the same session. The public comment supporting the measure preceded the final vote.
Vote tally (as recorded in the transcript): ayes 16, nays 0. The transcript lists roll-call votes during the final passage sequence; the clerk announced the ayes were 16 and the bill passed.
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 decisions faster and more effectively" and avoid slow processes that delay safety improvements and curb management. Blatstein urged that the bill include consistent geographic coverage and specifically asked that the Fifth District be included if not already.
Councilmember Jeffrey J. Young responded from the floor that he had not yet consulted his district about this bill and that he planned to hold a Center City town hall to collect community input before taking a final position. Young told the chamber: "When it comes to this particular bill, I have not spoken to the community about this bill to see how it would affect them. But we will be having a town hall in the center City area, and this will be one of the topics that the community members will have some say on."
The clerk called the roll for final passage and the bill passed with a recorded majority (the clerk recorded the ayes as 16, nays 0 in the final roll call announced in the transcript).
Actions: The council suspended the rules to allow consideration, the bill received final passage by roll call, and it will be placed on the city's records as passed. No amendment to the bill text was adopted on the floor during final passage.
Provenance: The ordinance title was read into the record and later the bill was called for final passage and approved by roll call during the same session. The public comment supporting the measure preceded the final vote.
Vote tally (as recorded in the transcript): ayes 16, nays 0. The transcript lists roll-call votes during the final passage sequence; the clerk announced the ayes were 16 and the bill passed.
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