The city has concentrated much of its safety work on what it calls the \u201chigh-injury network\u201d\u2014the small portion of streets where severe crashes are most concentrated.\n<\/p>\n
Under the 2024 executive order, the city identified roughly 12% of Philadelphia\u2019s streets that account for about 80% of fatal and serious-injury crashes.\n<\/p>\n
Those corridors, which span nearly 300 miles of roadway, are now the primary focus of redesign and enforcement efforts to complete safety upgrades across the network by 2030.\n<\/p>\n
Among them is Broad Street, which officials describe as one of the city\u2019s most dangerous corridors. Gorini said North Broad Street has seen as many as one traffic fatality per month in recent years.\n <\/p>\n
In addition to Broad Street, Roosevelt Boulevard has also been a key focus of automated enforcement. The city reported a 95% reduction in speeding violations along Roosevelt Boulevard after the installation of speed cameras, along with more than a 20% reduction in serious-injury and fatal crashes and a 50% reduction in pedestrian crashes.\n<\/p>\n
Based on those results, officials expanded speed cameras to Broad Street.\n<\/p>\n
Much of Philadelphia\u2019s strategy falls under its \u201cComplete Streets\u201d framework, which combines engineering changes aimed at reducing conflict between road users.\n<\/p>\n
On Market Street in Old City, between 2nd and 6th streets, the city recently completed upgrades that include a sidewalk-level bike lane, a narrower roadway and raised intersections designed to slow traffic and increase visibility.\n<\/p>\n
Gorini said the approach prioritizes separating vulnerable road users and reducing vehicle speeds.\n<\/p>\n
Other tools include improved traffic signals, high-visibility markings, and redesigned intersections.\n<\/p>\n
In residential areas, the city uses speed cushions, neighborhood slow zones and school-based traffic calming projects to reduce speeding.\n<\/p>\n
Speed cushions are typically installed through the Streets Department\u2019s residential traffic calming program or near schools as part of a citywide effort.\n<\/p>\n
While those measures are most common on smaller streets, officials say they remain part of a broader toolkit.\n<\/p>\n
Roundabouts and protected bike lanes are also part of the city\u2019s longer-term safety strategy, particularly where they can eliminate high-risk crash types such as head-on and T-bone collisions.\n<\/p>\n
The city is using its PhillyStat 360 dashboard to track Vision Zero-related metrics, including infrastructure installations, bike network expansion and traffic safety education programs in schools.\n<\/p>\n
Gorini said officials also look for broader behavioral changes.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I hope people see over the next few years is kind of a really fundamental shift in our overall culture of safety,\u201d he said. \u201cWe really want to be promoting a culture of safety.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
The program also includes public education campaigns, school programs and community engagement efforts aimed at reinforcing safer driving, walking and biking habits.\n<\/p>\n
Residents can track initiatives and get involved through the program\u2019s website, visionzerophl.com.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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