Slow down: Speed cameras go live on Route 13, including Baltimore and University Avenues
Eleven speed cameras along state Route 13 and operated by the Philadelphia Parking Authority went live Friday after a warning period.
Drivers going through West Philly might want to slow down.
Eleven speed cameras operated by the Philadelphia Parking Authority went live Friday along state Route 13.
Route 13 includes Baltimore, University, West Girard, and Ridge Avenues, as well as three numbered streets, in West Philadelphia.
The cameras are part of an expansion of automated cameras that began in 2025 along Broad Street and Roosevelt Boulevard where cameras were installed to reduce speeding.
The PPA says there has been a large decrease in violations since the cameras went live in major corridors.
Across both corridors, the most common violation involved vehicles traveling 11 to 19 miles per hour above the posted speed limit.
Pennsylvania-registered vehicles accounted for the largest share of violations, with Philadelphia residents representing approximately 56% of Roosevelt Boulevard violations and 59% of Broad Street violations.
Now it’s Route 13’s turn where the cameras are going live in two phases.
The first phase in Northeast Philly went live after completing a warning period in June, impacting Frankford Avenue and Levick and Robbins Streets.
Blocks where speed cameras go live
6000 Baltimore Ave.
5600 Baltimore Ave.
4900 Baltimore Ave.
4300 Baltimore Ave.
4200 Baltimore Ave.
300 S. University Ave.
200 N. 38th St.
400 N. 34th St.
3300 W. Girard Ave.
2000 N. 33rd St.
3400 Ridge Ave.
Fines for driving over posted speed limits
$100 for 11 to 19 mph
$125 for 20 to 29 mph
$150 for 30 m.p.h. or more.
No license points will be accessed because it is a nonmoving civil violation.
The cameras capture license plants through the PPA’s vendor, Verra Mobility.
Some motorists try to circumvent the cameras by obstructing license plates and trying to make them unreadable, according to the PPA. So the automated system is on the lookout for vehicles with fake plates that aren’t in a standard format, don’t have a plate on the rear, and fabricated temporary paper plates.
