Speed ​​cameras on Philly’s Broad Street coming in 2025

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According to new advertisements from the police department, speed cameras will be turned on along Broad Street in February 2025. Philadelphia Parking Authority.

The ads feature black-and-white confessions from loved ones of people struck and killed by speeding cars on the busy stretch of road.

“We wanted to show that there is a human element to this and that you need to slow down when traveling,” said Rich Lazer, executive director of the PPA. “Make it safe for pedestrians and make it safer for cyclists and others using the roadway. By driving too fast, you endanger many people.”

The cameras will be installed along the entire length of Broad Street and will automatically issue tickets to drivers traveling more than 11 miles per hour over the posted speed limit.

The two ads feature Rev. Stephanie Evans and Latanya Byrd, respectively. Both women have become advocates for the city’s Automated Speed ​​Enforcement program in the aftermath of the death of their loved ones.

Evans’ son, Robert, was killed in 2020 when he got out of his truck while picking up something to eat on Broad Street.

“We are trying to save lives here in the city of Philadelphia, on Roosevelt Boulevard and on Broad Street,” Evans said in the ad. “Don’t drive too fast, think, stop and take a deep breath.”