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:
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The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) begins its Tabor Ave Greening Project.
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.
The City revises initial repaving concepts to address the community’s requests to retain parking and add a turn lane at Godfrey Avenue.
The City staff attends the Lawncrest RCO meeting in November to review the concept.
The City develops the final engineering plans for the repaving project.
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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 |