1. Responsiveness of carriage companies: The carriage companies have been responsive and have come out to clean up when called. But droppings are regularly left behind, and residents should not have to call each time — there should be checks each day of the carriage routes for droppings left behind. The carriage companies have also dispersed an odor neutralizer for the urine at least one time. So the carriage companies have been RESPONSIVE, but need to be more PROACTIVE with regard to this quality of life problem.
2. Responsiveness of the City Of Philadelphia: .To my knowledge, the City has NOT come by once this summer with water trucks to clean the carriage routes. So the City has been UNRESPONSIVE and this problem is OPEN vis a vis the City of Philadelphia.

The problem of urine stench from the carriage business has resolved with the cooler weather and some steps taken by the carriage companies and the City. I saw the City come by once (in September) with a water truck to wet down the street — although the City may have sent trucks more often than just that one time. In addition, the carriage companies have dispersed a