The Philadelphia Parking Authority will soon start handing out warnings to drivers and pedestrians who are blocking bike lanes and will begin ticketing violators of the No Stopping Anytime regulation on June 19.

The legislation aims to protect cyclists from collisions, but it has been met with a legal complaint from a neighborhood group that alleges it's unnecessary and unlawful. MORE: SEPTA bus yard fire damages dozens of decommissioned buses, causes lingering air quality issues

In September, City Council President Kenyatta Johnson introduced the "Get Out The Bike Lane" bill in the wake of a crash that killed 30-year-old pediatrician Dr. Barbara Ann Friedes , who was riding her bike along Spruce Street in July before being struck by a drunk driver. The fatal incident le

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