Philadelphia Gears Up for Bike Lane Safety Overhaul with Public Input and New Regulations

Through the Spruce and Pine Streets Bike Lane Safety Upgrades project, Philadelphia is attempting to increase the safety of bike lanes. On October 17, the city held a public open house at Jefferson University to show the project drawings and solicit feedback. Significant public engagement with the initiative was demonstrated by the 371 participants who signed in during the event, which was extended to accommodate the big turnout. Of those visitors, 368 completed exit surveys.

According to records examined by the City of Philadelphia, the proposed adjustments at the open house included changing the bike lanes’ “No Parking” rules to “No Stopping Anytime” ones. City employees were there to guide citizens through these changes. Mayor Parker’s signing of Bill No. 240657 last Wednesday, which requires curbside bike lanes to be marked as No Stopping Anytime zones, cemented this change. Nevertheless, until the new signs are installed in the spring of 2025, the No Parking signs on Spruce and Pine Streets and other impacted areas will remain in place.

The city’s next course of action after the public engagement is to resolve loading zone problems and complete the open house input. According to the city’s announcement, households near the bike lanes will receive a letter this week that includes a link to an online loading zone comment tool.

Using the information acquired, the city will create a loading zone plan, which will be discussed and completed with a smaller number of local registered community organizations and bicycle enthusiasts. ‘No Stopping Anytime’ signage and the new loading zones will be implemented simultaneously in the spring of 2025, according to the overall plan. With plans to work toward separated bike lanes on certain streets within the same year, the city is also looking to the future.

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