Sixers Arena

The arena proposal is expected to receive full City Council approval this week.

Roughly 70 vehicles disrupted traffic on Market Street to simulate traffic congestion before and after events at the proposed 18,500-seat arena.

The Sixers have not yet agreed to proposed amendments to a legislative package containing the approvals the team needs to build the $1.3 billion arena.

City Council is expected to take a preliminary vote on the arena next week. The team says it needs the body to approve development before the end of the year.

Supporters and opponents showed up for a final, testy, raucous hearing on the Sixers arena proposal Monday night.

Lawmakers must vote enabling legislation out of committee by Dec. 12 to authorize the arena before the end of the year.

Here’s what you need to know as City Council moves toward crucial votes at arena hearings.

The authority is in dire straits as the Sixers seek to build the transit-oriented development. It’s unclear where the additional funding will come from.

City Council will hold three hearings this week on the Sixers’ arena, starting Tuesday. Funding issues remain unanswered.

Both sticking points boil down to funding. And it’s unclear if the Sixers are willing to spend more to make the Center City arena a reality.

For more than four hours, lawmakers questioned Parker administration officials about the agreement reached with the team, transportation to the arena and community benefits.

Lawmakers will hear testimony from the mayor’s administration, the Sixers, community stakeholders and the general public.

Council has yet to vote on the legislative package introduced last week that would authorize the Sixers to build the controversial development.

Councilmember Mark Squilla introduced a package of bills that would authorize the arena. Lawmakers will now spend weeks considering them.

Councilmember Squilla, who controls the fate of the bill, says the original proposal was insulting to residents who couldn’t afford the rent.