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Center City expands Open Streets program to 20 car-free days this year

How PennDOT plans to install a 258-foot pedestrian bridge over Columbus Boulevard in one night

South Street Pedestrian Bridge

Pa. crash deaths were near record lows in 2024, but speeding and drunk driving still account for most of them

PennDOT Crash Data

Police seek public's help in identifying pedestrian struck by car in North Philly

Car crash victim

New Schuylkill River trail segment and bridge connecting Grays Ferry to Center City opens Saturday

Christian to Crescent

Midtown Village is going car-free on 4 Sundays in June as part of Center City's 'open streets' initiative

Open Streets Center City

Mayor Parker proposes boost to Vision Zero funding after cuts to traffic safety program last year drew backlash

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As speed cameras help cut fatalities on Roosevelt Boulevard, Broad Street becomes Philly's deadliest road

Broad Street traffic deaths

Woman in wheelchair killed in hit-and-run crash in Fairmount Park

Hit-and-run Fairmount Park

Streets near Rittenhouse Square to be car-free on last 4 Sundays in September

Open Streets Rittenhouse

Woman killed after being struck by SUV in North Philly, police say

North Philly crash

2 pedestrians killed, 3 others injured, in car crashes over the weekend

Pedestrian deaths Philly

Community groups kick off 'walk audits' to improve pedestrian pathways

Walk audits

Schuylkill River Trail section under MLK Drive Bridge to close until January

Schuylkill River Trail closed

Pedestrian fatally struck by a car in North Philadelphia

Ogontz car accident

Woman struck in head by falling concrete slab from Center City apartment building

Walnut Square Apartments

Philly's latest Vision Zero report on traffic deaths released in wake of fatal hit-and-run on Roosevelt Boulevard

Roosevelt Blvd Vision Zero

New law requires N.J. drivers to give pedestrians, cyclists more space on roadways

New jersey drivers laws

Woman, 80, struck and killed by PECO truck while she crossed street in Northeast Philly

peco crash kills woman

MLK Drive to remain partly closed to cars until 2024 for bridge repairs

MLK Drive reopening update

MLK Drive to reopen to vehicles in August

MLK Drive Philly cars

Cycling activists want MLK Drive vehicle restrictions to remain permanently

MLK Jr. Drive bikes

Philly traffic deaths are up 60% in 2020, Bicycle Coalition says

Philly Traffic 2020

Traffic deaths in Pennsylvania up nearly 5% in 2018

Carroll - Broad Street rush hour traffic and pedestrians

Readers make their own list of the 'Worst Philadelphians'

Carroll - Parking ticket on a tow tuck in Center City

2018 was the deadliest year for pedestrians in U.S. since 1990s

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State grant to bring $4.67 million in upgrades to South Philly's Oregon Avenue

Oregon Avenue 11th Street

Pedestrian fatally struck by car on Roosevelt Boulevard

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Lincoln Drive restoration begins Monday, kicking off a year of traffic impact

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Pedestrian safety upgrades coming to five Roosevelt Boulevard intersections

Carroll - Roosevelt Boulevard

City Council bill: Speed bump for protected bike lanes in Philly?

Stock_Carroll - Bike Lanes University City

New section of the Schuylkill River Trail now open

IBXStock_Carroll - Schuylkill River Trail Boardwalk

As their daughter lay comatose, family raises questions about police investigation

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Philly's Vision Zero plan will slow traffic to eliminate fatalities

Bike ramp, two new murals slated for Ben Franklin Bridge

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New bicycle and pedestrian ramp on Ben Franklin Bridge nears approval

Stock_Carroll - Benjamin Franklin Bridge

Hey police, bicyclists hit by cars are real people, not 'hood ornaments'

Social media faux pas

Two pedestrians struck by NJ Transit trains in separate incidents

Police: Elderly pedestrian fatally struck crossing Roosevelt Boulevard

Philadelphia Police officer cruiser

Ask Hickey: Should I cede my right of way to 'sidewalk mafias'?

Carroll - Students Walking on Chestnut Street

Walking to the beach could get more dangerous this summer at Jersey Shore

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A helpful guide as to what's not a parking spot in Philly

Not A Parking Spot

South Street gets money for safety improvements

Open Streets

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