The Tulsa City Council is cracking down on loitering near busy streets.

It will now be illegal for anyone to be on a median less than 10 feet wide when the speed limit is 25 miles per hour or faster.

It also says no one can be in a median or sidewalk, within 18” of traffic, for more than the time it takes to cross the road.

The council vote

In a 5-3 vote, councilors approved an designed to keep people off medians or sidewalks too close to

high-traffic areas or face a $150 fine.

Councilor Lori Decter-Wright proposed amending it; she wanted to remove restrictions for sidewalks and lower the fines to $50 dollars but that got voted down.

There was also a vote to make the ordinance go into effect immediately, but the council needed six votes in favor; it only got five votes, so it will

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