The public much greater access to the project and what phase and where they can be involved in the process we think this system over time actually ruled in efficiency a lot more data to work with in terms of reporting and once dbi goes live we anticipate in the next three to four months well go live with the public disagrees and be able to have the public track the approval of projects but staff and manages track whether the pinch points are and where their hung up in the process just get into now the details of the current. Commissioner tang. Sorry just before we move think you mentioned a new online appointment system for the shortterm rental program can we do something similar for people that want to set up appointments with planning in general. We have some appointment that we can set up on line not off the top of my head. I just think many say again i dont know if it it curling or currently exists i know when you go to the the countered you have to pull a number and not have the t
That many of the projects youve engaged in is in the process of transforming the neighborhood in a long lasting way weve done our best to come to Creative Solutions to make the improvement long term i would say im very glad you included constituent a plan for effectively managing the landscape along the boulevard your team has been working to address that and lastly i would is especially given staffing and budget challenges that really encouraging public works and rec and park to continue and built by an the apprenticeship and other programs those address the staffing issues we have but moving forward train our next generation of people to help us take care of our wonderful city so thank you very much mohammed. Thank you, mr. Neuroso up next our Planning Department i see john and his team thank you for being here look forward to our discussion. Thank you, mr. Chair i appreciate having those hearings that is a great way to have the budget process i tried to match the tie ill do better n
Or live with our pious of the project with the tracking system the new system weve been working on with dbi replied updating outdated legacy and when it goes live weve allow the public much greater access to the project and what phase and where they can be involved in the process we think this system over time actually ruled in efficiency a lot more data to work with in terms of reporting and once dbi goes live we anticipate in the next three to four months well go live with the public disagrees and be able to have the public track the approval of projects but staff and manages track whether the pinch points are and where their hung up in the process just get into now the details of the current. Commissioner tang. Sorry just before we move think you mentioned a new online appointment system for the shortterm rental program can we do something similar for people that want to set up appointments with planning in general. We have some appointment that we can set up on line not off the top
Following this since it happened out pennsylvania and amtrak train on this side of multiple cards are least 50 people injured his been helping people estimates a eight to 10 cars are involved you see a person on a stretcher read now multiple people have been taken out of the stretch indicating this some people may still be trapped in cars better on the side door in some cases perhaps upsidedown some injuries are for smoke inhalation of the strom about 200 people from the train when this happened when now looking at live images from the scene you see so many First Responders searching for people helping injured people a lot of people have been taken to nearby hospitals in philadelphia the amtrak train was traveling from washington d. C. To new york when at 0 just over an hour ago in the northeast section of Port Richmond if youre familiar with philadelphia bribing told to stay away low ones are the First Responders urgently trying to find people who may still be trapped we will continue
it is an absolute disasters mass to it now will cause an amtrak train to fly off to track choose that. The train was going from washington to new york when it derailed in philadelphias Port Richmond neighborhood passengers say it was like a nightmare the sound the scrapping metal train car turning on this side of the things that a flying phones and laptops even people. I felt so many head injuries and you dare metal mangling but it happened so quickly to deny even know what was going on. This a red peppers or difficult. is a dangerous situation even more dangerous. Reporter one of the many house was in the area have been trading their victims from this derailment i have Just Announced a fresh crop of the death toll is now at 66 people i have dealtsix people have died because of the derailment. All those questions will be as said. James of course he does much in the press conference over at the hospital with to go there live were happening getting underway or just are 25 people are stil