Per the City of Philadelphia, the 2023 Mechanical Street Cleaning program will run from April 3 through November 3.
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.
Phase 3 neighborhoods
Currently, the Mechanical Street Cleaning program serves a select number of neighborhoods. The Department of Streets will expand the program to six additional areas beginning in July 2024.
| Neighborhood: Frankford | Boundaries: Bridge to Adams from Griscom St. to Torresdale (map) |
| Neighborhood: Germantown | Boundaries: Berkley to Chelten from Pulaski to Wakefield (map) |
| Neighborhood: Kensington | Boundaries: 2nd to Kensington from Tioga to Lehigh Ave. (map) |
| Neighborhood: Logan | Boundaries: Godfrey to Roosevelt Blvd. from Broad to 5th (map) |
| Neighborhood: Nicetown | Boundaries: Broad to Clarissa from Hunting Park to Windrim (map) |
| Neighborhood: North Central | Boundaries: Broad to 22nd from Glenwood to Diamond (map) |
| Neighborhood: Paschall | Boundaries: 58th to 70th from Greenway to Dicks Ave. (map) |
| Neighborhood: Point Breeze | Boundaries: Christian to McKean from Broad to 24th (map) |
| Neighborhood: Port Richmond | Boundaries: Kensington to Aramingo from Tioga to Lehigh (map) |
| Neighborhood: South | Boundaries: McKean to Oregon from 4th to 8th (map) |
| Neighborhood: Southwest | Boundaries: Woodland to Kingsessing from 49th to Cemetery (map) |
| Neighborhood: Strawberry Mansion | Boundaries: Diamond to Lehigh from Sedgley to 33rd (map) |
| Neighborhood: West | Boundaries: Parkside to Spring Garden from 52nd to 40th (map) |
| Neighborhood: West Fairhill | Boundaries: 5th to 13th from Glenwood to Susquehanna (map) |
Cars parked during the posted street cleaning hours will be ticketed.
The 6300 block of Paschall, which our office is located on, will be swept on Wednesdays. If you plan to drive to our office, please keep this in mind when parking.
For more info, visit the City’s website here: Mechanical Street Cleaning | Programs and initiatives | City of Philadelphia
