Streets Department

Philly Illegal Dumping

Philly is turning to civil prosecution – and mobile cameras – to fight its illegal dumping problem

Ya Fav Trashman to publish children's book about importance of clean communities

YaFavTrashman Children's Book

Feeding your Christmas tree to goats and other ways to recycle those holiday evergreens

Christmas tree recycling Philly

Street cleaning to resume in Philly with plans to expand to new neighborhoods in coming months

Philly street cleaning program

Dead rat painted with line stripe on MLK Drive is 'unacceptable work,' Streets Department says

Rat Philly MLK Drive

Bike lane improvement project begins across Philly

Philadelphia bike lanes construction

Budweiser contest will pay rent for Philly's 'hardest working hands'

Budweiser Hands Contest

Snowstorm forces closure of COVID-19 vaccination mega-site in Burlington County

Winter storm brings significant snowfall to Philly region

snow car sumac street

Trash, recycling collections to be delayed across Philly this week due to Columbus Day

philly trash recycling collections columbus day

Trash, recycling collections delayed by one day across Philly due to Labor Day

trash recycling collections philly labor day

Trash, recycling collection expected to operate on regular schedule this week

Philly trash recycling collections

Trash, recycling collection will continue to be delayed in Philly this week

philly trash recycling

Philadelphia trash, recycling collections operating a day late this week, Streets Department says

Philly trash recycling collections

Entire Upper Darby Sanitation Division quarantining for two weeks due to COVID-19 outbreak among staff

Upper Darby Sanitation Department

Philly suspends recycling collection as Tropical Storm Isaias heads north

Philadelphia trash recycling collection

COVID-19 cases, hot weather to blame for Philly's trash backup, Kenney says

Philadelphia trash recycling collection

Philly to begin resurfacing 22nd Street, add protected bike lane

Bike Lane 22nd Street

Sanitation workers call for hazard pay, more protections during pandemic

philadelphia sanitation workers protest

Philly expanding street sweeping program to new neighborhoods

Street sweeping philadelphia neighborhoods

South Philly couple refuses to repair damaged water line, alleging city workers to blame

Water Main Break

Spruce and Pine streets resurfacing, paving, bike lane safety project underway

Carroll - Bike Lane Switch

Streets Department

Philly discontinuing recycling rewards program amid rising market costs

Philadelphia Recycling Bins

Philly plans $200 million in road repaving for 2019

Mayor Kenney's proposed budget includes $200 million to repave hundreds of miles of city streets

potholes philadelphia streets

Careless Christmas party guests can ruin recycling for your whole block

Christmas recycling philadelphia

Philly (hoping) to begin street sweeping (pilot in a targeted area) in 2019

Garbage on Street – Carroll

Stop recycling takeout containers, Philadelphia – but go ahead and leave caps on water bottles

Philadelphia what can be recycled

Block parties in Philly now require approval from local police, which has angered some residents

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Streets Dept. to close stretch of Broad Street over holiday weekend

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Streets Department

It's officially paving season in Philadelphia

potholes philadelphia streets

New truck safety enhancements could mean fewer pedestrian, cyclist deaths

trash compactor safety enhancements

Why Philly's spring clean mascot 'Sun Ray' freaks me the heck out

Sun Ray

Humongous sinkhole stuns neighbors on Fishtown side street

Carroll - Massive Sinkhole in Fishtown

Philly residents don't like the Streets Department, but are good with city trash collection

Carroll - Garbage Truck in Center City Alley

Here's why you can't recycle your greasy pizza box

City gets makeover during 10th annual Philly Spring Cleanup

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Bob Saget: 'I think Philadelphia has the best potholes in the U.S.'

PPA: More than 50 Philadelphia blocks considering residential parking permits

Parking Tickets

Travel back in time with decades-old photos of snow removal in Philadelphia

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City controller: Streets Department misses 83 miles of street paving, adding to 'pothole epidemic'

Philly Streets Department commissioner charged with assault in fight at party

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City hosts 9th annual Philly Spring Cleanup

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