Topic: Philadelphia Streets Department

Philly already has two simple, inexpensive solutions to our city’s trash crisis. Will Philly’s leaders finally step up?

Philly 3.0’s engagement director breaks down the City Controller’s new report on trash pickup during the pandemic. Spoiler: Even garbage collection varies by neighborhood

Moving? Throwing a block party? In our latest Mystery Shopper column, one Philadelphian finds out how to (temporarily!) keep people from parking on your street.

Are city rules unintentionally creating more litter?

Philly 3.0’s engagement director posits that Mayor Kenney’s street sweeping pilot would make air quality worse—just to avoid tough parking politics

A clean air advocate calls for better traffic safety measures citywide—as a way to also lessen the effects of climate change

The Point Breeze resident could have just cleaned the litter on her small block. Instead, she launched a community effort for the whole neighborhood.

A recent resident survey found that Philadelphians care about clean streets more than easy parking

The city Streets Department accidentally made it easier to find your block captain. Look for yours—or become one

A volunteer-driven tech platform to clean up the city block by block shows "we don't have to feel powerless against litter anymore"