Council committee amends Fort Street Mall bill to widen pedestrian rules and reports CD1

Council member Dos Santos Tam introduced Bill 48-2025 (CD1), which expands pedestrian-mall protections in the Downtown Huddle area to include a portion of Chaplain Lane and updates rules on deliveries, bicyclists and passenger pickup for Fort Street Mall, Sun Yat‑Sen Mall and College Walk Mall. The chair said the CD1 also reorganizes antiquated provisions for clarity and includes block-specific delivery and pickup rules for certain businesses.

Dylan Armstrong, an in-person testifier, spoke in favor, calling the repurposing a public safety and economic development measure. Tony Valdez of DTS told the committee his department fully supports the bill’s CD1 and has no issues with it. The committee amended the bill to CD1 as proposed and reported it out for passage on third reading with no objections.