Traffic Fatalities

Distracted Driving Fatalities

Car crash deaths spike on days that big albums are released, study finds

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

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Phoenixville police officer killed in car crash in Warminster

Phoenixville Police officer killed

City Council approves bill to raise fines on parking or stopping in bike lanes

Bike lanes bill council

Philly is exploring adding concrete barriers to bike lanes on Spruce and Pine streets, official says

Bike lane Cherelle Parker

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

Pedestrian deaths Philly

Spruce Hill residents seek to add pedestrian plaza to slow traffic near Penn Alexander School

43rd and Spruce streets

Crosswalk murals have been shown to reduce traffic crashes, so Fishtown just added one to a busy intersection

Fishtown Crosswalk Mural

People are driving less but traffic deaths have spiked — and lawmakers are puzzled

Traffic deaths rose slightly in Philly last year, though crashes and injuries fell, report finds

Vision Zero Report 2023

Person of interest arrested in hit-and-run that killed mother, injured child, police say

Arrest driver hit run

Philly will increase policing of bike lanes in effort to improve traffic safety

PPA Bike Lanes

As traffic deaths spike, Philly reveals updated Vision Zero action plan

Vision Zero Philly 2025

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

Philly Traffic 2020

Motorist dies in snowy crash on New Jersey highway

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10 takeaways from the Pennsylvania Crash Report

Is a long-denied tool finally on the radar for local police in Pennsylvania?

WATCH: Video of dog protecting friend in busy street will break/heal your heart

Dog killed by car

Traffic Fatalities

South Philly street renamed in honor of hit-and-run victim

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From tragedy, a mission against distracted driving emerges

Joel Feldman

Vision Zero conference highlights need to improve Philly's traffic safety

Millions spent to make Roosevelt Boulevard safer, but is it?

Carroll - Roosevelt Boulevard

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