Official:Amending Section 9-206 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Vendors in Neighborhood Business Districts," by creating the Drexel University District, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Blackwell
Introduced: June 18, 2015
: 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 creates a special district around Drexel University where sidewalk vendors are allowed to operate under specific rules and fees. The district is bounded by several streets in West Philadelphia. Vendors within this area will be assigned locations by seniority and lottery, and must pay an annual fee of $2,750.
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