phl philadelphia hates litter - environmental challenges

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PHL Philadelphia hates litter

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Philadelphia’s Litter Problem a. Littered Streets

c. Trash Filled Creeks - Rivers

b. Illegal Dump Sites

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Let’s turn existing City data resources into sharable information to better understand, measure and manage our litter situation.

Litter GIS

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Example Analyses to show potential uses of City’s existing data

Phila. Streets Dept Has Made Excellent First Step

June 20-22, 2014

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Code Violation Notices Example

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CVN Code Description Topic 10702 LITTERING IN PUBLIC Litter

10703 Litter in Receptacle Litter

107032 MISUSE CITY LIT BASK Litter

10705 LITTR SWPT TO GUTTER Litter

107041 Sidewalk not litter free Litter

107042 RECEPTL NOT SUPPLIED Litter

10713 DUMP ON PRIVATE PROP Litter

107141 Premises not litter free Litter

107142 RECPT NOT LITTR FREE Litter

10715 Dump on Vacant Lots Litter

10801 ABAND REFRIG (DOOR) Litter

116042E BIKE RACK NO COMPLY Bike

116042F BIKE RACK UNPERMIT Bike

11602 Unauth Encroach/ Excv Construction

1161042 Constr Equip in way Construction

106111K NO PERMIT FIXTURE Construction

116102 UNLICNSD CSTR DUMPS Dumping

107131 DUMPSTER LID NOT CLOSED Dumpster

1161041 Constr Dump in way Dumpster

10700000 DUMPSTER AREA NOT CLEAN Dumpster

107000000 DUMPSTER OVERFLOWING Dumpster

107221A DUMPST/NONLIC HAULER Dumpster

107221B DUMPSTR NOT LICENSED Dumpster

Code Violation Notices

1. CVNs: 107 individual codes in June, 2014 CVN data release

Grouping individual CVNs into topic groups could help users understand CVN structure

Standardize description formats

Standardize description terminology

Learning Curve Suggestions

Code Violation Notices

Year Note No. Litter

CVNs

2009 Partial 6

2010 Partial No records before 2/18/10

16,981

2011 Full yr 26,272

2012 Full yr 40,186

2013 Full yr 33,213

2014 Partial 6,036

Total 122,694

2. Snap shot of CVN Attribute Table: 434,370 CVNs

3. Litter CVNs: 122,694

Litter CVN Code

Description No. CVNs

10702 LITTERING IN PUBLIC 4,179

10703 Litter in Receptacles 18

107032 MISUSE CITY LIT BASK 133

107041 Sidewalk not litter free 61,957

107042 RECPTL NOT SUPPLIED 1,072

10705 LITTR SWPT TO GUTTER 33

10707 TRUCKS LOSING DIRT 1

10713 DUMP ON PRIVATE PROP 2,808

107141 Premises not litter free 51,664

107142 RECPT NOT LITTER FREE 334

10715 DUMP ON VACANT LOT 495

Total 122,694

a. Type b. Year

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Low High

Litter Code Violation Notices – 2013 By City Council District

Code Description No.

10702 Littering in public 772

10703 Litter in receptacles 5

107032 Misuse of City Lit Bask 38

107041 Sidewalk not litter free 16,167

107142 Recpt not supplied 387

10705 Litter swept to gutter 12

10713 Dump on Private Prop 707

107141 Premises not litter free 14,962

107142 Recpt not litter free 87

10715 Dump on Vacant lots 76

Total 33,213

Summary CVN count & color code by City Council District

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2013: CVN 10713 & 10715 783 Dump on Priv Prop & Dump Vacant Lot CVNs

CVN points in PSD San-Col Day Areas

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2013: CVN 10713 & 10715 (783 Dump on Priv Prop & Vacant lot

CVNs)

Low High

CVN counts color coded & labelled in PSD San-Col Day Areas

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Keep Pa Beautiful PHL Illegal Dump Survey + CVN 10713 & 10715

(Dump on Priv Prop & vacant lot)

CVN Counts in PSD San-Col Day Areas

+ Keep Pa Beautiful Dump Site Points

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Litter Code Violation Notice (CVN) Data – 2013 City Council District 8



10703 Litter in receptacles 1

107032 Misuse of City Lit Bask 5

107041 Sidewalk not litter free 890


10705 Litter swept to gutter 2


107141 Premises not litter free 1923


10715 Dump on Vacant lots 9

Total 3,127 CVN points in City Council District 8 w/ street centerlines

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”..mixed residential and commercial corridors. Residents living above the businesses have used public trash cans for household waste. This has led to overstuffed trash cans and sidewalk space around the cans becoming littered and cluttered with trash bags..”

Sharing Litter GIS Data with CDCs

Phila. Assoc of CDCs identifies

59 CDC type orgs.

CDC area boundaries

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Frankford CDC: 2013 Litter CVNs



10703 Litter in receptacles

107032 Misuse of City Lit Bask

107041 Sidewalk not litter free 432


10705 Litter swept to gutter


107141 Premises not litter free 154


10715 Dump on Vacant lots

Total 625

Frankford CDC CVN points w/ streets centerlines

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High Incident Litter CVN Street Segments - 2013 40,853 Street Segments

2013 Litter CVN Count

No. Street Segments

≥ 1 10,923

≥ 5 1,818

≥ 10 546

≥ 20 116

≥ 50 12

≥ 100 1

1. Example report 2013 CVN by street segment – sorted descending order

2. Summary – No. CVN Segment with CVNs in Segment 3. Segment with GTE 50 CVNs in Segment

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Council District 5 Street Segments with >= 21 CVNs in 2013

4,995 segments in CD 5 1,365 segments GTE 1 25 segments GTE 21 5 segments > 51

51 – 118 Litter CVNs in segment - 2013

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Potential CVN Enhancement User Friendly Data Retrieval Options

Geographic Area City wide Council District CDC District Sanitation District San – Collect Day Area Census Tract Street Segment

CVN Code Groups All Litter CVNs Property Litter CVNs Litter Receptacle CVNs Littering in Public Dump Site CVN All Dumpster CVNs Weeds

Time Frame All available records Full Year Month - Year Between Dates After Dates

Merge with Other Data Census Data Permits, Zoning Crime Data

Big Belly

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Big Belly Locations

Big Belly points by City Council Districts

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http://articles.philly.com/2011-09-21/news/30184993_1_trash-cans-trash-bags-trash-day

Additional Receptacle Data Needed City Wire Baskets

SEPTA Bus stop baskets

Receptacles w/

dumping problems

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a. Stop with basket

c. Stop without basket

b. Stop with neighbor’s basket

Bus stop points across City

• People wait at bus stops • Bus riders often eat-drink beverages on run • Which Stops have receptacles? • Which Stops have chronic litter problem?

SEPTA Bus Stops (7,731) & Trash Receptacles

Litter Index

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Litter Index

Visual assessment of litter conditions in multi-block sub-areas

Litter Score: 1 – No/low litter 4 – Serious litter

Multiple inspectors

Sub-area scores aggregated to Sanitation District – Collection Day areas

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Litter Index: 12/07

Color coded Litter Score by PSD San-Col Day Areas +

Score labels

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Litter Index: 7/08

Color coded Litter Score by PSD San-Col Day Areas + Score labels

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Litter Index: 3/09


Score labels

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Litter Index: 11/12


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Litter Index: 9/13


Score labels

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10/11 9/13

Comparison of Street Litter Index Scores: 10/11 and 9/13


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Litter GIS Strategy

Start small Annual data updates Available data in usable form

Build Litter Data Partners SEPTA CDCs University urban researchers Phila GIS Community

Enhance Litter Index Hot Spot Tracking Support Litter Data Analysis

Trend (getting better or worse over time?) Geographic (street segment, PSD collection day, CDC, tract, Council District) Type (property, construction, receptacle) Repeat – chronic areas Relationships with other factors: vacant housing, % renters, crime, income, other)

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1. Code Violation Notices Annual updates Street segments with chronic litter code notice issues

2. Trash Receptacles City wire baskets and Big Bellys SEPTA Bus Route receptacles ID chronic receptacle dumping locations

3. Litter Index Survey results very dynamic Release Sub area data - close to segment level Potential Enhancements

Combination of Litter CVN and Litter Index may be helpful Trend by area

4. Develop Data on Street Cleaning Routes with Method, Frequency Information Streets Department CDCs & Neighborhood associations

5. Develop Location Data on Potential Litter Sources Fast Food –convenience stores

6. Establish Illegal Dump tracking log

Start with Focus on Litter Data

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Let’s turn existing City data resources into sharable information to better understand, measure and manage our litter situation.

Litter GIS

Personal Meeting Goals Don’t frighten potential participants Show potential benefits at small $ Start Ball rolling – simple is good

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