Overview
The Erie Avenue Transit First Study is a transit-focused corridor study of Erie Avenue between Old York Road and Kensington Avenue. With input from the community and local stakeholders, this study will provide a viable path forward for the transformational upgrades necessary for a safer Erie Avenue where transit is the mode of choice.
Timeline
- Existing Conditions Analysis: Summer 2024 – Fall 2024
- Purpose & Need Identification: Fall 2024
- Alternatives Analysis: Winter 2025 – Spring 2025
- Preferred Alternative Conceptual Design: Summer 2025
- Summary Report: Fall 2025
We Want to Hear From You!
What challenges do you face when traveling on Erie Avenue? Your feedback will help us improve bus reliability and speed while making Erie Ave a safer street for all. Take a few minutes to complete our survey and share your thoughts.
¡Queremos saber de usted!
¿Qué desafíos enfrenta al viajar por Erie Avenue? Sus comentarios nos ayudarán a mejorar la confiabilidad y velocidad del autobús y al mismo tiempo hacer de Erie Ave una calle más segura para todos. Tómese unos minutos para completar nuestra encuesta y compartir sus pensamientos.
Background
Erie Avenue is a critical bus corridor providing connections across historically disadvantaged communities in North Philadelphia, linking neighborhoods to SEPTA Metro’s Broad Street Line [B] and Market-Frankford Line [L] and seven bus routes via the high-frequency Route 56 bus. In the neighborhoods around Erie Avenue, one third of households do not have a car and a quarter of workers take SEPTA to work each day. Despite the importance of transit in this area, fewer than 70% of Route 56 trips arrive on time and buses travel just 7 miles per hour on weekdays. The Erie Avenue Transit First Study will identify improvements to ensure transit is quick, reliable, accessible, frequent and safe along the corridor.
Erie Avenue is also on Philadelphia’s High Injury Network—the 12% of streets responsible for 78% of traffic deaths and serious injuries. From 2019 to 2023, ten people were killed and twelve people were seriously injured while traveling the corridor. Improvements identified by the Erie Avenue Transit First Study will reduce dangerous driving behavior with the goal of eliminating traffic fatalities on the corridor.
Building a Lifestyle Transit Network
As part of our 12-year capital investment program, we’re making stations accessible, acquiring new vehicles, investing in communications and upgrading services for our buses, Metro and rail to deliver on our vision of easy to use, frequent and integrated transit.
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Upcoming Events
October 19, 2024, Noon – 3 pm
Harvest Fest at The Lighthouse Sports and Ent. Complex
101 E. Erie Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19134