Overview
- Heavy machinery cleared large piles along South Broad Street between Washington and Oregon avenues on Tuesday, with towing to make way for equipment and free parking offered at Citizens Bank Park’s Lot U from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- The Philadelphia Parking Authority resumed routine enforcement, including ticketing and towing for parking violations, after a temporary post-storm pause.
- Officials said lifting-and-loading operations with excavators, loaders and dump trucks continue citywide, with millions of pounds of snow melted, 15,000 tons of salt applied and at least 85% of streets treated once.
- To address residential trouble spots, the city launched a 300-person ambassador workforce on Tuesday to chip ice at crosswalks and neighborhood streets.
- Pedestrian access remains a priority, with crews clearing school crossings, bus stops and more than 1,600 ADA ramps, while some neighborhoods still report icy side streets and isolated issues such as the Manayunk water main break.