And one that we have precious few details about. Last week, this column was conjuring ghosts of street sweepers past. Like Frank DiCicco, the city councilman whose legacy is forever chained, Jacob Marley-style, to the time he tried and failed to launch a street-sweeping program in South Philadelphia. Tragically, he won only 60 percent of the vote in his next election. O joy! O glorious! Heavenly sidewalks. Sweet, clean streets.
Merry trash receptacles. I may be guilty of slight exaggeration. Still, in our filthy city, the only major city in the country without a street-sweeping program, this is encouraging news. Will people have to move their cars? There is technology these days, Esposito said, that can clean the streets with fewer parking disruptions. So, breathe easier, South Philly. He says this has all laid the groundwork for the street-sweeping pilot. It wants the program to be sustainable. Even as we move forward, Philadelphia is at the top of so many ignominious lists.
Our opioid crisis outpaces that of every other major city. We have big problems here β and, in some cases, big, ambitious solutions. But when it came to trash, for so long, we let a simple solution languish in a municipal garage. Skip to content. Gift this article! Link Icon. Facebook Logo. Link copied to clipboard. Share Icon. O glorious day! Philly is possibly getting its streets swept Mike Newall. X Facebook Instagram.
