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Tabor Avenue traffic safety project


A Complete Streets project

About

The Tabor Avenue project will ensure the street remains safe and accessible for all users.

In 2024, the City repaved Tabor Avenue and installed safety improvements, including a two-way separated bikeway and a new left-turn lane at Godfrey Avenue. These updates aim to reduce speeding, prevent incidents, and provide safer crossings for pedestrians and cyclists.

Based on community feedback, an additional phase of the project will include:

  • Upgraded traffic signals.
  • Concrete bikeway separation.
  • Pedestrian curb extensions.
  • Floating bus stops.

Connect

Email otis@phila.gov

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Timeline

2022

Fall

The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) begins its Tabor Ave Greening Project.

2023

Spring

The City meets with the Lawncrest RCO to discuss options for Tabor Avenue.

Some requests, including concrete separation and signal changes, are outside the scope of a repaving project. The City commits to a second project phase.

Summer

The City revises initial repaving concepts to address the community’s requests to retain parking and add a turn lane at Godfrey Avenue.

Fall

The City staff attends the Lawncrest RCO meeting in November to review the concept.

Winter

The City develops the final engineering plans for the repaving project.

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Partners

  • Philadelphia Water Department
  • Department of Streets
  • Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)

Staff

Name Job title Email Department
James Lentz Complete Streets Bicycle and Pedestrian Project Coordinator james.lentz@phila.gov Office of Multimodal Planning
Brenda Hernandez Torres Complete Streets Community Coordinator brenda.hernandez-torres@phila.gov Office of Multimodal Planning
Andrew Simpson Complete Streets District Manager andrew.simpson@phila.gov Office of Multimodal Planning

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