Official:Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," to provide for the removal of inoperable abandoned bicycles located within the public right-of-way.
Sponsor: Councilmember Squilla
Introduced: April 9, 2015
Signed: May 14, 2015
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This law requires inoperable bicycles to be removed from public right-of-way after 10 days. The city will identify and tag these bikes with a notice of removal and provide an opportunity for owners to contest. If the bike is not claimed, it can be discarded.
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