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I brake for yo | Scene Through the Lens

Careful, kids are back in school

September 11, 2023: Artwork on Fifth Street just south of Girard Avenue reminds drivers that there are crosswalks — and schoolchildren — between the speed cushions.
September 11, 2023: Artwork on Fifth Street just south of Girard Avenue reminds drivers that there are crosswalks — and schoolchildren — between the speed cushions.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer

One of the criteria used by PennDot to determine speeding problems is if a roadway has 85% of its vehicles driving over 10 mph above the posted speed limit.

Seeing vehicles always speeding, Northern Liberties residents pushed for decades tor a traffic-calming and safety study before speed cushions were finally installed. But many drivers still roll through stop signs - and crosswalks.

Since 1998, a black-and-white photo has appeared every Monday in staff photographer Tom Gralish’s “Scene Through the Lens” photo column in The Inquirer’s local news section. Here are the most recent, in color: