Daily News | New barriers implemented on Kelly Drive to prevent illegal parking
A couple of people enjoy a warm afternoon on a bench along Kelly Drive at Fountain Green on Tuesday, April 26, 2022.This week, the Department of Parks and Recreation installed a rope-line barrier on Kelly Drive along the areas from Strawberry Mansion Bridge to Boathouse Row. The measure, which drew attention from pedestrians, commuters, and Reddit, is meant to be the latest effort to prevent illegal parking in the area, a pandemic habit that continues to persist.
to park in grass and riverbanks at any Philadelphia park. And until the pandemic, parking along Kelly Drive wasn’t a problem, Soukup said. Since then, it has turned into a recurrent seasonal issue. “It is not unusual to see groups of 15 to 25 vehicles parked on the grass along the riverbank on a nice summer evening,” Soukup said.In preparation of the upcoming warmer months and to deter drivers from parking there, Parks and Recreation installed a rope-like barrier along the grass — it’s the same barrier typically seen around newly planted trees in the East Fairmount Park area..
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