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070990Signed Into Law

Council Extends Deadline for Jackson Street Revamp as City's Old Ordinance Nears Expiration Date Again

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Council Extends Deadline for Jackson Street Revamp as City's Old Ordinance Nears Expiration Date Again

Official:Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 020430) approved November 13, 2002, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 312 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Jackson Street from Pearson Street to Aubrey Street, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.

Sponsor: Councilmember Krajewski

Introduced: November 15, 2007

Signed: December 13, 2007

: Committee on Streets and Services

infrastructure planning transportation

Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill extends a deadline for complying with conditions set in an older ordinance about revising Jackson Street in Philadelphia.

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Philadelphia Context

Transportation

SEPTA weekday ridership: 700,000
Lane miles of road: 2,600
Bike lane miles: 350
Traffic fatalities (2023): 141
Streets Dept FY2025 budget: $169 million

SEPTA, PennDOT, Vision Zero 2023

Infrastructure

Structurally deficient bridges: 12%
Streets needing repair: 1,200 miles
Water main miles: 3,300
Capital budget FY2025: $2.1 billion

City of Philadelphia Streets Dept, Capital Program FY2025

City Budget

Total FY2025 operating budget: $6.3 billion
General Fund: $5.6 billion
Police Dept: $885 million
Human Services: $520 million
Fire Dept: $298 million

City of Philadelphia FY2025 Operating Budget

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