PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia neighborhoods with the highest concentration of liter, according to the city Streets Department, will begin seeing regular street cleanings starting Monday.
Philadelphia’s Mechanical Street Cleaning pilot program has officially expanded to include 14 neighborhoods. So far, “no parking” signs were installed on the streets of at least six of those neighborhoods, so crews and cleaning equipment can roll through:
North Central Philly
Broad to 22nd streets, from Glenwood Avenue to Diamond Street
Kensington
Second Street to Kensington Avenue, from Tioga Street to Lehigh Avenue
South Philly
McKean Street to Oregon Avenue, from Fourth to Eighth streets
Southwest Philly
Woodland to Kingsessing avenues, from 49th Street to Cemetery Avenue
Strawberry Mansion
Diamond Street to Lehigh Avenue, from Sedgley to 33rd streets
West Philly
Parkside Avenue to Spring Garden Street, from 52nd to 40th streets
The signs indicate the day of the week and the time period when the cleaning will take place. Residents will have to make sure their cars are not on location during that time. The time frames are from 9 to 11 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 1 to 3 p.m.
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The Streets Department will post the signs in the remaining eight neighborhoods in the coming days and weeks:
Frankford
Bridge Street to Adams Avenue, from Griscom Street to Torresdale Avenue
Germantown
Berkley Street to Chelten Avenue, from Pulaski Avenue to Wakefield Street
Logan
Godfrey Street to Roosevelt Boulevard, from Broad to Fifth streets
Nicetown
Broad to Clarissa streets, from Hunting Park Avenue to Windrim Street
Paschall
58th to 70th streets, from Greenway Avenue to Dicks Street
Point Breeze
Christian to McKean streets, from Broad to 24th streets
Port Richmond
Kensington to Aramingo avenues, from Tioga Street to Lehigh Avenue
West Fairhill
Fifth to 13th streets, from Glenwood to Susquehanna avenues
Once the signs are up, a 30-day grace period goes into effect. After that, those who don’t comply will face a $31 fine from the Philadelphia Parking Authority. The Streets Department said the first penalties will be issued in May.
Cleaning during this second phase will take place through the end of November. Mayor Jim Kenney pledged to invest $62 million in street cleaning over five years.
The first phase of the program launched in six neighborhoods in 2019 and was highly successful, according to the Streets Department. The amount of trash picked up decreased as the program progressed, and the vast majority of the residents who participated in the survey thought cleaning should expand to more neighborhoods.
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