A Windows live local aerial photo captured on 12/31/08, but probably taken some time earlier. By my count, it shows at least 31 vehicles and four large piles of building material located within the bike lanes on either side of the street.

This truck was blocking the bike lane at 5:00 p.m. on Walnut just before 43rd street. They were loading metal rods from the former Rite Aid into the back of this box truck. Should have taken a photo of the company name on the side, it belonged to a production company, equipment rental or somesuch.

I'm also uploading this one for someone else but I can't quite make out the license plate...

I guess we won't see any violations written for parking here. Let's see:
1) it's a Bus Zone posted for No STOPPING let alone no parking,
2) it's posted as a Tow-Away Zone,
3) cars that insist on parking here block part of the travel lane,
4) it's a Bike Lane.
Philadelphia patrol car # 1715, for what it's worth.
The civilian car behind the cop has its hazard blinkers on, so that makes it ok right?

Guy pulled over in front of me, left the van, walked somewhere with a plastic bag that looked that he was delivering food.

My first attempt at this, looks like the license plate did not come out.

Parking Authority car parked in a bike land AND on the sidewalk AND in front of a fire hydrant. That's about $600 worth of violations.... WOW! There were 6 parking spaces available just steps away from where this photo was taken.

Not sure what this person was doing... except endangering my life on a busy morning on Spruce.

Within seconds of maneuvering around the Wistar delivery truck, I encountered this truck. Doing what? I dunno. No driver, and no one in sight. Does Philly ticket anyone other than those whose meters run out? Man, the city could make a fortune handing out tickets. So many untapped revenue streams....

Giant delivery truck unloading on Spruce St. in front of the Wistar Institute. While trying to save lives by curing cancer and other ailments, Wistar is helping ensure accidents and death to bikers who would like to safely get to their destination. Funny, b/c there is a loading dock driveway OFF of spruce, INSIDE the Wistar Instit. Too difficult to turn into a driveway I guess (??????)

This Mercedes was stopped in the bike lane, with hazard lights on (so it's OK, really), then decided to use as a turn lane to turn onto 23rd.

In front of AFSCME-DC33. Taking his time.... Was indifferent to my comments that he couldn't stop there. Everyday it's like this, especially on Walnut St.

Notice the SEPTA bus also right smack in the middle of the bike lane. Good job IN-EPTA.

I guess Philly needs its packages delivered as well. Interestingly, though, this seems like a great idea -- signed and documented whole right lane for bikes, buses, and right turns. Of course, they had regular bike lanes as well, plus actual bike hooks on the River Line light rail and a bike spot on PATCO. And a nice, wide, comfortable bike lane on the Ben Franklin Bridge, although there are still steps on one side.

Where to start....I see this every day: apparently the bike lane is a great right turn lane. This is a trifecta...car-motorcycle-car.

These are some old pictures from May 03, and the problem with eventually "solved" after about three years of this illegal parking by simply taking out a block-long portion of the bike lane on both sides of this very treacherous street. Hallelujah! Free street parking was preserved for all the people from NJ who work at Cardone! What an "economic stimulus." Below is a portion of the letter I sent to councilwoman Tasco about this problem in February 2004.

I used to work daily at the Fox Chase Cancer Center, so I rode my bicycle there via Rising Sun Ave. Around the intersection with Adams Ave., there was a great deal of illegal parking in the bike lanes, on both sides of the street, north and south of the intersection. There were several "No Parking" signs but this still went on daily. This illegal parking narrowed the lane widths of the right hand lanes on both sides, and made for a rather dangerous situation, especially since the traffic is very thick at peak hours.

I first talked to the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia about this, and they suggested calling the police precinct there. I spoke with a public relations officer at the 2nd precinct about this on May 16th, 2003. He said that the company there, called Cardone, whose employees were responsible for the illegal parking, had wanted to build an additional parking lot adjacent to the Tacony Creek park (they already had one big one next to the park). The city denied them permission to put an additional parking lot there, due to concern that it would hurt the stream, but as a compromise allowed their employees to park illegally on the street. I applaud their concern for the park, but I'm sure space could be found nearby to build another lot, if it was so important. The 2nd precinct public relations officer did acknowledge that the street is more dangerous as a result, but nothing would be done since Cardone provides an "economic stimulus" to the neighborhood. He also stated that since this was an election year, nothing would be done. I talked to the city's department of risk management, but they were not interested in the problem either. I also faxed and spoke with Councilwoman Tasco's office in February 2004, and they couldn't be care less.

My favourite. Law enforcers breaking the law.
I once asked a Phila Parking Authority person to ticket a few cars parked in a bike lane. I will refrain from posting the exact nature of the verbal abuse that I received.

to pull over to the curb.
"I'm only stopping for a minute"
I know, I know. They all are.

Had a long discussion with the Dental School security guard about how the truck driver "had no choice" but to unload in that particular spot.

Driver was claiming that his passenger was handicapped and that's why he couldn't pull up to the curb.
The "Septa Connect" driver in front of him probably had the same excuse. I thought having a handicapped designation entitles you to a handicapped parking spot, not to double parking and blocking bikelanes.

There were 4 vehicles in a row parked at this very popular corner.

The man was very friendly and on my request closed the hatch of his car so I could take a shot of the licence plate. He was also more than willing to pose with his illegally parked car.

Two food trucks, two cars unloading materials.
Note the man in the orange T-shirt at truck #2

The 7-Eleven at the corner of 22nd and Lombard caters to the constables and cabbies in southwest Center City. Nine times out of ten when I walk or ride by this location there is at least one vehicle parked in the bike lane.

The age old question: How do you enforce bike lanes when the cops themselves don't observe them? Also, is there perhaps a better design solution for the bike lane in this location?

This is the second time this week the B.F. Parkway bike lanes have been filled with cars and buses when I rode by. What's worse is that this is where the bike lane becomes very important to cyclists because the street grid really falls apart here. It would be great to be able to use the "safe refuge" of a bike lane when negotiating all the intersections created by this diagonal boulevard, but I'm constantly forced into traffic lanes here.

And I almost forgot - that car looks awfully close to the fire hydrant as well.

Two Black SUV's blocking the bike lane on 6th Street in front of WHYY and Across from the Constitution Center.

Philly police were towing someone earlier tonight, or at least they were talking to someone doing some towing. But since all the action was taking place in the parking lane, why are they in the street? OK, even if I don't second guess the cops and they had some reason for this other than just not being bothered to pull over, what about the turkey with the white car? It didn't look like it was in an accident. There are parking spots in front of and behind the dump truck you can see here. Well, at least the gentle rain was there to wash away my cares.

Saw this one on while riding--like a moth to a flame--to the re-scheduled 2007 Mummer's Parade in Center City Philadelphia. (Don't know what that is? The internet will provide the truth, whether you like it or not.) Anyhow, like some posters to this wonderful site I have a soft spot for those who work for a living in their vans and trucks, and I don't think it's just because I was once one myself. Still, this situation angers me because this isn't a case where the driver is forced to make a delivery where there is nowhere legal to stop. You can see a couple of parking spots across the street. Philly riders will know that that this is a particularly nasty spot to have to move into the lane if you are on the right, because traffic is heading east on Chestnut at a high rate of speed, you know, because the drivers know they're about to spend the next half hour between 23rd and Broad street. It's the last chance to feel the wind in your hair for a while, unless you're on a bike. Another thing; I looked at this picture a number of times, and I can't see a license plate. What the heck... half the drivers in my neighborhood have those scratched up smoked plastic covers over their plates anyway, so what's the difference?

Same as every day on Chester Ave. The problem in my eyes isn't so much delivery trucks as the constitutional right all Americans have to on-street parking... I like getting packages. Why isn't there a place for the trucker to park that's out of the way of the bike lane and the trolley [tram]? Feast your eyes on what westbound bikers have to negotiate to get around this park job... trolley tracks, cobblestones and pottholes! And a Camry joined the little party, too, but my flash spoiled that one's license plate.

Ah, the most miserable block for double parking in Philly. In Philadelphia people will double park next to an empty parking spot, and this block is the one where it's always happening. Note empty spot by white car just down the hill from this situation. This isn't so much double parking as 90 degree parking. This driver is misbehaving at a common type of location for this sort of parking--a school. Picking up and dropping off children inspires the worst driving, at least in this town. This lady knew she was going to block in another driver in the driveway (actually on the sidewalk), but decided to do so across the bike lane and the sidewalk rather than paralell park. Not much of a problem until you notice that there's a wet sewer grate right behind the SUV, and the trolley tracks.