Demand a Safer West Market Street!

"On a daily basis drivers are on this road with excessive speed and dangerous lane changes exacerbated by double parked delivery vehicles and other. I want to drop my daughter off at school without worrying about being hit or worse"

"I am frequently in the 30th st station area. The Market st side is a deathtrap whether youre on foot, bike, or even driving. Less lanes and better entrances to 30th st station that are more clearly designated would make the area safer for everyone."

"As someone who gets around mostly on foot or by bike, it gets scarier on these streets every day. I want safer roads while I'm still alive to use them!"

"Make Market safe!"

"Road diets save lives! PennDoT is killing people by not implementing them"

"Market St is a truly abysmal place to walk. I don't feel safe everything I'm even on the sidewalk there and biking to destinations through market st already feels like a non starter."

"RIP to those who have lost their lives. We deserve safer streets!"

"Safer West market Street"

"Please keep the streets safe"

"Please Market Street West safer! People have died, recently, just trying to get to work. We need speed cameras, red light cameras, and more of a police presence in the area to slow people down."

"The issue is further exacerbated by the ice and snow blocking parking spaces that impede trolleys on 36th street."

"As a student who crosses Market on the way to school, it’s scary to see the amount of speed in drivers and recklessness crossing Market. This street needs infrastructure that makes it so drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians are safe. Two deaths in two weeks without anything done to address the road safety situation is negligent and unacceptable."

"Market street east of 46th st, is an extremely dangerous place to be, as a pedestrian and cyclist. The wide road allows for high speeds,and fast turns meaning crosswalk are like playing flogged. The bike lane is a joke, no protection from high speed traffic,and everyone parks in it. Road diet now!"

"My biggest fear living in this city is getting killed by a car on my bike ride to work. It doesn’t have to be this bad!"

"We need safer streets and safer bike lanes. People need to be held accountable for speeding. There is no reason to speed in the city."

"I commute by bicycle year round. Anything we can do to make the streets safer is great."

"Let’s do this"

"No one should have to routinely put themselves in danger just to live their lives."

"As a former drexel student I remember joking with friends that when a car eventually hits us on Market street (since close calls are so regular) that it would atleast pay our tuition. Those jokes seem a lot less funny now. This stretch of road has been a known threat to the saftey of thousands of students and faculty for decades. It's time to impliment known solutions to make our streets safer."

"This is a huge public safety issue for Philly and Pennsylvania. I want my family to be able to get around the neighborhood and the city on foot or on bikes with confidence that the streets are safe. The community doesn't have that safety now, and PA and Philly need to level up on traffic safety. Being hit is a realistic fear and it's seriously worse than comparable places. I support every item listed as part of the solutions here and will look for officials who move this agenda forward to support."

"No more bike deaths!"

"Please make Market Street safe!"

"I have to walk this road everyday, I’m always extra conscious when crossing because some people in cars truly do not care! This would save so many lives, especially students."

"I regularly cross and ride along west Market Street while commuting, and serious improvements to safety infrastructure are very much needed."

"Implementing the changes explained in this petition will save lives. What reason is there for not doing so?"

"Hold speeding drivers accountable!!"

"I don’t want to get hit by a car!"

"We all deserve to be safe in our communities. Sensible solutions exist to ensure that cars continue to have access to market street without coming at the expense of pedestrian and biker safety."

"I visit this campus every month, and we fear being struck by cars on Market Street."

"I am a student, I've witnessed reckless driving along Market Street. We fear getting struck on our way to class daily."

"I live in this area and every day I see the recklessness of drivers and the memorials to the lives this dangerous stretch has cost- it doesn't have to be this way and we don't have to put up with it. Why does the car superiority have to run so deep that we accept fatalities as a result? It's unacceptable."

"Safer travel for pedestrians and bicyclists are imperative for all of our Philadelphia streets. It's truly a simple solution and provides a win-win, for everyone involved. Please make our streets and pedestrian passageways more safe with the proposed recommendations. Make Philly one of the best bicycling/walking friendly cities in America! Thank you!"

"I see extreme speeds and reckless driving on market street. This has to end now."

"Hire a landscape architect to design a master plan."

"Cars should be removed from university city."

"A safer market street for bikes actually means a safer market street for pedestrians, for bikes, for cars, for bus riders, for everyone that uses it. Let's make it happen, PLEASE!"

"Traffic deaths are not inevitable. Let's do more to save lives and make Market Street safe and accessible for all!"

"Save the bikes"

"The city needs to do more about public transportation, biking, and walkers. There are so many more people here than just cars."

"Pedestrianize Market Street!!!"

"I'm a bike rider and pedestrian who crosses West Market Street regularly. There are well known solutions that can be deployed to protect people from speeding drivers along this stretch of road. I'm confident that with the cooperation of PennDOT and the City of Philadelphia, we can make Market Street a safer and more vibrant place."

"I support safer streets for all, not just drivers in cars. It is possible to limit crashes to zero with infrastructure investments - let's do it!"

"Though I live in South Philly, I regularly commute to other parts of the city for work and leisure. Please consider making the roads safer for cyclists like myself by introducing these speed calming measures."

"People deserve a safe space to walk that is designed with their protection in mind"

"So sorrowful reading about these hit and runs,Ms.Mayor make it happen."

"It’s embarrassing that this even needs to be done. Do better."

"My nieces walk in this area regularly. It's scary to see how people drive here, especially turning through crosswalks at high speed while pedestrians have the walk symbol."

"We need physical concrete and metal structures to protect pedestrians and cyclists from speeding reckless oversized cars in our city. Painted bike lanes are death traps. You have to but concrete or metal bollards to protect cyclist and pedestrians. Do not take away any sidewalk space. Convert road space to places where people can walk and bike freely. Think of which streets could be closed entirely to any regular traffic. Create dead ends for cars but not pedestrians or cyclists, to create safer streets. Cars ruin cities, especially old ones."

"Drivers love predictability even more than bike riders and pedestrians!"

"The address is my work address, and I personally see and experience how challenging it is for bikers and walkers to get to work safely."

"Please Help!"

"I work in West Philly"

"I live in the Fifth Councilmanic District. I am a cyclist, a pedestrian, a motorist, and a voter. It is long overdue for the City to address the dangerous conditions on Market Street."

"I lived and biked in West Philly for MANY years and West Philadelphians deserve better. Please help keep us safe!"

"Safety should be a top priority!"

"We need improved infrastructure and resources for accountability"

"As a mom of a child who attends school off of 36th & Market, and a bicyclist who uses Market Street to commute to work, I see how dangerous this road can be. We need to put in additional infrastructure to help make this a safer street for pedestrians, bikers, and drivers!"

"Safety first"

"Make SENSE of it allllllll!!! Keep pushing for safer streets in Philly!!"

"We need more traffic calming measures!!"

"Safer streets!"

"As an avid open runner it is a challenge and dangerous to run in certain communities due to vehicles careless driving, speeding and the lack of traffic signs and speed bumps."

"Safe passage is not too much to ask for ffs"

"I am daily bicycle commuter from West Philadelphia to Center City and Market Street right now is very chaotic and unsafe to ride down. There are many improvements that can be made that will benefit pedestrian, bicycle, and auto traffic flow to make it safer."

"I walk on West Market St with my two children regularly. It needs to be saver for everyone."

"Make Philadelphia a safe place to ride!"

"Bikes rule"

"I almost got run over on 34th twice. I don't cross Market at night anymore"

"I go to school at drexel that street is scary"

"I use the L station at 34th and still remember seeing crash debris on the road the day Ms Brown was killed last year. Market St is the heart of our city and it cannot continue to be a deadly place."

"Enough is enough, nobody else needs to die! Studies have shown that prioritizing bike/pedestrian safety prevents death!"

"I biked on Marketst. West many times over 20yrs living in city but it never appeared to me safe even thers sort if bike lane.Recless driving is very endulged in that section of Market st. I had many closed calls and had to opt out fir biking on the sidewalk which is not fair for pedestrians. Ww need speed bumps, protected bike lanes and red light camera on Market st. to maje it safer and make drivers accountable for their unaccwwtable behavior"

"We need infrastructure, rules and enforcement that protects peds first, then bicyclists then drivers."

"It’s time Philadelphia’s politicians started caring about the residents rather than how much money they’ll get with their seat in office. Let’s cut the septa funding forcing people to walk/bike and do nothing about the bike lanes and traffic violation enforcement. Why is it that we get parking tickets within 10 minutes of being parked but when a reckless driver speeds right around a line of traffic to run the red it’s as if the cop sitting at the intersection is blind?"

"Please add traffic calming measures to Market street. It's a wide street, so it's perfect for a protected bike lane and people driver way too aggressively on it."

"Our region requires additional support to help drivers be better operators of their vehicles! We need better infrastructure to improve the safety conditions for pedestrians and bikers."

"Get it together Philly, our lack of safe bike infrastructure is embarrassing. I can’t believe we are still having to petition for the bare minimum. Desirable, sustainable, forward-thinking cities have safe bike lanes."

"Shits dangerous"

"Na"

"I regularly bike to West Philly and I would like to not feel like I'm taking my life in my hands when I bike on or across Market St!"

"safe streets for the people!"

"I ride this area frequently and building out this infrastructure will continue to make our city safer and more accessible for everyone, no matter what mode of transportation one chooses."

"Sister of Harry Fenton killed September 2, 25"

"Everyone deserves safe streets"

"Safe streets are demanded by walkers and bikers throughout Philadelphia. Start on the streets that experience the most accidents and deaths, like Market Street west!"

"Do something now! Enough deaths!"

"Our city and most importantly... our citizens, DESERVE to have safe streets... especially while walking and biking. We know, unfortunately, the horrific outcomes of person vs. motorized vehicle! Please, I BEG, make changes to the city we love!! DEL"

"Add more bike lanes and protect pedestrians NOW"

"Make it safe for everyone!"

"Both the market st and spring garden crossing areas are some of the most sketchy unsafe places to be on a bike at in this city. Both need work done before we lose more lives."

"Pedestrian safety is essential for the health of the city"

"I ride this route frequently and it is not safe for cyclists, pedestrians, and others!"

"Please help make Philadelphia safer, now and every chance we get. Chris"

"I'd ideally like to not get run over by a car and die before I graduate, the drivers around here are nuts sometimes and I often feel like the people on the roads are prioritized over the people on foot."

"please I would bike everywhere if we had better bike infrastructure"

"I live part-time in Philly and I'm waiting for it to step up and become the gem of a city I know it can be! Make it safer to walk, and crack down on speeding drivers!"

"I live off of West Market St and I am a bicycle commuter."

"I want myself and my family to feel safe when crossing on Market near work and school. Please make infrastructure safer and accessible for all — pedestrians, cyclists and disabled"

"It is not practical to own or drive an automobile in this city. It's time to prioritize safety for bicyclists and pedestrians."

"No one should be afraid to cross a city street. So many people live and work in this area. Let's make Market St safe for everyone, with tools like shortened crosswalk distances, pedestrian islands, hardened medians, and protected bike lanes."

"I demand immediate action to install safer infrastructure on West Market St."

"Thank you for many improvements in recent years."

"Safe streets for all users is the bare minimum that we should expect from our elected officials. City council needs to listen to our demands and prioritize safety to prevent further tragedies from happening."

"Please help us stay safe!"

"Philly can do better to protect ALL users of the West Market St corridor."

"We need safe streets for cyclists!"

"Prioritize saving lives at minimal cost."

"Studies and real life scenarios have proven time and time again that protected bike lanes save lives-- we need better bike lanes, protected bike lanes, on West Market Street ( and on the rest of the city bike lanes). How many cyclist and pedestrian lives must be loss before the city takes action? How many families must wake up every morning knowing that if their elected officials had acted their loved one might still be with them? Enough pandering to people who drive multi ton machines and have so little respect for those of us who choose other modes of transport. daniela ascarelli"

"Protected bike lanes are important. With them we will have fewer injuries and fatalities. Implement them now."

"I teach and volunteer at Drexel. Market Street is incredibly dangerous in this area. Please fix it asap!"

"I used this bike lane every day I return from work. The trip back from Center City to West Philadelphia is so much more dangerous."

"Keep Philadelphians safe from predictable and preventable traffic violence!"

"Please help make our city safe for pedestrians and other non-car forms of transportation. There's no reason why cars should be prioritized in our street infrastructure!"

"Hello - I have worked at the corner of 36 and Market for over 10 years, and had witnessed countless close calls with reckless drivers. I also commute via SEPTA and bicycle. Please consider measures towards making this area safer for pedestrians and bi-peds. Thank you, Annie"

"Please help make our city safe for pedestrians and other non-car forms of transportation. There's no reason why cars should be prioritized in our street infrastructure!"

"Let’s get that raceway under control!"

"Please prioritize people over vehicular traffic!"

"The city has come a long way in supporting better bike infrastructure. Let's continue to do it!"

"Safe streets Market st West"

"Keep up your great work!"

"I walk this area going to doctor appointments, would be nice to arrive in one piece without having to be hyper vigilant."

"We need safer streets. Cars are literally killing people. Did you hear what I just said? KILLING PEOPLE"

"Pedestrians deserve to feel safe moving in our city."

"Safe in the bikes 🏍"

"Thanks for your prompt attention to this!"

"When owner of vehicle refuse to tell who borrowed her car and vehicle was involved in hit and run then owner should be charged"

"I have personally almost been hit by cars multiple times while biking between 38th and 36th Streets. Traffic calming and ENFORCEMENT are desperately needed. Some drivers treat the middle turning lane as a passing lane or high speed 'work around' when they don't want to sit in traffic. It is very, very dangerous."

"Family First!"

"Two of our children attended SLA Middle School and I was very concerned for their safety on this stretch of road."

"Market should be the central pedestrian corridor of our city, not a car sewer."

"Safe streets for pedestrians and traffic."

"I live in Delco, so I often get on the L in that area to get to and from University City, and when I bike in, I need to go through this area. Safety improvements are crucial for Philly, but they're important for the whole region."

"Everyone deserves to be SAFE"

"I used to be a Drexel student and it was crazy to me that we were crossing this big high speed road several times per day. I had to push flight cases full of tech supplies across 34th x market several times, including after dark. I consider myself lucky I wasn’t run over by a crazy driver. We should really shorten the crossing distance with a curb for the bike lanes, or a hard median, or raise the crosswalks (i.e. speed bump). As a cyclist these days I simply don’t bike here. The horrendous quality of this gutter is rivaled only by Wash Ave west of broad"

"Let's prevent more crashes!"

"I avoid this area due to the danger. It is far too easy for cars to speed."

"We deserve a safe community whether you're living, visiting, working or driving fear for your life is not acceptable."

"Everyone deserves to be SAFE!"

"I currently don’t live in Philadelphia but I ride Market Street into Center City. The intersections at 29th Street and 30th Street are particularly hazardous to cross."

"Please take action to prevent pedestrian and biker injuries and deaths. I provide support to people permanently and seriously injured by vehicle accidents in this corridor."

"We as pedestrians should not be afraid to cross the street wondering if you’re going to be the next victim of a hit and run accident."

"I reside in New Jersey but work in Philadelphia t days a week I frequently travel in this area."

"I haven’t lived in Philadelphia for a number of years but Philly will always be my home. I frequent to visit family and friends as well as many events. I’m tired of the terrible reports regarding the unsafe streets. Please make safety a priority."

"We need safer streets!!! Pedestrians and cyclists need to stop being treated as 2nd class to cars in the densest parts of the city."

"As a Drexel alumna, I was regular in the area of west Market mentioned here. Many young students and their families live and work in this area and should have safe streets!"

"My son-in-law works in this area. Please help keep him and everyone else safe on the streets!"

"Philadelphia was built for humans, not for automobiles. Let’s not change that."

"Whenever I am around 30th Street Station, I fear for my life when I have to cross Market Street. The speeding is insane, and running red lights is common practice. Something has to be done to turn this dangerous speedway into a viable street, viable for pedestrians and bicyclists as well as for automobile drivers."

"I ride on Market Street on the East side of Philly, and I can see the difference in how safe it feels on the newer paved lanes compared to the West. In a large city like Philly, we should not be seeing traffic violence and deaths."

"The right path taken today will guide us to a brighter tomorrow."

"This happening in Philadelphia we lost my nephew in August 2025 by a hit and run all the should have speed bumps it would make a difference"

"Safety should be everyones priority."

"Prioritize safety for people of all modes. Slow down cars and protect cyclists and pedestrians!"

"I walk in this area, my buddy bikes, let's have a city that works for the people who actually live here."

"I vote for anything that makes the streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists."

"car brains must be stopped for the sake of our lives."

"I'm looking for a safer Market Street when I ride to Aldi."

"It is in the best interest of the city to no longer prioritize cars over people. It creates hostile environments for people who either don't own a car or choose not to drive."

"We should center people first in our street designs, not car throughput rates."

"We walk, transit, and cycle (and drive) around the city with our kids, and our kids are old enough now that they are starting to traverse the city on their own. Make West Market safer for everyone! This is the right thing to do."

"I live in West Philly, and Market St is one of our most important corridors. It is terrifying knowing that other cyclists and pedestrians have been killed on this corridor that I have crossed frequently. I worry about even doing an errand and going shopping on Drexel's campus. Market St needs to be slower."

"In an easily walkable city with mostly narrow streets, Philly needs to be better with its protections for pedestrians and those driving non-automotive vehicles. Reducing the number of automobiles on the streets would be the ideal, but this type of infrastructure is sorely needed, and the best place to start when it comes to road safety (although it shouldn’t have to take a petition to make it happen)."

"This is a disgrace! There are too many cars speeding around town. We need more traffic cops visible on the streets to stop speeding traffic. We also need changes to the design of how Philly manages traffic. We need more bikes and better public transport."

"I am on this street almost every day on the bike with my kids taking them to Powel Elementary. Cars go way too fast by us each day. Please make this city safer for them."

"It saddens me to have to sign petitions to advocate for road safety projects that should be happening without anybody asking for them. There's been enough data for years to indicate that safety improvements are needed, so just do them and stop making us do this. I'm tired."

"My husband, daughter and granddaughter all cross Market St daily to get to and from Upenn from 3Oth Street Station and any one of them could have suffered the fate of the 2 women who were killed by speeding drivers on Market st. They are still at risk unless more is done to protect pedestrians NOW."

"We need a safer West Market Street now!"

"This is a high pedestrian and cyclist area. Effort must be taken immediately to slow traffic."

"As a resident and daily pedestrian of Philly, I have witnessed countless near-accidents on major and side streets throughout the city. Streets like Market which serve as a main thoroughfare in and out of Philly bring drivers who are not used to the rules of driving in the city, and should therefore require more thoughtful attention to its speed limit and ability to safely share the road with pedestrians and cyclists."

"I don't drive but I cycle on Market St. and calming of traffic would be a safety improvement for cyclists."

"Fully funding public transport will not only save money in the long term it will also improve public health and employment."

"I work near 30th and Market and every day come very close to getting hit by a car while crossing Market. This is a huge safety issue and our city deserves better, especially at one of its largest transit hubs."

"Its shameful that the city and Penndot have not acted to make this stretch of road safer, after multiple injuries and deaths over the years."

"I walk and bike in this area most days - this stretch of Market St is very dangerous."

"My wife bikes to work at CHOP and I want her back alive every night!"

"There are so many "small things" that Philadelphia's leadership could do to improve the safety and quality of life for our communities. Where are the leaders who have the courage to enable policies that protect us as we walk and roll on city streets? This isn't too much to ask."

"This would make my life and commute in Philadelphia MUCH safer. I want pedestrians, cyclists, wheelchair users, and drivers, to ALL be safe in this city. Vision Zero is for everyone."

"I add my voice to the urgent call to make immediate changes along the west market street corridor. The recent deaths of two pedestrians in Nov 2025 - within one week, is just horrific.I urge OTIS to elevate the urgency of danger in this region of the city and take action asap. thanks to PBA for your leadership on this effort."

"Market Street is like a highway going through the city. It needs to be improved for cyclists and pedestrians."

"Make Philly safe and accessible!"

"Healthy and abundant bike infrastructure is critical to making a city safe and accessible for all. Especially in a city like Philadelphia!"

"I cross this intersection all the time. The city needs to be safer for pedestrians!"

"PROTECT OUR CYCLISTS!!!"

"ICE OUT OF PHILLY"

"I would love our city government to care about its residents who commute by bike to ensure our safety. Sadly, I am not convinced that the mayor or council gives a crap about us."

"I bike and walk here often and it is chaotic. I feel unsafe and unprotected. Please at the least install temporary flex-posts in applicable parts of the bike lane. Ultimately concrete posts are what is needed. Also, lead times for the pedestrian crossings. Getting from the 30th St. station to the Drexel Station by foot OR bike scares the willies out of me."

"Please make bike lanes safer"

"I would commute more via bike if I felt that the city cared more about cyclists."

"No more traffic deaths!"

"More Bikes! More Pedestrians! Fewer Cars!"

"Please do everything possible to rein in the reckless driving all over the city. It is my number one day-to-day fear as a bicycle commuter and parent of young children."

"I frequently travel on West Market to visit friends. Cats go way to fast, and the recent fatal crashes are further proof that West Market desperately needs safety improvements."

"We need a safer West Market Street!"

"Center city is designed for pedestrians not cars. Take common sense actions to protect people’s lives"

"My daughter attends Samuel Powel Elementary School, a public school one block away from Market Street. Many students walk and take the trolley to and from school and must cross Market street during rush hour. It is unacceptable that the city has not done more to make the area safe the community!"

"As a Drexel Alumni, it's imperative that pedestrian safety is made a priority at every street crossing. As with most universities, Drexel has a lot of people that live on campus that walk or bike to their classes or places of interests. It is inexcusable that there are not safety features in place to restrict the speed of vehicles and protect pedestrians/cyclists that cross Market Street."

"I’ve been hit on a bike in Philly. We need to do everything we can to keep bikers safe."

"We need safer streets for all!"

"Keep your bike safety promises!"

"Enough is enough, we need safe streets in Philadelphia!"

"Safer streets now!"

"No one should lose their life to traffic violence. As a mother who lost her son to traffic violence I urge anyone who cares about their neighbors, friends, family or themselves to support the life saving changes outlined in this petition. Traffic violence is preventable when we design roads for all road users."

"Protect community members, health care workers, and students who must cross this corridor daily!"

"West Market is an essential corridor in University City that should be redesigned with safety in mind for all road users."

"It is absurd that we do not have bike lanes in every street in this city! We should certainly have better safety on the biggest streets to protect the bikers. The less cars we have, the safer and easier to navigate Philly will be, but we have to protect bikers for them to thrive and for more to join."

"Market Street should not be built like a five-lane highway, this is insane. We don't need any more people killed here, fix it now"

"As someone who both currently works near West Market St, and went to Drexel so spent a lot of time there during college, I have seen first-hand how dangerous this road can be. Intervention is imperative to prevent more needless deaths of our most vulnerable road users."

"I would like to walk without fearing for my life."

"West Market, like many other streets in Philadelphia could be a vibrant, multi-modal street. however, it's treated like an inner city freeway, with cars dominating the space and traveling at high speeds. As an arterial that serves hospitals, a few universities and connects Philadelphians, West Market is hostile to anyone not using a car. We need to slow down car traffic, improve use for bikes by adding concrete protected bike lanes, widening and improving sidewalks, and protect and improve pedestrian right of ways."

"Those involved in city planning and implementation in Philadelphia, I ask that you please take some action to keep our streets safe for Philadelphians. I live a few blocks away from the sites of the fatal collisions. I daily walk these streets with my two daughters, 2yo and 4yo. A great joy we share in this city is our ability to encounter our vibrant community on foot. We are proud to call Philadelphia our home in part because of this joy. Of course, a community like ours cannot be vibrant if its members get killed when routinely walking the neighborhood. Our community cannot be safe for kids like mine to walk to school and play with friends if cars will not slow down for them. Luckily, this isn't a difficult problem to address. We just need some simple structures in place to help cars passing through realize they are guests in a community where people live, work, and commune. Some changes have been put in place, which have brightened our community, made for more pleasant scenery for our car visitors, and also helped them understand they're in living quarters of others. I think of the recent renovations at 36th and Lancaster and 36th and Warren. Keep up the good work! We just need more of this!"

"I completely support this petition as a resident of the 19104 zip code and as a someone who works on this section of Market St. Market west of the Schuykill is out of control in terms of drivers speeding, doing u-turns, not waiting for pedestrians, and being impatient overall. The inadequate bike infrastructure needs to be addressed as is one who has biked along it often."

"I work near 36th & Market and saw the aftermath of the tragic hit and run of Rosa Mar Espinosa Rodas. Ms Rodas did not deserve this. She should have been able to go home to her family for Thanksgiving. Instead she passed away lying in the middle of Market Street. I ask the city to implement changes for safer street for our UCity pedestrians and bicyclists. Value our lives and honor Ms Brown's and Ms Rodas' lives."

"I should be able to walk across my own college campus without fearing for my life. West Market St is part of daily student life, and it’s unacceptable that just crossing the street has become deadly. These deaths were preventable. The city needs to act now to protect students, workers, and families."

"amount of people i’ve seen nearly get hit in this area is insane, we need to protect the locals and student of the area."

"Truly appalling that the city has done nothing three months after these horrible tragedies. Do better, Philly!!"

"My daughter goes to school by there I am always worried about the heavy traffic and fast cars by there"

"People need to use the streets without drivers cutting them off."

"I'm all in favor of these suggested measures. Better enforcement of existing traffic laws would also help."

"I want market street to be a safe route where I don’t need to fear about getting hit by a car. Getting injured by a car leaves lifelong effects, even if you survive. Make Philly a safe place to commute!"

"We need a safe way to work. Act now!"

"A safer West Market St. for cyclists is a safer West Market St. for everyone. I’ve seen numerous bikers hit along this corridor and have experienced unsafe situations solely due to using the unprotected, unseparated bike lane. I have changed my commute to forego West Market St., as it is very unsafe."

"Traffic calming makes ALL Philadelphians safer."

"The lawlessness of drivers in this city needs to be brought under control. This is getting out of hand. Protect your citizens."

"Please support safety improvements to West Market Street that make it safer for all road users, not just those in cars!"

"Market street is too wide open and unsafe for pedestrians to safely coexist with cars there. People should be physically and psychologically unable to speed there, not just legally disallowed"

"The area around 30th St station is one of the two main transit hubs of the city. University City is both full of students and jobs, making it the most transit-accessible major job center in the area. It is ridiculous to prioritize lanes of car traffic over safety here, where the L and other transit can carry vastly more people at higher speeds. Fix Market St and allow the neighborhood to flourish."

"As a Drexel alum and someone who still frequents this corridor, Market Street is unsafe for pedestrians and cyclists. Crossing distances are long, signal infrastructure is out of date and prioritizes motor vehicles, and the bicycle infrastructure offers no protection. More and more pedestrian and transit oriented development has popped up along this corridor in the last ten years, yet minimal improvements have been made to the ped and bike infrastructure in that time. Safety improvements are long overdue for this corridor."

"Reduce car lanes. Increase public transit funding. Widen sidewalks. Increase concrete or metal bollard protected bike lanes. Increase off street biking and pedestrian lanes. Close some roads to most cars, and open them to pedestrians and cyclists. Use physical metal or concrete bollards to separate cars from people not in cars and to protect them. Stop car violence. Cars ruin cities."

"More people would bike and walk if it wasn’t so dangerous"

"Market is busy, busy, busy with cars, pedestrians, bikes, scooters, skateboards and definitely needs traffic calming measures and further safety protections for those not in cars."

"Market is such an important corridor in Philly. It needs to be save for non-drivers!"

"I walk on Market Street daily and often feel unsafe crossing the street at intersections such as Market and JFK Blvd. The street handles many more pedestrians than drivers. It's time to prioritize the most vulnerable and numerous street users. Make our streets safe for us!"

"Please make this corridor safe for all users! Enough preventable accidents and deaths!"

"Make Philly streets safe!"

"Slow streets down so they are safer for ALL users!"

"I never feel safe as a pedestrian crossing Market St, let's prioritize people and reimagine the corridor! I cross it at all hours of the day, including rush hour, and have never seen traffic congestion."

"I used to live and commute down this. I took the sidewalk to avoid the street. And that was off peak hours and with lights."

"enforce the traffic rules!!!"

"I'm a drexel grad, class of 2019 and 3 quarters. Market street has always been consistently the most dangerous street on campus, the traffic lights at 32nd, 33rd, and 34th are consistently barely enough to cross, and since graduating I bike on market st every now and again. Every time I ride on the market street bike lane there's cars parked in it, and I have to mix with high speed traffic."

"Stop unnecessary deaths and make common sense changes"

"The city needs to be doing so much more for bike infrastructure and pedestrians. Cities are for people not cars"

"Please make our streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists."

"I work in West Philly and am terrified of being killed by cars flying by me when I ride my bike. I have so many coworkers who would love to bike but at rightfully too scared too. I think of how much easier life would be for so many people if they were safe enough to bike this neighborhood!"

"We need non-hostile infrastructure!"

"We need roads safe for cyclists, transit riders, and pedestrians, not just cars!!"

"The only way to increase bicycle or 2-wheeled vehicle ridership is to make bike lanes safer. A ton of people don't bike because it's incredibly dangerous. Stop treating everyone who isn't in a car as a second class citizen"

"I look forward to a future where Philadelphians on foot and wheels (bicycle/scooter/wheelchair) don’t have to fight to exist (or rather, live) in their own city."

"Please make West Market Street safer for bike commuters."

"This can happen to anyone but you have an opportunity to stop this."

"No more deaths."

"I bike to West Philly a lot and it needs to be safer. Its the best served area fir bikes no reasonto not extend that"

"The cost of prevent future pedestrian deaths is smell."

"Please just fix it."

"We deserve to move around the city peacefully, without risking death. Time to make our streets more human-focused and human-scale!!"

"Philadelphians deserve to have safe streets. Nobody should ever die just trying to cross the road."

"Streets for people!"

"Protect pedestrians and cyclists!"

"The city needs to do more to protect pedestrians and bikers on these dangerous corridors."

"West Market Street currently promotes unsafe speeds and driving behavior. Too many students, workers, and neighbors are unsafe everyone."

"Please commit to building a safer infrastructure for Our Communities!!!"

"USA"

"I almost got hit in the crosswalk leaving 30th St this summer. I had the walk signal and the driver who almost hit me clearly wasn't paying attention to what he was doing. We can't rely on drivers to behave, the roads have to be designed to encourage cauation and safety."

"I live in West Philly and commute to 23rd and Market. Please make this stretch safer to keep me alive!"

"I want my city to be safe and accessible. Pedestrian-centered infrastructure now!"

"We deserve safe streets!"

"I've watched this area for a long time. These changes are overdue."

"The only thing a car focused America serves is car companies. Safer avenues for bikes and pedestrians serve the people."

"Please make Market St safer for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers. Maybe speed cameras like on Broad St?"

"Let's make this vibrant corridor- and all of Philly- safe for everyone!"

"My daughter, along with ever classmates from the local elementary/ middle school cross 36 and market everyday. Im scared for them given the speeding and red light running that occurs. No more people should die on this raceway called Market St."

"I live right off 52nd and frequently walk on this corridor and can only imagine how much more vibrant, attractive, and pleasant it would be for residents and visitors alike if it wasn’t beset by aggressive drivers, car pollution, illegally parked cars everywhere and a total disregard for the comfort and safety of pedestrians and cyclists. It’s west Philly’s Main Street and should prioritize safe and vibrant street life over the convenience of drivers. I’ve lived here long enough to have heard of multiple “52nd Street revitalization” efforts— time to try something that has been proven to work, like safe and welcoming infrastructure for all road users, not just speeding drivers."

"I cross W Market street every day, not far from the scene of these deaths and want the city to improve infrastructure and curb aggressive driving."

"We need safer streets for pedestrians and cyclists now, BEFORE people die not after"

"I was horrified to see the pedestrian death on west market, right by the doctors office I've gone to so many time. Cars are way too fast and bad drivers have no checks on driving quickly and carelessly, impatiently and blindly pulling around safe drivers waiting for pedestrians to cross. It was just a matter of time until it became deadly and I hope it doesn't take more deaths for action to be taken."

"There needs to be more done to protect pedestrians, bump outs, no turn on red, artificial road diet with flex posts to make drivers slow down"

"We need safer streets for more aggressive drivers on the roads."

"On both West Market Street and John F Kennedy Blvd Philadelphia should project the bike lanes as they are on East Market Street, away from traffic. Also please get the police to get the electric delivery bikes off the sidewalks."

"Outstanding job of putting this petition together!! Thank you so very much. 10 yrs ago (in Mar) it will be 10 yrs since Jamal Morris was hit riding his bike to work after grad from Drexel’s engineering dept. He was hit & killed by a hit & run driver. The driver has never been identified. His mother Channabel Morris was one of the 3 founders of FFSS Phila. I am happy to volunteer to collect signatures. Thank you, again, for putting this all together. Suzanne H."

"This area is dangerous for both pedestrians and bikers. Please implement traffic calming measures on Market St!"

"Please keep working to make all our streets safer for cyclists, pedestrians and drivers! Philly could be a great biking city, a safe biking city, with more thoughtful infrastructure and fewer (slower) cars."

"I travel on Market Street daily. I see so many unsafe things, including speeding drivers and red light running. Measures must be taken to fix this!"

"Please support safer streets for our residents. We want to be able to walk, run, bike, or just be outside without having to worry about cars"

"This intersection is designed for cars above all else despite the high number of pedestrians and cyclists. The unsafe driving behavior it enables it stressful for rule-abiding drivers as well. It could be a much safer and more pleasant space if it were traffic calmed."

"Senior citizen here who bikes and votes. Make W. Market Street safe for old people like me and the thousands who ride Philly's streets."

"The safer the city is for pedestrians and bikers, the more livable and welcoming it is for everyone. Please make these traffic calming and bike safety measure as soon as possible. Thank you!"

"Bikers deserve safe bike lanes!!"

"The section of Market Street from 38th to the bridge over the Schuylkill River is extremely dangerous to Cyclists and pedestrians. I know this because I ride my cycle on it on a regular basis and have seen dangerous actions by motorists including one case where I saw a car strike a pedestrian as the pedestrian was crossing the street legally. The current dangerous situation must be changed by modifying the Market Street layout as soon as possible."

"I bike on market street regularly and never feel safe - even less though after car drivers killed 2 people within 7 days. We need to take action now!"

"I travel this stretch of Market almost daily on foot and my bike because I work nearby and my son goes to school nearby. It's really dangerous, cars run red lights constantly. Please make it safer!"

"All of people who travel in our city deserve to get where they are going safely, wether by car bike, foot, wheel, or public transit. The measures listed are proven to take roads that encourage speeding and are unsafe for all road users and make them safer."

"West Market Street needs safety improvements and to better balance bike, ped, and transit users needs. It caters entirely to cars and is engineered negligently leading to unnecessary tragedies and deadening the area. I bike often and almost always avoid Market St because it's so stressful and unsafe."

"I ride through West Philly on my way to work every day, it needs to be made safer for ALL road users!"

"Market is one of the most heavily trafficked streets by pedestrians in the city with businesses all up and down it. It's a destination where cars should be going slower and people take precedence."

"The city MUST do more to protect pedestrians and cyclists."

"I'm on this stretch of W Market fairly often as both a pedestrian and a driver. The current setup is dangerous regardless of which hat I'm wearing."

"I work (and walk and drive) in this area and absolutely agree we need these protections. There’s no reason for Market West to be behaving as a freeway. It’s not."

"I commute everyday by bike to the hospital right in this area. I’m a healthcare worker who fears for my safety from drivers and for the safety of others I treat with horrible traumatic injuries"

"This street is way to wide for the middle of a college campus. They could easily install concrete protected bike lanes"

"As a Drexel employee I couldn’t support this more — Market Street is a nightmare, and it needs to be safer."

"Anything to help make it safer for university students to ride through the city!! we need more protected bike lanes that go through, and dont just end it traffic."

"Everyone deserves to move through University City safety, but this is not currently the case. Immediate change can safe lives, and there are many long term solutions that would improve the area for everyone."

"In honor of Dr. Barbara Friedes. We must do better."

"As a bicyclist, pediatrician, parent, and Philadelphian, we all need and deserve a safer West Market St."

"I commute by SEPTA to my job in University City and always dread (and try to avoid) crossing Market when I get off the el. Anything that can slow traffic and give more time to pedestrians before cars begin speeding through intersections will make this street safer for everyone whether they're walking, biking, or driving."

"Safer streets now!"

"Philadelphia is a city of people. Everyone needs to get around our wonderful city safely, and cars are only one way to get around- people also use SEPTA, walk, run, use a wheelchair, and bike. I support street improvements for everyone's safety."

"Vulnerable road users should not be getting hurt and killed on Market Street, one of Philadelphia's central corridors. Safe streets now!"

"Philadelphia is a city of people. Everyone needs to get around our wonderful city safely, and cars are only one way to get around- people also use SEPTA, walk, run, use a wheelchair, and bike. I support street improvements for everyone's safety."

"We need safer streets!"

"please keep bikers safe, more bikers, means less cars, less traffic, etc."

"This area is so busy with students and workers walking around, there is really no excuse to have such a dangerous street. LPIs, hardened medians, and protected bike lanes are a no brainer."

"A city is improved by is infrastructure geared towards humans, not cars!"

"West Market could be one of the most vibrant parts of the city, given how many people work and live in the area. Instead it feels like a dangerous place to be on foot"

"This is a common sense step that will save lives AND make Philadelphia a more inviting place for all who visit."

"The city has allowed open season on pedestrian for far too long. I too have nearly lost my life while crossing the street, riding my bike, or trying to access public transit."

"I avoid West Market Street at all costs. I wish I didn't have to!"

"I work at the Philly VA and commute almost entirely by biking. I see how drivers behave in that part of Philly and don’t want to feel like I’m taking my life into my hands just to get to work. I support a safer Market Street!"

"I bike commute across Market West daily and every day I witness speeding at unsafe speeds for urbane areas and every single week I witness red light running. People are going to keep getting killed here. A huge street redesign MUST be done. Keep us safe."

"As a driver and a pedestrian and a parent, I find this section of Market street to be quite hazardous. I did not know that people were actually dying on the street just walking. Please do something."

"I live in this neighborhood and travel on Market all the time. I don’t want to die. Please act immediately to make this area safer."

"Just do it already! Save a few lives and reduce our city's pollution!"

"Stop allowing motorists to injure and kill pedestrians and cyclists"

"West Market is a hugely popular corridor for people walking and biking—it needs to be made safer to ensure our city thrives."

"It's about safety. Cars are big and hard to steer. Please, I'm not motivated by the political banter but it does hurt to see people injured and dead when other cities have been able to do better for people."

"Market feels really dangerous both as a pedestrian and a cyclist, especially East of 46th where there is no concrete median. Slow cars with speed cushions and road narrowing."

"I'm a Drexel student, and thus I have to cross Market Street very often. The road is so dangerous and it's really annoying to cross, and I've had my fair share of nearly getting hit by a car. Currently by 30th there is construction in the middle of the street and it is so much easier to cross because of it. I wish we can have a more permanent version of a narrower Market street so myself and others have no chance of an injury while crossing."

"Make Market Street safer!"

"I ride in this area frequently, and the infrastructure is sorely lacking to keep me, other riders, and pedestrians safe. Our vulnerable street users must be protected."

"Safety first, please."

"I feel so unsafe walking in west market! It is ridiculous that the city hasn’t already tried to make it safer"

"Proven safe and clear infrastructure for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers is essential to city life and must be a top priority."

"I use 30th St Station for work, and walking between the Amtrak station and the L station is the most dangerous part of my day. It needs to change, before more people are killed."

"We need safe streets now!!"

"We need to make this street safer for EVERYONE!"