The Roosevelt Boulevard: Route for Change project aims to create a safe, reliable, and accessible Roosevelt Boulevard in North and Northeast Philadelphia. The project is broken down in three (3) specific phases:

• The Boulevard Today – projects to be completed by 2026
• The Boulevard Tomorrow – traffic safety and transit improvements to be completed by 2029
• The Boulevard Reimagined – road design and transit services that will change the look and feel of the Boulevard by 2040

The Boulevard Reimagined is a study led by the City of Philadelphia, PennDOT, and SEPTA to rebuild Roosevelt Boulevard by the Year 2040. This study evaluates six (6) possible alternatives based on a combination of two (2) roadway types and three (3) transit types.

Between December 2024 and February 2025, the project team hosted four (4) in-person open houses, an online survey, and two (2) virtual town halls. The project team shared information about the project. They also asked the public for their opinion on project goals and how a new roadway design and transit service can meet their everyday needs. Each of the 6 alternatives supports different project goals and everyday needs. People’s responses will help us score and rank each alternative. 235 people attended the open house/town hall meetings and were part of 626 total people that responded to the online survey.

In the summary below, we break down the responses by all participants (626 people) and participants that live within two (2) miles of Roosevelt Boulevard (239 people).