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Center City Parking Rules Simplified for Everyone

Official:Amending Chapter 12-900 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled “Parking Regulations and Penalties,” to confirm regulations adopted by the Department of Streets that establish and revise time-limited and other rules restricting parking, stopping and standing, including the establishment of time-restricted loading zones, in the Center City area, bounded by Spring Garden street, the Schuylkill River, Bainbridge street and the Delaware River; and to reauthorize changes and additions to such parking rules in the Center City area by the Department of Streets on an ongoing basis; all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Council President Johnson

Introduced: September 11, 2025

Signed: October 23, 2025

: Committee on Streets and Services

neighborhood parking transportation

Plain-Language Summary

This bill amends parking regulations in Center City Philadelphia, allowing for time-restricted loading zones and revising existing rules.

What This Bill Does

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The bill confirms regulations adopted by the Department of Streets that establish and revise time-limited parking rules, including time-restricted loading zones, in the Center City area.
The bill revises existing rules restricting parking, stopping, and standing in the Center City area, bounded by Spring Garden street, the Schuylkill River, Bainbridge street, and the Delaware River.
The bill reauthorizes the Department of Streets to make changes and additions to parking rules in the Center City area on an ongoing basis.
The bill applies these regulations and revisions to the Center City area, which is defined by specific geographic boundaries.