Talk (well, blog) about attention to detail: the Schuylkill River Development Corporation doesn’t miss a beat or blade of grass when maintaining the Schuylkill River Trail, the green strip east of the river connecting Center City to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Its crew is everywhere, and trash doesn’t have time to collect. Broken bench? A swarm of staff was there. Unsightly piles of dirt? In a wagon and out of sight. On a day when I wasn’t even thinking garbage, I saw each possible nuisance addressed, and missed a great photo-op when Josh Nims, Operations Manager, chased down a floating piece of paper and stuffed it in a trash bin. I would have asked him to do it again, but litter on the trail is scarce – due to the hustle of Nims and the SRDC staff – the opportunity never again presented itself.
Because of SRDC’s dedication, the Trail is an inviting river highlight (particularly on the rare, warm January afternoon); spend a lunch break or Saturday there and admire both the green space and the great effort by the SRDC team.
