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230577Signed Into Law

Clear Nylon Cord to Be Installed Along Public Rights-Of-Way In Wynnefield And Overbrook Neighborhoods

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Clear Nylon Cord to Be Installed Along Public Rights-Of-Way In Wynnefield And Overbrook Neighborhoods

Official:Granting permission to Wynnefield/Overbrook Eruv Association, in order to demarcate the boundaries of a Wynnefield/Overbrook eruv district, to construct and maintain a clear nylon cord and other ancillary facilities including a maximum of one hundred poles and forty-five pieces of plexiglass along, over, and in certain public rights-of-way and City streets, and/or to attach such demarcation facilities to existing facilities owned by other entities authorized by other City ordinances, subject to such owner’s consent; all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Jones

Introduced: September 14, 2023

Signed: October 26, 2023

: Committee on Streets and Services

infrastructure neighborhoodreligious freedom

Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill allows the Wynnefield/Overbrook Eruv Association to install a clear nylon cord and other facilities along public rights-of-way in Philadelphia to mark the boundaries of an eruv district, which is important for Jewish religious law.

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Philadelphia Context

Infrastructure

Structurally deficient bridges: 12%
Streets needing repair: 1,200 miles
Water main miles: 3,300
Capital budget FY2025: $2.1 billion

City of Philadelphia Streets Dept, Capital Program FY2025

Transportation

SEPTA weekday ridership: 700,000
Lane miles of road: 2,600
Bike lane miles: 350
Traffic fatalities (2023): 141
Streets Dept FY2025 budget: $169 million

SEPTA, PennDOT, Vision Zero 2023

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Total FY2025 operating budget: $6.3 billion
General Fund: $5.6 billion
Police Dept: $885 million
Human Services: $520 million
Fire Dept: $298 million

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