During Thursday’s Philadelphia City Council meeting, members gave their final vote on a bike lane safety bill and it passed unanimously. Many advocates have fought a hard fight for the measure.
A bill that would prohibit vehicles from stopping or standing in any bike lane in Philadelphia was passed unanimously by Philadelphia City Council.Mayor Cherelle Parker is expected to sign the bill, and has 10 days to do so. When she signs it, according to city council, the law will go into effect immediately."It is simply to keep people from double parking in bike lanes," says Chris Gale, Executive Director of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia .
"How are they supposed to have safe ADA access to their homes if no one can stop to help unload them or their mobility device?"Vice Chair of Philly Bike Action, Jessie Amadio, says she worked with city council for months on the measure, and feels they should be allies with those that have concerns."Most people in Philadelphia don’t live on streets with bike lanes in front of their house that they can just stop in whenever they want.
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