Speed cameras are now ticketing on Baltimore Avenue, Girard and Ridge. Council voted 17-0 to allow them

If you drive on Baltimore Avenue, University Avenue, West Girard Avenue or Ridge Avenue, the speed cameras along Route 13 are now issuing tickets. Eleven cameras in West and North Philadelphia went live Friday, Oct. 30, after a warning period, the Inquirer reported.

Where the cameras are and what they cost

The Inquirer listed the camera locations:

• 6000, 5600, 4900, 4300 and 4200 blocks of Baltimore Avenue
• 300 S. University Ave.
• 200 N. 38th St. and 400 N. 34th St.
• 3300 W. Girard Ave.
• 2000 N. 33rd St.
• 3400 Ridge Ave.

Fines are $100 for 11 to 19 mph over the limit, $125 for 20 to 29 mph over and $150 for 30 mph or more. The tickets are civil violations, so no points go on your license. The Philadelphia Parking Authority runs the program through its vendor, Verra Mobility, and the system also flags missing, covered and fake plates, the paper reported.

This is the second phase on Route 13. The first, in Northeast Philadelphia along Frankford Avenue and Levick and Robbins streets, began ticketing in June. The PPA says violations dropped sharply on Roosevelt Boulevard and Broad Street after cameras went up there, and that Philadelphia residents got about 56% of the Roosevelt Boulevard tickets and 59% of the Broad Street tickets, according to the Inquirer.

What our records add

Each camera expansion since 2024 began as a City Council bill amending Chapter 12-3400 of the city code, and each passed without a "no" vote:

• Route 13: Bill 241030, from 6th District Councilmember Mike Driscoll, was introduced Oct. 31, 2024, passed 17-0 on Dec. 5, 2024, and was signed Dec. 18, 2024.
• Broad Street: Bill 240434, from Mark Squilla with seven co-sponsors, passed 17-0 on June 13, 2024.
• School zones: Bill 250148, from Isaiah Thomas with seven co-sponsors, passed 15-0 with one member absent on April 24, 2025.
• Other state routes: Bill 250770, from Council President Kenyatta Johnson and Driscoll, passed 17-0 on Oct. 16, 2025.

A bill to cut the fines is waiting. 5th District Councilmember Jeffery Young Jr., introduced Bill 260699 on Sept. 17. It would lower fines to $50, $75 and $100 for the three speed bands, for violations after it takes effect (bill text). It is in the Committee on Streets and Services and has no co-sponsors. Our records show no hearing in its 45 days so far.

What's next

• The Streets and Services Committee meets Nov. 6, but its agenda lists only Young's Resolution 260735, a hearing on the PPA's ticketing and towing during this summer's events. The camera-fine bill is not on it.
• Council's next sessions are Nov. 12 and Nov. 19.