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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 2026 Mechanical Street Cleaning program will run from April 6 through October 29.

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.

Follow daily street sweeping operations and see a digital map of all cleaning routes on StreetSmartPHL.

Go to StreetSmartPHL

Neighborhoods

Currently, the Mechanical Street Cleaning program serves a select number of neighborhoods. For the 2026 season, the program will expand to clean additional areas in certain neighborhoods.

Neighborhood Boundaries Map of service area
Frankford Levick to Bridge from Frankford to Keystone/Bridge to Orthodox from Griscom
to Torresdale/Orthodox to Castor from Castor to Torresdale.		 Map (PDF)
Germantown Berkley/Stenton to Chelten from Pulaski to Wakefield. Map (PDF)
Kensington Front to Castor from Wyoming to Tioga/Tioga to Lehigh from 2nd to Kensington. Map (PDF)
Logan Roosevelt Blvd. to Godfrey from Broad to Mascher and Roosevelt Blvd. to Glenwood
from Broad to Front.		 Map (PDF)
Nicetown Broad to 20th from Lindley/Logan to Wagner and Broad to Clarissa from Windrim
to Hunting Park and Broad to Hunting Park from Hunting Park to Westmoreland.		 Map (PDF)
North Central Broad St. to 22nd St. from Allegheny to Girard. Map (PDF)
Paschall 58th to 62nd from Grays to Lindbergh and 62nd to 70th from Cobbs Creek to Dicks. Map (PDF)
Point Breeze Christian St. to McKean St. from Broad St. to 24th St. Map (PDF)
Port Richmond Lehigh to Torresdale from Kensington to Aramingo. Map (PDF)
South Philadelphia McKean St. to Oregon Ave. from 4th St. to 8th St. Map (PDF)
Southwest Woodland to Kingsessing from 49th to Cemetery and 58th to 61st from Cobbs Creek to Chester. Map (PDF)
Strawberry Mansion Lehigh to Girard from 33rd to 22nd to 29th from Allegheny to Lehigh. Map (PDF)
West Fairhill Broad to 2nd from Glenwood to Lehigh and Broad to Front from Lehigh to Girard. Map (PDF)
West Philadelphia Parkside to Woodland from 52nd to 40th. Map (PDF)

Parking enforcement

Beginning Monday, April 13, 2026: “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 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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