Speed Cameras Go Live Monday On Broad Street

PHILADELPHIA — Drivers who speed along Broad Street in Philadelphia will soon be getting tickets, and the fines can get rather high.

The City of Philadelphia and Philadelphia Parking Authority Thursday announced the official launch of the Automated Speed Enforcement camera program expansion to State Route 611, which includes the entirety of Broad Street and a small section of Old York Road.

These new cameras will go live Monday.

However, drivers have a 60-day warning period before fines begin being issued. Drivers will receive warnings in the mail if they recorded speeding.

Fines will be issued beginning Nov. 14.

The speed limit on Broad Street is 25 miles per hour everywhere, except small stretches near the stadium complex. Drivers going 11 miles per hour over the speed limit will be ticketed.

Fines are $100 for traveling 11 to 19 miles per hour over the speed limit, $125 for 20 to 29 miles per house over, and $150 for drivers going 30 miles per hour or more over the limit.

These tickets and fines do not include points added to the cited driver's license.

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

"Broad Street is one of the city’s busiest and most dangerous roads, and we’re taking steps to make it safer," Mayor Cherelle L. Parker said. "Speed cameras save lives. Prior to 2020, Roosevelt Boulevard was the most dangerous road in the city. Since then, speed cameras on the Boulevard have slowed driver speeds, reduced pedestrian crashes, and saved lives. Today marks another step closer to our goal of making Philadelphia the safest, cleanest, and greenest city in America, with access to economic opportunity for all."

"Speed enforcement cameras are critically important tools that have dramatically reduced speeding along Roosevelt Boulevard," Rich Lazer, Executive Director of Philadelphia Parking Authority said. "We now hope to bring about similar results along Broad Street as well as other major arteries in the city."

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," Philadelphia Parking Authority spokesman Martin 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.