How a car got stuck upside-down in a Fishtown construction site
Oh, the places you’ll go on Philadelphia roads.
Posts tagged with Vision Zero
Why Washington Avenue will remain 5 lanes west of Broad, ‘disappointing’ city officials
At one point, the South Philly roadway was going to be reduced to three lanes. Now half of it will remain virtually unchanged.
Philly’s first raised bike lane with a concrete buffer is nearly complete
The bikeway runs along the middle of North American Street, connecting Northern Liberties to Fairhill.
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Trailer truck sliced open on Kelly Drive shouldn’t have been there anyway
This kind of crash happens around twice a year on the scenic route.
A $2 million Vision Zero budget cut could imperil future Philly traffic safety projects
Current renovations will continue as planned, but capital funding is at risk.
Opinion: If Philly cares about safety, we should ban cars from Chestnut Street
Somewhere out there, a world exists where we don’t blame SEPTA for being late.
Part of Filbert Street is going car-free this summer. Should Chestnut be next?
It’s been tried before.
Philly Free Streets: 32 photos from the car-free party on North Broad
There were board games, beach chairs and a *lot* of different wheels.
Billy Penn board game extravaganza at Philly Free Streets
We're partnering with Thirsty Dice for the car-free party on North Broad.
Bike rodeo and sweet scavenger hunt on bikes? It’s for safer streets
The ProfiteROLL is held in honor of pastry chef Emily Fredricks, killed on her bicycle in 2017.
Protected bike lane coming to 22nd Street in Center City
There's a meeting to gather feedback next week.
Philly could get a fleet of traffic cops to cut gridlock and boost safety
They wouldn't carry guns or be able to make arrests.
Philly’s big plan to make streets safer in residential neighborhoods
From more than 20 Slow Zone applications, just two will be chosen for the pilot.
West Philly residents formed a transit task force because Vision Zero isn’t cutting it
Philadelphia continues to see more traffic deaths than any county in the state.