There are already 92 neighborhood projects on the Spring Cleanup hit list. To register for one of them, visit www.tinyurl.com/phillycleanup.
To add a proposal from your neighborhood to the mix, visit http://tinyurl.com/CleanProposals.
Although beautifying areas hidden beneath layers of trash and other debris is the immediate impact of the citywide cleanup, the overall purpose is to motivate neighbors to work year-round to keep their slice of the city litter-free, Williams said.
Kensington job
The Spring Cleanup is scheduled for April 14, but there are plenty of chances to help beautify the city's neighborhoods before then.
Neighbors are invited to spruce up a stretch of Tusculum Street, between B Street in Kensington and Mascher Street in Fairhill, on Saturday.
The cleanup, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., is hosted by the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Volunteers are asked to call project leader Ray Gant at 215-964-7627 or send him a message at rohproject@comcast.net.
"Green Street'
The Water Department is celebrating completion of a "Green Street" at 4:30 p.m. today on 16th Street near Jackson in South Philadelphia.
"Green Streets" are natural stormwater-management systems aimed at reducing the amount of water flowing through the city's sewer system.
Contact Phillip Lucas at 215-854-5914 or at lucasp@phillynews.com, or follow on Twitter @UnPhiltered. 
