Bicycle lane around City Hall (Bill 250649)
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions; names and details may be misheard.
- What: an ordinance amending Code section 12-71 to authorize a bicycle lane and removal of a travel lane around City Hall. The bill number is garbled in the captions ("2550649"); 250649 is the likely number.
- Where it stands: reported from the Streets and Services Committee and given first reading on 2026-10-08, then passed finally on 2026-10-15 on the consent agenda, 17-0.
- Next: mayoral signature.
Main points
- A pedestrian-safety advocate said 89 people were in crashes outside City Hall from 2020 to 2024, five seriously injured. She said the lane, in place since December, closed a gap in the bike network and slowed traffic.
- She thanked Councilmember Young for advancing the bill and asked for action on a 16th Street bike lane (Market to JFK) and a red-light camera at 22nd Street and the Parkway.
Sources
- Council agenda for 2026-10-15: https://phila.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1449170&GUID=C7D88BEE-0DE9-4C9F-8D5A-1A1674CEA2D8
- Meeting video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Rm4F_Nw4Q1s
Discussion time
About 5 minutes across 2 meetings (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 - City Council | 2 |
| 2026-10-08 - City Council | 3 |
Log
- 2026-10-05 - Committee on Streets and Services — Committee heard that no bike-related crashes have been reported since the lane opened; reported out favorably and Rules suspended for first reading.
- 2026-10-15 - City Council — One advocate spoke in support; bill passed finally on the consent agenda, 17-0.
- 2026-10-08 - City Council — Reported by the Streets and Services Committee with ten other bills and given first reading under a suspension of the rules; no discussion.