Vision Zero News

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  • September 2026 Newsletter

    September is Child Passenger Safety Month. Read this month’s newsletter to learn about the work CHOP is doing. Also, check out what our Vision Zero Ambassadors were up to this year.

  • New PPA Report Highlights How Speed Cameras Make Philadelphia’s Streets Safer

    The Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) has released the annual report about their Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) program. The City works closely with them to make Philadelphia’s streets safer. PPA is an important partner in our Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic deaths.

  • Bringing Traffic Safety Improvements to Aramingo and Lehigh Avenues

    Philadelphia is beginning to work on three new traffic safety projects which are funded by Vision Zero capital funds and by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) Automatic Speed Enforcement (ASE) Program. The money comes from speed camera fines in Philadelphia and is being used to make streets safer.

  • August 2026 Newsletter

    This month we are planning for Back to School with Safe Routes Philly. Read the newsletter to learn about Walk & Roll to School Day, Safe Routes Philly Basics, and Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day.

  • July 2026 Newsletter

    This July we are highlighting Philadelphia’s traffic safety history, aggressive driving enforcement, e-micromobility, bump-out Crash Modification Factors, and celebrating our 2025-26 Safe Routes Philly VISTA Luca Johnson.

  • The City of Philadelphia Unlocks Federal SS4A Funding to Improve Market East Streetscapes

    This spring, the City of Philadelphia unlocked $2.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads For All (SS4A) Grant Program to improve the Market East corridor. Now that funding is secured, the City will begin planning, design, and pre-development for improvements along Market Street from 6th to Juniper Streets.

  • June 2026 Newsletter

    This summer is full of incredible events. In preparation, the City has made roadway safety improvements that will support Philadelphians for many seasons to come.

  • Safe Routes Philly: Serve Philadelphia VISTA relationship building in action

    Luca Johnson, the Serve Philadelphia VISTA member assigned to the Safe Routes Philly project, hit the ground running at the start of his service term. As part of Vision Zero, Safe Routes Philly partners with communities and schools to create safe, healthy environments for students to walk and bike to school.

  • The City of Philadelphia and Partners Announce the Official Opening and Completion of Market Street Old City Improvement Project

    Mayor Cherelle L. Parker joined City officials today to announce the official opening and completion of the highly anticipated Market Street Old City Improvement Project. Market Street between 2nd and 6th Streets has been redesigned to better serve everyone, whether they walk, bike, use transit, or drive.

  • City’s $9.3 million in TASA funds to improve safety infrastructure across Philadelphia

    his month, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that the City of Philadelphia will receive more than $5.3 million in funding for infrastructure improvements and education programs. The funds are part of the 2025 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Surface Block Grant Program.

  • May 2026 Newsletter

    May is National Bike Month and we kicked it off with a fantastic, Phanatic Walk & Roll to School Day at D. Newlin Fell School. Read the newsletter to learn about Philadelphia’s first bicycles and what else is going on this Bike Month across the city.

  • April 2026 Newsletter

    This April marks the beginning of the fifth year of our Vision Zero Ambassador program. Read the newsletter to meet the ambassadors. We continue to share Philadelphia transportation firsts, and we highlight Distracted Driving Awareness month.