The deaths of pedestrian, Chris Cabrera, and cyclist, Dr. Barbara Friedes, on July 17 are a tragic reminder of the toll of needless road violence in Philadelphia. Our hearts are broken.
PA Safe Roads PAC is a political action committee dedicated to saving lives and preventing deaths on Pennsylvania’s roads and highways. We were instrumental to the recent expansion of speed camera legislation and are fighting now to make parking-protected bike lanes legal in Pennsylvania. Yes, in fact, parking-protected bike lanes are illegal on PennDOT roads. Learn more about why this is here.
Join us on Thursday Sept 12 at 5:30pm at 234 Delancey Street for Friend/Fund Raiser. We will have a legislative update, a report on the success of the Roosevelt Boulevard speed cameras, and hear from the families of victims who have channeled their grief into policy and legislative reform.
If you have any questions, please contact Jason Duckworth at 215.845.9900 ext 270.
Details for Fall Legislative Kickoff and Fundraiser:
Where: Joe and Marissa’s (Piscitello Law, 234 Delancey Street)
When: Thursday, September 12, 5:30–7:30pm
Light refreshments and snacks will be provided. Anything you are willing to donate, whether before or during the event, is greatly appreciated. If you are not able to give at this time, we would still love to see you and connect at the event! You can register and/or donate for the event here.
For those choosing to drive, the closest parking garage is at 215 Lombard St. Given the parking scarcity in the area, we highly recommend folks to bike, take public transit, or use ride-share.
The deaths of pedestrian, Chris Cabrera, and cyclist, Dr. Barbara Friedes, on July 17 are a tragic reminder of the toll of needless road violence in Philadelphia. Our hearts are broken.
PA Safe Roads PAC is a political action committee dedicated to saving lives and preventing deaths on Pennsylvania’s roads and highways. We were instrumental to the recent expansion of speed camera legislation and are fighting now to make parking-protected bike lanes legal in Pennsylvania. Yes, in fact, parking-protected bike lanes are illegal on PennDOT roads. Learn more about why this is here.
Join us on Thursday Sept 12 at 5:30pm at 234 Delancey Street for Friend/Fund Raiser. We will have a legislative update, a report on the success of the Roosevelt Boulevard speed cameras, and hear from the families of victims who have channeled their grief into policy and legislative reform.
If you have any questions, please contact Jason Duckworth at 215.845.9900 ext 270.
Details for Fall Legislative Kickoff and Fundraiser:
Where: Joe and Marissa’s (Piscitello Law, 234 Delancey Street)
When: Thursday, September 12, 5:30–7:30pm
Light refreshments and snacks will be provided. Anything you are willing to donate, whether before or during the event, is greatly appreciated. If you are not able to give at this time, we would still love to see you and connect at the event! You can register and/or donate for the event using the form below.
For those choosing to drive, the closest parking garage is at 215 Lombard St. Given the parking scarcity in the area, we highly recommend folks to bike, take public transit, or use ride-share.
On June 6, 2024, the PA Safe Roads PAC, Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, and Families for Safe Streets traveled to Harrisburg to advocate for HB1283, also known as Susan and Emily’s Law for parking protected bike lanes. Parking separated bike lanes save lives but they are technically illegal in Pennsylvania. This bill is named in honor of Emily Fredricks and Susan Hicks, two cyclists who lost their lives in bike lanes without parking protection.
We also advocated for SB 730, Jay-Alert, which authorizes the creation of an alert system operated by the PA State Police & PennDOT to notify auto body shops about fatal hit and run crashes. SB730 has been championed by the mother and aunt of 8-year old Jayana Powell who was killed in 2016 in West Philadelphia by a driver who left the scene, but was caught weeks later when an autobody shop in Malvern, PA notified police.
On April 26th, 2023, the PA Safe Roads PAC held a Legislative Update with our donors and members on where our key legislation stands in Harrisburg, including Speed Cameras (HB1284 and SB748), Parking-Protected Bike Lanes (HB1283), and Jay-Alert (SB730).
On August 18th, 2022, PA Safe Roads PAC held its inaugural fundraiser. Bringing together concerned community members and activists, we raised over $10,000 to support state lawmakers who prioritize road safety reforms. With these funds, we plan to focus this autumn on the renewal of the speed camera program along Roosevelt Boulevard and secure its expansion to other key, dangerous arterials.
The lobbyist for the Bicycle Coalition, former Rep John Taylor, is advising the Vision Zero Coalition and keeping the channels of communication open with key transportation committee leaders.
As Laura Fredricks noted at our gathering on August 18, if we can save even one life from our efforts, it will have been worth it. Laura and Rich received the terrible news in late August that charges against the driver of the trash truck who killed their daughter, Emily, were dropped.
Notwithstanding this defeat, Laura found the energy to draft this op-ed published on August 31st in the Inquirer. Laura’s words are a powerful statement of how important this work is. How with common sense reforms we can spare others this unfathomable tragedy. How we need to redouble our efforts to restore safety, civility and justice to our streets.