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Chestnut Walnut Repaving and Complete Streets Safety Project

A Complete Streets project

About

In 2022, Chestnut Street was repaved by Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) contractors from 34th to 63rd streets. A portion of Walnut Street in West Philadelphia will be repaved in 2023.

Repaving projects create an opportunity for the City to reevaluate a street's layout and to change or upgrade it if something isn't working. The goals of both the Walnut and Chestnut Streets projects are to:

  • Calm traffic by decreasing speeding, weaving, and aggressive driving.
  • Create shorter and safer pedestrian crossings.
  • Improve parking and loading operations.
  • Increase safety for people riding bikes by separating them from motor vehicle traffic.
  • Reduce illegal parking behaviors, like double-parking and blocking the crosswalk.

With Chestnut Street repaved, City staff is focusing on the Walnut Street layout and public outreach in 2022.

Connect

Email VisionZeroPHL@phila.gov
Phone: (215) 436-9886
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Public survey results

In 2021, more than 1,700 people took a paper or online survey about the layout on Chestnut and Walnut streets. See the survey results in the Chestnut Walnut public engagement summary.

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Explore a map of Chestnut and Walnut streets and report traffic safety issues.
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Project timeline

2021

Winter 2021

The Department of Streets develops engineering plans for the 2022 repaving of Chestnut Street.

2022

Spring/Summer 2022

Construction begins on the repaving and complete street safety project on Chestnut Street.

Fall 2022

Public and business outreach continues on the Walnut Street corridor.

Winter 2022

The Department of Streets develops engineering plans for the 2023 repaving of Walnut Street.

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Resources

Complete Streets
Information on the City's larger Complete Streets project and policies.
Vision Zero Philadelphia
Vision Zero aims to eliminate traffic-related deaths through road design, education, and automated traffic enforcement.

Partners

  • Managing Director’s Office
  • Mayor’s Office
  • Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability (OTIS)
  • Department of Streets
  • PennDOT

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