Carlton Williams is a native Philadelphian that has worked for the City of Philadelphia for more than 23 years. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from working in three major City departments including: Parks & Recreation, Licenses and Inspections, and the Streets Department. He is currently the Director of the Office of Clean and Green Initiatives under the Parker Administration.
In 2012, Carlton was named the first recipient of the Richardson Dilworth Award for Public Service. Some of his accomplishments included implementing the City’s first litter index designed to measure and target litter in our most underserved communities, installing new solar powered trash compactors known as Big Bellies, which reduces litter along key commercial corridors, implementing single stream weekly recycling, which increased the city’s recycling rate, coordinating the annual Philly Spring Cleanup that engages thousands of volunteers in a citywide cleanup each year; implementing the city’s mechanical street sweeping program and expanding the city’s camera network to enforce and prevent illegal dumping.
Carlton also created and managed the city’s Future Track program, which is a workforce development program that employs residents in cleaning, beautification, and transportation opportunities. He also developed the innovative StreetSmartPHL platform which allows citizens to receive real time data and information on key city services including trash and recycling collections, mechanical street sweeping, paving, street closures permits and snow removal operations. In April 2022, Carlton Williams was named the WTS Man of the Year by Women in Transportation for his continuous support for the advancement of women and minorities in the Streets Department. His professional experience is combined with a bachelor’s degree from Temple University and master’s degree in public administration from Widener University.
Director Williams currently leads the Office of Clean and Green Initiatives, which is responsible for developing a proactive and responsive citywide strategy that addresses quality of life issues including vacant lot cleaning, graffiti removal, and abandoned vehicle removal in every neighborhood prioritizing the most underserved communities first.
