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Amending Section 12-701 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Designation of Bicycle Lanes," to authorize bicycle lanes on Germantown Avenue, from North 2nd Street to Master Street; and making associated changes to parking regulations and establishing one-way traffic regulations within the same limits; all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 12-701 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
? 12-701. Designation of Bicycle Lanes.
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(2) The Department is authorized to designate a bicycle lane upon the following streets and regulate the operation and use of vehicles and bicycles upon such streets in a manner consistent with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) regulations:
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(*) Germantown Avenue, from North 2nd Street to Master Street: One bicycle lane in each direction, the removal of a parking lane on Germantown Avenue, from North 2nd Street to Girard Avenue, and the removal of a travel lane on Germantown Avenue, from 2nd Street to Thompson Street.
SECTION 2. All existing parking regulations on the following streets are hereby terminated:
Germantown Avenue, from North 2nd Street to Girard Avenue, East side.
SECTION 3. The following parking regulations are hereby established:
No Stopping Any Time
Germantown Avenue, from North 2nd Street to Girard Avenue, East side.
SECTION 4. Pursuant to Section 12-203 of The Philadelphia Code, the following one-way regulations are hereby established:
Germantown Avenue: from Girard Avenue to Thompson Street, westbound; and from Girard Avenue to North 2nd Street, eastbound
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall take effect as follows:
(a) Section 1: Immediately.
(b) Sections 2, 3 and 4: Upon certification by the Street Commissioner that the parking and traffic direction signs, respectively, have been placed after the completion of the repaving of Germantown Avenue....
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