Philly’s coronavirus response

Trash collection more than doubled in some Philly neighborhoods during the pandemic

Tonnage is up across the city, with the Northwest and far Northeast seeing the biggest spikes.

Part of Filbert Street is going car-free this summer. Should Chestnut be next?

It’s been tried before.

50 pretty new trash cans land on Philly streets — to be emptied by neighborhood volunteers

“I’m at a desperate point,” said one resident in Southwest.

Homeowners are on the hook to fix Philly’s ‘disintegrating’ sidewalks

The city, which is being sued by disability advocates, doesn’t track requests for repairs.

Some neighborhoods get crime-fighting LED streetlights, but others must wait

Community leaders can ask for the new bright lighting, but there's no timeline for rollout.

Tickets for trashy sidewalks are up 300%. It hasn’t fixed Philly’s litter problem.

More than half the violation notices issued by the city end up in the rubbish pile.

Philly wrote $100 million in tickets in the last decade. Half went unpaid.

It's unclear if the city breaks even on the cost of code enforcement.

Want to host a block party? After changes last year, Philly’s permit process has glitches

One resident gave up on his festivities altogether.

Philadelphia’s new version of street sweeping is…dusty

Watch a demo of the backpack leaf blowers that will scatter debris — so drivers don't have to move their cars.

Cobblestoned 5th Street between Chestnut and Walnut is apparently in danger of collapsing at any moment. It’s closed “until further notice.”

Starting today, the Streets Department is repairing a handful of roads in Northwest Philly

Slow Zone planning is underway in Fairhill

Tweet from @billy_penn

Mayor Kenney: “I hear many complaints about the conditions of our streets, because they suck. I’m sorry.”

On this March 11, aka #311day, here’s a reminder that Philly’s Right of Way unit has a backlog of 4,600 requests waiting to be addressed

Tweet from @billy_penn

The 50-foot light towers on the South Street Bridge have been off since August, and it’ll cost about $20k to get them back on

Frustrated with Philly’s blocked sidewalks? There’s only 6 inspectors for the whole city

Members of the Streets Dept.'s Right of Way Unit have a pretty gargantuan task.

The city released a new, constantly updated map that shows every street and sidewalk closure in Philadelphia

This Point Breeze corner looks like it could really use some street sweeping

Tweet from @damsphl

Philly has just one or two people overseeing recycling for the whole city — and the program is basically in crisis mode

A trash can outside every rowhome? Philly is trying it

The Streets Department launched a six-month pilot program in North Philadelphia.