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It's called Boulevard Direct -- and it is a simple idea.
The SEPTA board has given the green light to the Boulevard Direct service.
A bill that would allow the city of Philadelphia to place speed enforcement cameras along Roosevelt Boulevard has cleared its first hurdle in the state House.
Two women have died in a crash on the Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia.
It happened around 6 a.m. Sunday along the Boulevard at Summerdale Avenue in Lawncrest.
Police say 10-year-old Loraya Braxton and 19-year-old Kimberly Phillips were hit late Saturday night.
It happened late Saturday night in the southbound inner lanes of the Boulevard and Large Street in Northeast Philadelphia.
It happened around 11:30 p.m. at Bustleton Avenue in the city's Mayfair neighborhood.
A pedestrian who was crossing Roosevelt Boulevard Saturday night was struck and killed by a driver suspected of driving under the influence in Northeast Philadelphia.
A preliminary investigation found the 18-year-old driver was in a hurry and ran the red light to get to Temple Hospital.
The two people inside the car were taken to the hospital, where one passed away.
The cameras are seen as a way to improve safety on the notoriously dangerous road.
The incident happened along the Roosevelt Boulevard.
A New Jersey man is charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence in connection with a fatal crash yesterday in Northeast Philadelphia.
It happened around 12:30 a.m. Saturday in the southbound lanes at C Street in the city's Feltonville neighborhood.
According to police, just before 5:00 p.m., a person was struck by a vehicle near Roosevelt Blvd. and D Street in the city's Olney section.
Officials say three people have been taken to Torresdale Hospital.
It happened around 6:30 a.m. at the intersection of the Boulevard and Cottman Avenue.
According to officials, a man is in critical condition after an accident on Roosevelt Boulevard on Friday night.
Police say 11 people were injured, including two 7-year-old boys, in three separate car crashes in the northbound lanes of the Roosevelt Boulevard between Wissahickon Avenue and Broad Street.
Police are investigating an accident where a pedestrian was struck twice on Roosevelt Boulevard at around 8:15 Monday night.
Chopper 3 is over the scene of the accident on Tyson Avenue and the Boulevard.
It happened around 5:30 a.m. at the Boulevard and Harbison Avenue.
Chopper 3 is over the scene of the accident in the southbound lanes before I-76.
It happened shortly after 7 a.m. in the Southbound lanes of Roosevelt Boulevard and Welsh Road.
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