Official:Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 126 by relocating the easterly houseline of Dover Street and the westerly houseline of Newkirk Street, each from York Street to Cumberland Street, thereby widening said Dover and Newkirk Streets, under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City of the beds of the widened portions of said Dover and Newkirk Streets.
Sponsor: Councilmember Young
Introduced: May 8, 2025
Signed: June 12, 2025
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill widens Dover and Newkirk Streets in Philadelphia by relocating their boundaries from York Street to Cumberland Street. The widened sections of these streets will be dedicated to the City.
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