Citizen of the Week

Aminata Sandra Calhoun

The Belmont resident replaces blight with beauty in the hopes of restoring civic engagement in her neighborhood

By Brianna Baker

Want Less Traffic? Fix Trash Pickup

Philly 3.0’s engagement director on the unlikely solution to Philly’s congestion problem

By Jon Geeting

Talking Trash

The Mayor’s new street sweeping pilot may cause more pollution in our already polluted city. Is this really a solution worth celebrating?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Reality Check

More Trees, Less Crime?

Studies show that cleaner and greener neighborhoods lead to lower violence. WURD’s afternoon host urges city leaders to act like it

By Charles D. Ellison
Citizen of the Week

Adam Kesselman

The Lafayette Hill resident saw two problems he wanted to address in Philly: Litter and homelessness. He launched City Bright to help with both

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
CitizenCast

Your City Defined — Street Sweeping

As it turns out, the moniker "Filthadelphia" stretches all the way back to the 1900s. CitizenCast takes a look back at our storied history of keeping—or not—Philadelphia streets clean

By J.P. Romney
Citizen of the Week

Angela Val

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

By Patrick Bilow

Waste Not, Want Not

The city is set to launch a digital tool to catalog the enormity of trash in Philadelphia, as part of a larger movement to reduce waste. Will it finally fix the litter problem?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Citizen Mystery Shopper (Part 5)

Getting free condoms, calling City Council, complaining to SEPTA and more

Problem Solving Must-Read

Using Math to Predict Police Misconduct

Plus: Using garbage for jet fuel and teaching aquaponics to inmates

By Stephen St. Vincent