Squeegee workers keep operating in banned zones, testing Baltimore’s enforcement plan

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Squeegee workers are continuing to wash windshields in Baltimore’s busiest intersections, including zones where the practice is explicitly prohibited, raising fresh questions about whether city leaders are enforcing their own rules.

Despite a high-profile 2022 action plan that promised citations, clear restrictions and alternative jobs for youth, a Spotlight on Maryland investigation found the city has issued just one citation in nearly three years.

Officials have touted progress, but data and on-the-ground observations show enforcement gaps that have allowed the practice to return to major corridors…

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