Here’s an update on the proposed redesign of 47th and 48th streets south of Market that was presented in the past six months at a series of community meetings attended by hundreds of neighbors. The City is moving on with the 48th Street repaving project and has put the 47th Street layout redesign and repaving on hold, according to the Garden Court Community Association newsletter.

The 48th Street redesign will run from Kingsessing Avenue to Market Street. The plan incorporates traffic calming measures and greener travel options, proposed by the City and supported by neighborhood residents and neighborhood community groups.

“Under this design, 48th Street would remain a two-way street with parking on both sides, but its excess width would be re-organized to create substantially shorter crosswalks and a northbound bicycle lane fully separated from vehicular traffic,” according to the newsletter.

Repaving of 48th Street is expected to take place this spring.

While the City is moving forward with the redesign plans for 48th Street, the 47th Street redesign plan hasn’t been approved. The plan included converting a portion of the street (between Paschall and Market) to one-way vehicle traffic.

Changes to 47th Street are “still under consideration and NOT part of this proposal for implementation this spring,” according to the newsletter. “It remains unclear whether the project has yet been given the “green light” by city leadership or exactly when it will be implemented.” The City is planning to continue community conversations about this project. Currently, the street is scheduled for repaving in 2025.

Materials presented by the city at the February meeting can be found here.

UPDATE: The City has not released any dates or finalized information yet. “The redesign process for both 47th and 48th is still in progress,” says the spokesperson for Councilmember Jamie Gauthier’s Office, Harrison Feinman. “We expect to have more finalized information in the second half of April.”