by Nicole Brunet | Nov 20, 2022 | News, Crash, Vision Zero
Philadelphia High Traffic Fatality Rate Persists in 2022 Sunday, November 20, 2022 is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims PHILADELPHIA — Community members, City staff and elected officials came together on Sunday to honor the 109 people who lost...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Aug 25, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Crash, Vision Zero
Yesterday, the District Attorney’s office dropped its charges against Jorge Fretts, the driver who killed Emily Fredricks on November 28, 2017. Despite dashcam and onstreet footage showing that Mr. Fretts did not use his turn signal when he turned right from...
by Nicole Brunet | Aug 16, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
[Press Statement released by the City of Philadelphia] Data show a significant reduction in traffic fatalities on the Boulevard since its implementation; but new legislation is needed to continue the program set to expire in 2023 PHILADELPHIA — Mayor Jim Kenney joined...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jul 28, 2022 | News, Vision Zero
A review of publicly available data from the Philadelphia Police Department shows that there were 63 traffic fatalities in the first six months of 2022. This number is higher than the number of deaths in the first six months of 2019 (46 deaths), 2020 (56 deaths) and...
by Nicole Brunet | Jul 8, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
(PHILADELPHIA) – After almost 10 years of studies, evaluations, planning meetings, promises and commitments to make Washington Avenue safer, Mayor Kenney’s Vision Zero commitment to reduce traffic violence on city streets has been dealt a huge setback. What...