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2018 was year two of the effort known as Vision Zero, and while the city moved ahead with several projects to improve safety, the numbers were discouraging.
"We lost the lives of 91 Philadelphians in 2018 on Philadelphia streets," said Deputy managing director Mike Carroll.
Carroll said that was a reversal from 2017, when there was a dramatic drop in deaths. But he said the city has not given up on its goal.
"We have a lot of work to do to understand why that took place and to figure out what types of infrastructure projects, education and enforcement we need to undertake to get back on a trend toward zero in 2030," he said.
Progress last year included a green light for speed cameras on Roosevelt Boulevard, the creation of two neighborhood slow zones in Kensington and the hiring of a streets department crew dedicated to Vision Zero improvements, such as better cross walk and bike lane markings.