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Are you on the front lines of the coronavirus?Street sweeping in Philadelphia is over before it began.Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration has slashed as part of .Philadelphia is the only big city in the country to lack a comprehensive street sweeping program. But Marisa Waxman, Kenney’s budget director, said Thursday that the projected $10 to $11 million needed to finance the expanded program was not in the cards.“As we looked across the budget with a $649 million gap, we had to prioritize what we still are able to do and we focused on keeping Philadelphians safe, healthy and educated,” Waxman said.A WHYY report revealed early last year that the Philadelphia Parking Authority had raked in millions off sanitation-related parking tickets even though .In the following months, Kenney and City Council each proposed millions in new initiatives to expand litter collection efforts including .Earlier this year, the city scrapped the blowers but settled on a plan to expand traditional street sweeping efforts beyond six initial pilot zones, with an ultimate goal of achieving citywide cleaning.The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the city’s budget. Kenney hopes to use tax increases to prevent major service reductions.Although the city has already invested in new cleaning crews and equipment, that plan is now on ice for the foreseeable future. While the city said it considered “racial equity” in determining its painful budget revisions, notably five of the for its sweeper pilot were predominantly neighborhoods of color.Philadelphia’s trash woes are nothing new, but they have been exacerbated by the pandemic. Personal protective equipment , while residents citywide with their trash pickup.Speaking with reporters Thursday, officials expressed remorse about the incoming losses to programs and other city services.“Everyone in the administration is disappointed with the financial circumstances we find ourselves in,” said Jim Engler, Kenney’s chief of staff.In-depth, original reporting on housing, transportation, and development.College students return to campus this fall as the COVID-19 pandemic and monkeypox outbreaks continue to pose a threat.The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years into the outbreak.As more companies mandate a return to the office, workers must readjust to pre-pandemic rituals like long commutes, juggling child care and interacting with colleagues.Sign up for our weekly newsletter.Together we can reach 100% of WHYY’s fiscal year goal

Are you on the front lines of the coronavirus?Street sweeping in Philadelphia is over before it began.Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration has slashed as part of .Philadelphia is the only big city in the country to lack a comprehensive street sweeping program. But Marisa Waxman, Kenney’s budget director, said Thursday that the projected $10 to $11 million needed to finance the expanded program was not in the cards.“As we looked across the budget with a $649 million gap, we had to prioritize what we still are able to do and we focused on keeping Philadelphians safe, healthy and educated,”...

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