Official:Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 308 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Spruce Street from Twenty-fifth Street to the Pierhead & Bulkhead Line of the Schuylkill River, striking from the City Plan and vacating Twenty-sixth Street from Spruce Street to Delancey Place, and placing on the City Plan rights-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes and water main purposes within the lines of the said streets being stricken and incorporating the vacated areas of said streets under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks and Recreation.
Sponsor: Councilmember Johnson
Introduced: February 2, 2012
Signed: May 24, 2012
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill allows for the revision of City Plan No. 308 to vacate and strike two streets in Center City Philadelphia: Spruce Street from 25th St to the Schuylkill River, and 26th Street from Spruce to Delancey Place. The vacated areas will be incorporated into nearby parks and recreation spaces.
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