The high-tech initiative uses cameras to track how long a car is in a loading zone and then mails $51 tickets to violators.
Fines start at $100 and can go as high as $150, depending on how fast you're speeding.
After January 8, drivers caught going through the red light will receive a $100 fine in the mail.
Drivers caught on camera speeding along Broad Street will begin to receive warnings.
The cameras will issue fines to drivers traveling 11 miles per hour or more over the posted speed limit.
A crackdown is targeting unmarked and unregistered vehicles taking up parking spaces, as well as unlicensed auto and tow businesses in Philadelphia.