As of 9/21/11 the signs were still in place at all locations that they had been posted last week.

As of 9/5/11 the signs remain in place.

If you see this sign in other locations, please report it to BANDITPROJECT.ORG

Here is the sign report for the JUNK CARS sign. We have taken down HUNDREDS of these in Northeast Philadelphia and Kensington:
http://banditproject.org/MonoX/Pages/SocialNetworking/Discussion/dtopic/Ko-qbodrKU2ip5lWuox3Xw/NA/?dmsgId=FU9xkia7M02ZqoyQC7MfoA#PostFU9xkia7M02ZqoyQC7MfoA

Here's the full report on this JUNK CARS sign:
http://banditproject.org/BanditSign/dtopic/Ko-qbodrKU2ip5lWuox3Xw/New-sign-267-229-1970-Junk-Cars/?signid=77

Please help us with reporting the signs if you see any more of them. It does not matter if the sign is left up or torn down---we want the locations. This one is a HEAVY HITTER and we want to trace down the owner of this sign so we can report him to L&I / Streets and the Philadelphia Controller's Office.

To Christoofar: Thanks for the address to "banditproject.org" I have found that the most effective solution to this problem is to simply rip them down, however there are some signs that are posted beyond my reach even with a ladder. Thanks again, Traindude

@traindude: If you take them down or leave them up, either way, please report them to BanditProject.org

Yes I also take them down and occasionally I do roundups taking them down in LARGE AMOUNTS. There are also volunteers ripping signs down by the hundreds. There are only two people at the Streets Department who are tasked with signage removal and referring to L&I for enforcement. I have help from a very wonderful City Council staffer who is also sick of the signs plaguing her neighborhood, but the amount of signs is crazy---we have to rip them down as soon as they come up and go after the new signs that appear if this problem is to be dealt with. The City of Philadelphia really has to come down on the heavy hitters. The media has been running stories about how the signs are illegal which has helped slow the amount of new signs in some areas. A lot of people still believe these signs are legal and OK to put up. They are not.

At this time it is unknown if the signs are still in place. I avoid this location as much as possible. Germantown & Chelten Aves. is a dystopian morass of squalor and marginal businesses.

This onslaught of blight is continuous and perpetual. It is so pervasive and ubiquitous that it has become an acceptable part of the urban landscape in Germantown. After 31 years in that neighborhood I moved out so it is no longer my problem and I no longer have to deal with this mess again ever.

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