What We Want

Benchmarks

Safe and Clean Sites

Increase cleanups from 2x week to 5x week and increase mowing from every 14 days to every 7 days

Improve maintenance of natural areas, including improving sight lines and removing invasive species

More dedicated maintenance staff at parks and rec centers

Increase inspections and provide preventive maintenance

More park rangers for our seven watershed parks

More Recreation Programming

Rec Centers and Playgrounds staffed seven days a week

Gyms open 12 hours a day with at least three staff on site

Programming in parks as well as Rec Centers

Create flex program teams that can power up priority sites to make them safer

Grow the Urban Forest

Reduce heat islands with street trees

Eliminate the 23,500 tree care backlog

Implement the Tree Plan

Put us on track to reach 30% tree canopy in 30 years

Budget

Grow the Parks & Rec operations budget by:

• $25 million for Philly Tree Plan implementation* ($1.8 million already won)

• $20 million for maintenance of parks and rec centers*

• $20 million for more recreation programming* ($5 million already won)

*increase to be reached before Year 5 of FY 25-30 budget