Philadelphia, PA - Philadelphia CityPaper:
The Inscrutable Nutter
December 30, 2009 06:00 AM
The mayor (Michael Nutter) talks about his first two years in office, and what 2010 holds.
On Dec. 22, City Paper sat down with the mayor for a brief Q&A.
City Paper: Let's talk about your vision for the next 12 months. What do you hope to accomplish?
Mayor Nutter: Part of this is maintaining focus on the things that really matter to people on the ground each and every day. We're going to continue to support our Police Department and drive down crime in the city. We're going to stay focused on children. It really is, though, ultimately about jobs, and creating an economic environment where people can get work or get training. Whether that's the green economy or sustainability, or the waterfront. We've made waterfront development a major effort here. ... What you're going to see with Greenworks this year is the Philadelphia Recycling Awards program, which will help us boost our recycling rates, which will save us money. And it's good for the city, good for the planet. We'll continue to reduce our energy costs. We're in the process of revamping the zoning codes, we're going to have more BigBellies [BigBelly solar powered trash compactors] on the streets. A big campaign for cleaning up, a big city anti-litter campaign.