Speed Cameras Coming To Roosevelt Boulevard

PHILADELPHIA — Drivers better slow down on Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia, as the city is installing numerous speed cameras to crack down on aggressive and speedy driving on the major thoroughfare.

Philadelphia Parking Authority Executive Director Scott Petri joined Mayor Jim Kenney recently announced the installation of automated speed enforcement cameras at the first of eight locations along Roosevelt Boulevard.

In total, 32 cameras will be installed at the following eight locations when the project is complete:

• Roosevelt Boulevard and Banks Way
• Roosevelt Boulevard and F Street
• Roosevelt Boulevard and Deveraux Street
• Roosevelt Boulevard and Harbison Avenue
• Roosevelt Boulevard and Strahle Street
• Roosevelt Boulevard and Grant Avenue
• Roosevelt Boulevard and Red Lion Road (near Whitten Street)
• Roosevelt Boulevard and Southampton Road ( near Horning Road)

Officials made the move to place the cameras on the road after a number of high speed related crashes over the years – many involving serious injury and the tragic loss of life.

"The Boulevard already has nine intersections that are monitored by red light cameras," Petri said. "As a result, red light running has been dramatically decreased on the Boulevard at red light camera intersections by 58 percent since 2005."

When the first red light cameras were activated at Grant Avenue and the Boulevard in 2005, 25,673 red light running violations were recorded. At this same intersection in 2018, 4,697 red light camera violations occurred, an 82 percent reduction in red light running at this intersection.

"Traffic deaths in Philadelphia are preventable and never acceptable," Kenney said. "Adding automated speed cameras on the Boulevard is one of the most effective steps that we can take to eliminate traffic deaths. With the installation of these cameras, we continue to make progress on our Vision Zero efforts to eliminate traffic fatalities in Philadelphia by 2030."

Once the speed cameras are fully operational, there will be an initial 60-day warning period before fines are issued.

Following the warning period, any vehicle observed traveling in excess of 11 miles per hour over the speed limit will be subject to a fine up to $150 — depending on the speed at which the vehicle clocked, and will be mailed to the registered address of the vehicle.

No points will be added to an individual’s driving record. The fine is aimed at deterring driving at excessive speeds that could lead to fatal injuries or deaths.