UPDATE May 22: This question was approved with 69 percent of the vote.

Sick of Philly traffic? This might be the ballot measure for you. Might.

Spearheaded by Council President Darrell Clarke, city officials are considering implementing “public safety enforcement officers,” aka traffic cops, who’d patrol Philly streets to help curb the city’s worsening congestion problem.

What you’ll see on the ballot

Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to require the establishment of “Public Safety Enforcement Officers” to assist the Police Department in regulating the flow of traffic; to enforce and assist the appropriate City officers in the enforcement of ordinances relating to the quality of life in the City’s neighborhoods; and to perform such other related duties as the Managing Director or Council may require?

What does it mean?

If this ballot measure passes, officials will work to employ a class of public safety enforcement officers in Philadelphia. Tasked with providing assistance to the city’s regular police force, they’d watch Philly streets for Vision Zero infractions and traffic issues, help out with special events and enforce quality-of-life crime prevention. These officers would not carry firearms, or have the authority to arrest anyone.

Enforcement agencies like this already exist in cities like New York, Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Chicago — and the idea isn’t entirely new to Philly, either.

“This is something we’ve been talking about for quite some time,” Clarke said, “going back a number of administrations and a number of police commissioners.”

At the ballot box, you’ll get to decide whether you want PSEOs on Philly streets.

Unfortunately, you’ll have to make your decision without key details — including how many traffic cops would be employed, how much they’d cost, where they’d patrol, their exact duties, and what kinds of training they’d receive.

Who’s for it and who’s against it?

For

Council President Darrell Clarke, who sponsored the legislation for this ballot measure
Most of the rest of City Council
Philly police
The Mayor’s Office
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia
Center City District

Against

At-large Councilman David Oh
FOP Lodge 5, the union that represents Philly police

And since there’s so much info missing, there are some other groups that are optimistic about the idea, but won’t sign on officially until they have more details. This includes: