Official:Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," Chapter 12-800 "Bicycle Regulations and Penalties," Chapter 12-913 "Prohibitions in Specified Places," and Chapter 12-2800 "Administrative Adjudication of Parking Violations," by making it mandatory for persons riding bicycles to ride on designated bicycle lanes when available, and imposing new penalties and increasing the current penalty for vehicles blocking designated bike lanes; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Oh
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.
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This bill makes it mandatory for people riding bicycles to use designated bike lanes when available and increases penalties for vehicles blocking these lanes.
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