Official:Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 238 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Swanson street from Catharine street northwardly to the Delaware Expressway (I-95), by reserving and placing a right-of-way for drainage purposes and Water Main purposes within the bed of Swanson street and by striking from the City Plan and vacating Fitzwater street from Christopher Columbus boulevard westwardly to the Delaware Expressway (I-95), all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco
Introduced: May 11, 2006
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2004–2007 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.
That is not unusual here. Of the 8,465 bills introduced between 2000 and 2025, 1,624 lapsed without a single recorded vote. Ninety percent of bills that became law carry a roll call. Three percent of lapsed bills do. How this works.
This bill proposes to change the city map by removing two streets: Swanson street from Catharine street to I-95 and Fitzwater street from Christopher Columbus boulevard to I-95. The changes would also reserve space in Swanson street for drainage and water main purposes.
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