Illegal ATV Use on City Streets

Policy Committee    April 18, 2023

PHILADELPHIA, April 18 – In what has become an all-too-familiar scenario for Philadelphia residents, dirt bike enthusiasts and ATV riders have continued to drive down public roadways and sidewalks, endangering themselves and the well-being of anyone in their path. Lawmakers from around the state met at Beloved St. John Evangelistic Church in the Wyoming neighborhood of North Philadelphia for a House Majority Policy Committee hearing on illegal ATV, or all-terrain vehicle, use on public streets. 

• Hosts: Rep. Darisha Parker (D-Philadelphia), Rep. Amen Brown (D-Philadelphia)
• Testifiers:
  • Dennis Boylan- President, Logan Square Neighborhood Association
  • Nancy Winder- Philadelphia Resident
  • Joel Dales- Deputy Commissioner of Special Operations, Philadelphia Police Department
  • Captain Frank Palumbo- Philadelphia Police Department
  • Michelle Brisbon- Assistant Chief Highway Engineer, City of Philadelphia

Agenda + Testimony

• Hearing agenda and testimony: Illegal ATV Use on City Streets

Media Release + News Coverage

• Hearing looks for solutions to illegal ATV use on city streets, April 18, 2023
• NBC 10 Philadelphia, Officials Fear Warm Weather Will Bring Influx of ATV Riders in the City, April 18, 2023
• NorthcentralPA.com, State lawmakers seek to regulate all-terrain vehicle use as trail expansions continue, April 22, 2023

Photos

• Click here to view photos from this hearing