Sunday, November 16th is the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. This is a solemn event created to remember those we have lost the last year and years prior. This event is also very important to the Families for Safe Streets and larger Vision Zero community. Each year we hold the event in a different part of the city to highlight the need for infrastructure, enforcement and draw attention to different legislative actions that could be taken to make our city safer.
This year we are holding the event at Fairhill Square Park on Lehigh Avenue in North Philly. In just 2025, 4 pedestrians have been killed along Lehigh Avenue and despite ongoing improvement projects, more needs to be done to make sure a road that runs through a neighborhood is safe for the neighborhood to thrive. We will hear from Senator Tartaglione and Representative Burgos who represent the neighborhood, Families for Safe Streets members, and Kelley Yemen from the office of Multimodal Planning at the City.
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is a global event held every third Sunday of November to honor those who have lost their lives or been impacted by roadway crashes. This year on November 16, communities across the globe, including several dozen in the United States, will gather together to demand actions towards improving roadway safety and to uplift proven strategies, including redesigning dangerous roads, reducing speed limits, and improving vehicle design.
This day also serves as a crucial opportunity for governments and those working in road safety to demonstrate the scale and impact of road-related deaths and injuries and advocate for immediate and concerted action to end this public health crisis.
Please come out in support of victims’ families and the larger community to remember those lost and those at risk. World Day of Remembrance will take place Sunday, November 16th from 11am-1pm at Fairhill Square Park. All are welcome. You can RSVP to the event at this link. RSVPs will let us account for food etc.