Automated Speed Cameras Coming To Broad Street

PHILADELPHIA — Speedsters racing up and down Broad Street in Philadelphia may want to pump the brakes soon, as the Philadelphia Parking Authority is installing cameras that will issue fines for speeding along the main corridor.

Philadelphia Parking Authority spokesman Martin O'Rourke told Patch that 31 speed cameras are coming to Broads Street in mid-September. A hard date for the cameras to go live has not been set.

Following installation of the cameras, the PPA will give drivers a 60-day warning period, wherein speeders who are caught on the cameras will get warning rather than tickets.

After the 60-day period, speeders will get $100 tickets, O'Rourke said.

The PPA hopes to see similar results in reducing speeding on Broad Street as they did on Roosevelt Boulevard after speed cameras were installed along the road.

"[Roosevelt Boulevard] use to be one of the worst highways in the country for safety," O'Rourke said. "The cameras reduced speeding by 90 percent."

PPA data shows 1.7 million citations have been issued since speed cameras were installed along Roosevelt Boulevard in 2021.

And the data shows crashes along the boulevard have dropped yearly, going from 509 in 2019 to 216 in 2024.

Ideally, O'Rourke said, the same thing happens on Broad Street.

According to the PPA website, cameras will be at the following locations:

• 7000 Old York Road
• 6500 N. Broad Street
• 4900 N. Broad Street
• 4100 N. Broad Street
• 3300 N. Broad Street
• 2500 N. Broad Street
• 1700 N. Broad Street
• 700 N. Broad Street
• 100 N. Broad Street
• 100 S. Broad Street
• 1200 S. Broad Street
• 2200 S. Broad Street
• 2800 S. Broad Street
• 3600 S. Broad Street