City of Philadelphia - File #: 040473

• File #: 040473
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 5/6/2004
• In control: Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities
• Title: Authorizing City Council's Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold public hearings on the potential extension of the South Broad Street subway line.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Kenney, Council President Verna, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Cohen

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/6/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED & REFERRED
5/6/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
5/6/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold public hearings on the potential extension of the South Broad Street subway line.
Body
WHEREAS, The Broad Street SEPTA line has connected South Philadelphia to Center City and the rest of the Philadelphia region since 1938, and

WHEREAS, The Philadelphia Naval Business Center, established in 1996, has lucrative KOZ tax breaks and hundreds of acres of potential development, a master plan has been finalized by PIDC and Liberty Property Trust, and various new businesses have located there with others expressing interest, but the lack of public transit is regarded as a serious disincentive for many considering relocating there; and

WHEREAS, The Philadelphia Sports Stadium Complex is now home to two incredible new facilities, Lincoln Financial Field and Citizens Bank Ballpark, that have opened recently to rave reviews and strong performances by our sports teams, but are unfortunately up to eight blocks away from the nearest subway station, which has further exasperated traffic and parking congestion; and

WHEREAS, During the deliberations over funding for the stadia, there was general agreement that further development in and around the Stadium Complex would be in the best interests of the City and teams, and convenient public transit would increase foot traffic that could spur such critical economic development; and

WHEREAS, The populations of Philadelphia and South New Jersey are separated by the Delaware River and hours of traffic jams over the Walt Whitman Bridge, and while thousands of South Jersey residents currently are employed in Philadelphia, it is likely that more jobs would be created in Philadelphia if there was a public transportation option from lower South Jersey; and

WHEREAS, Certain parts of South New Jersey are older and in need of revitalization, while other portions suffer from severe and growi...