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Philly must get serious to prevent traffic deaths | Editorial

Despite taking a Vision Zero pledge to reduce traffic deaths to zero by 2030, more than 120 people died on city streets last year as Philadelphia is slow to implement safety measures.

A pedestrian walks past bent safety poles by 10th and Filbert Streets in September. There were a record number of hit-and-run fatalities on Philadelphia streets in 2022.
A pedestrian walks past bent safety poles by 10th and Filbert Streets in September. There were a record number of hit-and-run fatalities on Philadelphia streets in 2022.Read moreHeather Khalifa / Staff Photographer