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Streets, planning back extending deadline for Ridge Avenue widening tied to Wissahickon Transportation Center
Summary
The Department of Streets and City Planning recommended favorable action on bill 250716 to extend the compliance timeline for a 2023 ordinance that widens Ridge Avenue to accommodate SEPTA’s Wissahickon Transportation Center expansion and bus circulation improvements.
Noelle Marconi, director of legislative affairs for the Department of Streets, and Sarah Chiu of the City Planning Commission testified in favor of bill 250716, which would extend the period for compliance with ordinance 230438 (approved July 2023) authorizing revisions to lines and grades and the widening of Ridge Avenue related to the Wissahickon Transportation Center project.
Marconi said the ordinance was requested by William Nuckols at SEPTA and that the revision will “relocate the right of way lines and widen the roadway to facilitate bus movement and safe boarding and deboarding.” She said Streets does not object to the two‑year extension and recommends favorable action. Chiu said the city plan change is consistent with the Wissahickon Gateway Plan and that the City Planning Commission recommended the bill on September 18, 2025.
No SEPTA representative testified at the committee hearing, according to the transcript. No vote is recorded in the transcript.
