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Mechanical Street Cleaning

Cleaning schedule

Using the Litter Index, we picked neighborhoods to take part in the Mechanical Street Cleaning program. These neighborhoods have the highest concentration of litter and need more City services to keep them clean.

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Schedule and neighborhoods

Schedule

The 2025 Mechanical Street Cleaning program will run from April 1 through October 31.

Cleaning takes place Monday through Thursday, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. No service is performed on City-observed holidays, but crews resume cleaning the following week.

Neighborhoods

Currently, the Mechanical Street Cleaning program serves a select number of neighborhoods. For the 2025 season, the program will expand to clean additional areas in certain neighborhoods.

Neighborhood Boundaries
Frankford Frankford Ave. to Keystone St. from Levick Ave. to Bridge St.
Germantown Berkley St. to Chelten Ave. from Pulaski Ave. to Wakefield St.
Kensington 2nd St. to Kensington Ave. from Tioga St. to Lehigh Ave.
Logan 5th St. to Mascher St. from Godfrey Ave. to Roosevelt Blvd.
Nicetown Broad St. to Hunting Park Ave. from Allegheny Ave. to Clarissa/Windrim Ave.
20th St. to 15th St. from Logan/Lindley Sts. to Wagner Ave.
North Central Broad St. to 22nd St. from Glenwood Ave. to Diamond St.
Paschall Cobbs Creek to 70th St. from Cobbs Creek to Greenway Ave.
Point Breeze Christian St. to McKean St. from Broad St. to 24th St.
Port Richmond Kensington Ave. to Aramingo Ave. from Tioga St. to Lehigh Ave.
South Philadelphia McKean St. to Oregon Ave. from 4th St. to 8th St.
Southwest Woodland Ave. to Kingsessing Ave. from 49th St. to Cemetery Ave.
58th St. to 61st St. from Cobbs Creek to Kingsessing Ave.
Strawberry Mansion Allegheny Ave. to Lehigh Ave. from 22nd St. to 29th St.
West Fairhill Front St. to 13th St. from Glenwood Ave. to Diamond Ave.
West Philadelphia Parkside Ave. to Spring Garden St. from 52nd St. to 40th St.

Parking enforcement

Beginning Monday, April 14, 2025: “No parking” signs will be enforced where posted. Fines will be assessed for violations.

The Department of Sanitation has posted signs to alert motorists to move their vehicles during cleaning times. Mechanical Street Cleaning no-parking rules will be enforced in all service areas.

Residents should follow posted “no parking” signs to allow the mechanical broom to clean the roadways from curb to curb at the scheduled time. Cleaning times on streets are staggered and/or occur on alternate days to minimize inconvenience to residents.

When new service areas are added, residents should anticipate a 30-day warning period following the installation of any new signage. Residents should then move their vehicles as indicated.

How residents can help

Residents in the service areas are asked to:

  • Follow posted “no parking” signs.
  • Place trash and recycling collections out on designated day at an authorized location according to the City’s seasonal collection schedule.
  • Place trash and recycling collections out in proper containers or bags to prevent spillage.
  • Only set out household trash for pick up.
  • Sweep sidewalks and gather debris. Do not sweep into the street.

For more information, read other residential trash and recycling rules.

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