Philadelphia’s busy Broad Street thoroughfare may soon be a safer place for bikers and pedestrians as speed cameras are set to go live all along the roadway starting next week.
On Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, 1 60-day warning period will begin for drivers who are caught speeding on cameras now installed along Broad Street.
After that grace period, drivers will begin getting hit with fines.
Why install speed cameras on Broad Street?
A 2024 report from Vision Zero Philadelphia – a campaign that aims to make city roads safer – named Broad Street the most dangerous road in Philadelphia.
Data from Traffic Victims PHL, a program run by the Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Coalition, also showed similar results for Broad Street.
Based on city data, Roosevelt Boulevard was previously Philadelphia’s most dangerous road.
However, since the city installed speed cameras in 2020 as part of the Automated Speed Enforcement Program, speeding tickets on Roosevelt Boulevard have dropped 93%, pedestrian-involved crashes have decreased 50%, and deadly as well as serious injury crashes have dropped 21%, according to city data.
“Fourteen people have been killed on Broad Street just this year, which compares to four people who have been killed on Roosevelt Boulevard,” Nicole Brunet of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia said back in 2024.
Where are the speed cameras located?
Hoping to see similar results on Broad Street, the city announced last year that they would place speed cameras at the following locations:
• 7000 Old York Road
• 6500 N. Broad Street
• 4900 N. Broad Street
• 4100 N. Broad Street
• 3300 N. Broad Street
• 2500 N. Broad Street
• 1700 N. Broad Street
• 700 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
How much will the fines cost?
Drivers who travel more than 11 mph over the speed limit on Broad Street will be issued a warning during the first two months of the speed cameras being up.
They will be fined $100 for any violations they commit after that 60-day period.
While announcing the speed cameras last year, the PPA posted videos of two women, Reverend Stephanie Evans and Latanya Byrd, who each lost family members due to drivers speeding on both Broad Street and Roosevelt Boulevard.
On Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Cherelle Parker is expected to announce details on the speed camera program.
This article will be updated with new information as it becomes available.
This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
Want more insights? Join Working Title - our career elevating newsletter and get the future of work delivered weekly.
