You won't believe what our 311 requests say
Listen, youse ever call 311 for somethin' in this city? 'Cause I'm not even gonna hold you, I do it all the time. But the latest jawn from City Hall about what people are actually calling in for is wild. The top requests aren't even about potholes or trash, or nah? It’s all "Miscellaneous" and "Traffic (Other)" and "Information Request." Like, what even *is* "Miscellaneous"? Is that code for "my neighbor is playin' their music too loud" or "someone parked in my spot on Passyunk"?
It's clear people are lookin' for answers or just tryin' to figure out where to send their complaints, and it ain't always a neat little box. That "Traffic (Other)" jawn makes me think of all the times I've seen some wild stuff on Broad Street that don't fit no category. This tells me we got a lot of folks who need clarity on how to navigate this city's systems. You wanna know what's next? We gotta watch and see if City Hall starts breakin' down these "Miscellaneous" calls into somethin' we can actually understand. Or if they just keep tellin' us it's all "other" stuff.
That's the jawn, Philly — we don't do fake out here.
Kee Robinson-Moyer, MiTL Sports Desk, West Philly.
Yo, me and the crew talk about this kinda stuff every single mornin', you need to tune in live at mornings.live.