Unshoveled sidewalks have become a hazard for anyone walking around in Philadelphia. Here's a look at the city's enforcement of snow clearing laws.
With Sunday's snow and temperatures well-below freezing this week, unshoveled sidewalks have become a hazard for people walking around.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia's News Headlines newsletter.“We are checking the blocks to make sure the streets are safe as far as people to walk," Elaine Thomas, of SWEEP, said.SWEEP stands for"Streets and Walkways Education and Enforcement Program."On Tuesday, Thomas' team focused it's attention south of Center City.
According to the city, SWEEP has written 6,610 snow removal violations since 2021 with the majority written in 2021 when a major storm brought more than seven inches of snow to Philly.The total includes 470 this year so far. That includes one rowhome. When NBC10 asked Thomas about quickly the homeowner might clear the sidewalk, Thomas said,"I’m pretty sure someone will tell them we were out here and we was at their door and it will probably be clear.”
After our crews knocked, a man came to the door and told us he wasn't aware the property owner had been cited.Most of the properties that were issued violations on Tuesday still had snowy or icy sidewalks.Cassandra Presley is a home health aide at one of the homes near 23rd and Fitzwater streets where SWEEP issued various violations on Tuesday.Presley said she wasn't aware the city had been out ticketing properties that hadn't cleared the snow and ice.
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