Philadelphia leaders will officially launch a speed camera program along Broad Street to make the critical roadway, which is considered one of the city’s busiest and most dangerous roads, safer for drivers and pedestrians.
Thirty-one cameras, which are located at 15 intersections from the edge of Cheltenham Township to South Philadelphia, will go live Monday. There is expected to be a grace period during the first 60 days of the program, where violators who drive 11 mph over the posted speed limit will receive a warning.
“Over the last five years, 64 people have died in crashes on Broad Street,” Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker said. “I’m told that’s more than one life per month. That data is totally unacceptable to me.”
After that grace period, speeding drivers will receive a fine of up to $150.
“It’s the why. It’s the why. Stay focused on the why. Not about punishment,” Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said. “It’s about changing behavior, changing conditions for everyone across the city.”
The Philadelphia Parking Authority hopes the new cameras will have a similar impact as the speed cameras installed along Roosevelt Boulevard.
Since the cameras’ installation in 2020, the PPA said speeding violations were down 95% and pedestrian crashes were down by 50% along the Boulevard.
Those reductions made Broad Street the deadliest street in Philadelphia, according to the city’s latest Vision Zero report.
These are the locations where speed cameras will be placed:
- 7000 Old York Road
- 6500 N. Broad Street
- 5700 N. Broad Street
- 4900 N. Broad Street
- 4100 N. Broad Street
- 3300 N. Broad Street
- 2500 N. Broad Street
- 1700 N. Broad Street
- 800 N. Broad Street
- 100 N. Broad Street
- 100 S. Broad Street
- 1200 S. Broad Street
- 2200 S. Broad Street
- 2800 S. Broad Street
- 3600 S. Broad Street
