City of Philadelphia Releases Recap on Roosevelt Boulevard Reimagined Project
The City of Philadelphia recently released a recap of the Roosevelt Boulevard: Route for Change project. The initiative’s goal is to reimagine Roosevelt Boulevard as an accessible, reliable access route in…
PHILADELPHIA – OCTOBER 31: Buses sit idle at SEPTA’s (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) Frankford Transportation Center as members of Transport Workers Union Local 234 and United Transportation Union Local 1594 picket during a strike October 31, 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Much of the Philadelphia region’s mass transit system is shut down leaving some 400,000 subway, bus, and trolley riders without transportation. One of the major stumbling blocks in negotiations is SEPTA wants unionized workers to pay for a portion of their healthcare benefits. No new negotiation sessions are scheduled. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)
The City of Philadelphia recently released a recap of the Roosevelt Boulevard: Route for Change project. The initiative's goal is to reimagine Roosevelt Boulevard as an accessible, reliable access route in North and Northeast Philadelphia.
The "Boulevard Reimagined" study has been administered by the City of Philadelphia, PennDOT, and SEPTA to rebuild the boulevard by 2040. This study will consider six possibilities for the boulevard based on two roadway types and three transit types.
According to a City of Philadelphia news release, between December 2024 and February 2025, the project team held four in-person open houses, released an online survey, and organized two virtual town halls. During these presentations, members of the Roosevelt Boulevard project team presented information about the project and asked for public feedback on the project's goals and how a new design for the roadway and transit service can meet the public's needs.
According to the release, 235 people attended the open house and town hall events and were among the 626 respondents to the survey.
The Roosevelt Boulevard project consists of three phases:
- The Boulevard Today (initiatives to be completed by 2026)
- The Boulevard Tomorrow (traffic safety and transit enhancements to be completed by 2029)
- The Boulevard Reimagined (road design and transit service upgrades that will transform the boulevard by 2040)
Read more about the "Boulevard Reimagined" study and the results in the Summary of Round 1 Public Engagement report.
