Official:Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, by amending Section 9-203 relating to Street Vendors, Section 9-205 relating to Sidewalk Sales, and Section 9-212 relating to Newsstands by prohibiting street and sidewalk vending and newsstands in the area bounded by the north side of Spring Garden, the south side of Callowhill, the east side of Broad Street, and the west side of 18th Street.
Sponsor: Council President Clarke
Introduced: January 23, 2014
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2012–2015 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 ban street vendors, sidewalk sales, and newsstands in a specific area of Philadelphia bounded by Spring Garden Street, Callowhill Street, Broad Street, and 18th Street.
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The bill amends the following sections of the Philadelphia Code
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