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Parkside Avenue Traffic Safety Project

Increasing traffic safety along Parkside Avenue through street and trail improvements.

About

Parkside Avenue has a higher rate of severe traffic crashes than the average Philadelphia street. To address this issue, the City met with local residents and community organizations to gather feedback on the avenue's safety. Transportation safety improvements are planned for 2020–2023.

The improvements will happen in phases. As part of this project, we will:

  • Repave and restripe the roadway.
  • Reorganize the roadway to calm vehicle speeds.
  • Add concrete bump-outs and other intersection improvements.
  • Install new signals and crosswalks, and shorten crossing distances.
  • Add parking-protected bicycle lanes to help keep pedestrians and bicyclists safe.
  • Add dedicated bus-boarding islands.
  • Upgrade an important link in the bicycle and trail network, including a new trail to connect to the Cynwyd Trail.
Learn more and offer feedback at our community open house on Saturday, October 15 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. This event will be held at Parkside Evans Playground.

Connect

Email otis@phila.gov
Phone: (215) 436-9886
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Timeline

2021

Installation of the Parkside Avenue parking-protected bicycle lane (51st–41st streets).

2022

Construction of the Parkside Edge Phase 2 improvements at East and West Memorial Drives between Parkside Avenue and the Memorial Fountain/Please Touch Museum (Fairmount Park Conservancy).

Start of construction of the PennDOT Parkside Multimodal Transportation Fund project (duration 6-8 months).

Improvements at Parkside Avenue intersection (Belmont Avenue and 52nd Street), including:

  • New traffic signal at 50th Street
  • Bus boarding islands
  • ADA ramp upgrades
  • New pedestrian countdown signals
  • Sidewalk bumpouts
  • 52nd Street gateway sign and pedestrian lighting under SEPTA rail tracks
  • New walkway from 53rd Street to Bryn Mawr Avenue

Continuation of Parkside Cynwyd Trail design.

Start of Parkside intersection improvements project (53rd Street and Parkside Avenue, Bryn Mawr Avenue and Parkside Avenue).

2023
Completion of the Parkside PennDOT Multimodal Transportation Fund project.

Completion of the final design for the Parkside Cynwyd Trail.

See full timeline

Resources

Community outreach materials
Documents related to the Parkside project, including flyers, presentations, notices, and more.
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.

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