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10/1/2012

PRESS RELEASE: PMBC 2012 Clean Block Contest

PHILADELPHIA MORE BEAUTIFUL COMMITTEE (PMBC) TO HOST 2012 CLEAN BLOCK CONTEST

17 Blocks Scheduled to Be Judged Over Next Two Weeks

PHILADELPHIA, PA - On Wednesday, September 26, Streets Commissioner Clarena Tolson, along with Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee (PMBC) Administrator Wanda R. Jones-Heading will kick off the 2012 Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee (PMBC) Annual Clean Block Contest in the Municipal Services Building, 16th Fl, Room Y. The kick-off and orientation for contest judges begins at 9:00 AM. Judges will inspect 17 contest blocks over four days, September 26 and 27, October 3 and 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. These blocks were selected from the approximately 6,600 organized blocks registered with PMBC.

The annual Clean Block contest is the culmination of the cleaning season that involves a lot of hard work and dedication on behalf of the volunteers who make up the PMBC network. PMBC closed this year’s cleaning season with the following statistics:

9,320 blocks cleaned 70,526 PMBC volunteers 63,937 bags 1.4 million pounds of debris

PMBC CLEAN BLOCK CONTEST

PMBC, part of the Streets Department’s Sanitation Division, is an urban environmental partnership. The program is in its 67th year of promoting civic pride, public safety and neighborhood empowerment among Block Captains, community group leaders and their units. Citizens who wish to become a part of this unique Philadelphia experience can contact PMBC at (215) 685-3981 or visit www.PhiladelphiaStreets.com For all City services, call 3-1-1.

Judging begins in the first block at approximately 10:00 a.m. The clean block lineup is as follows:

Wednesday, September 26 PD
10:00 W. Stern 1500 N. 13th St. 22nd
11:00 W. Stern 1700 Ellsworth St. 17th
12:00 J. Miranda 1100 S. Wilton St. 12th
1:30 S. Robinson 200 Wilder St. 3rd


Thursday, September 27 PD

10:00 J. Miranda 4300 Potter St. 24th
11:00 W. Brown 5900 Loretto St. 2nd
12:00 S. Miranda 6000 Carpenter St. 18th
1:30 S. Robinson 1000 E. Rittenhouse St. 14th


Wednesday, October 3 PD
10:00 B. Stern 200 N. Paxon St. 16th
11:00 W. Brown 400 N. 65th St. 19th
12:00 W. Stern 2100 Christian St. 17th
1:30 J. Miranda 300 Winona St. 39th


Thursday, October 4 PD
10:00 S. Miranda 4400 N. Orianna St. 25th
10:45 W. Brown 6100 N. 8th St. 35th
11:45 S. Miranda 6000 Webster St. 18th
1:00 W. Brown 5600 Stewart St. 19th
1:45 S. Robinson 1800 Ritner St. 1st


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STREETS DEPARTMENT REOPENS 15TH STREET BRIDGE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15
Vehicle Weight Restriction Established

PHILADELPHIA - The 15th Street Bridge between Callowhill and Spring Garden Streets opened to vehicular traffic today, with a "three-ton, no trucks or bus weight restrictions," Streets Commissioner David J. Perri announced today. All trucks, buses and other heavy vehicles are required to detour to alternate travel routes for the entire length of the bridge.

The bridge was closed January 2013 due to severe deterioration to a section of the bridge. The Streets Department's Bridge Maintenance Unit re-enforced this section to strengthen the bridge.

The Streets Department thanks citizens for their patience and cooperation during this project.

 

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