Neighbors of Pine and Spruce streets file lawsuit to block Philadelphia’s new bicycle lane rules

A neighborhood group wants to stop the city’s plan of eliminating permit parking to make way for new loading zones and adding concrete barriers around bike lanes.

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Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza June 5, 2025

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A group of Center City residents filed a lawsuit this week seeking to halt plans to add concrete barriers along bike lanes and eliminate permit parking on parts of Spruce and Pine streets to make room for new loading zones.

On June 2, the group Friends of Pine and Spruce sued Philadelphia officials

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