Philadelphia announces speed enforcement cameras along Route 13
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Speed enforcement cameras are coming to U.S. Route 13 in Philadelphia.
It comes after Mayor Cherelle Parker signed a bill on Monday authorizing their installation.
This will impact major corridors like Roosevelt Boulevard along with Baltimore, Hunting Park and Frankford avenues.
The city says more than 40 cameras will be installed along Rt. 13 through the city in an effort to make the streets safer.
The planned speed cameras are the latest additions to local roads.
Roosevelt Boulevard already has dozens of speed cameras.
Since their implementation, officials said speeding violations are down 95%, fatal and severe injury crashes dropped 21% and pedestrian accidents plummeted 50%.
"According to research by Penn, speed cameras have saved one life per month on Roosevelt Blvd," said Parker
Rt. 611 and Broad Street will be getting speed cameras installed in the next couple of months.
Stephanie Evans has been pushing for them since her son was killed at Broad and Champlost by an alleged speeding motorist in 2020.
"He lost his life but something good is coming out of it," said Evans.
In 2023, the speed cameras on Roosevelt Boulevard brought in $19 million with much of the money going towards traffic improvements.
Fines range from $100 to $150.
Councilman Mike Driscoll, whose district includes Frankford Avenue, said it's not about dollars and cents but about saving lives.
"My office is on Frankford Avenue and my office witnessed two fatalities blocks from my office," said Driscoll.
The city said the exact locations along Rt. 13 have not been determined.
More studies are underway, but the Parking Authority said the new cameras should be operational on Rt. 13 sometime this summer.
