Official:Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," by amending Section 12-102 by adding definitions; adding a new Section, providing for certain requirements for block parties and festivals; and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Greenlee
Introduced: November 19, 2009
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2008–2011 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 updates Philadelphia's Traffic Code to require block parties and festivals to get a permit from the city before holding an event that closes streets.
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