FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: LINDA GRANT
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
(202) 671-2375/desk
(202) 497-1080/cell
Linda.grant@dc.gov
Daytime Residential Street Sweeping Resumes March 26
Ticketing begins April 2. Motorists can receive a $30 fine for parking
in a street-sweeping zone.
(Washington, DC) Daylight saving time is coming and so is mechanical
street sweeping in the District's most heavily trafficked neighborhoods,
starting Monday, March 26, 2007. Alternate-side parking restrictions in
these areas also will return. Parking tickets, which carry a $30 fine,
will be issued, beginning April 2, to vehicles parked during street
sweeping hours in areas posted with "No Parking/Street Cleaning" signs.
Additionally, parked cars may be towed to allow the sweepers access to
the curbside. Generally, parking is prohibited for two hours while
sweeping is underway.
Weekly street cleaning routes can be found across the city in
high-density neighborhoods, especially areas with significant foot
traffic, such as Adams Morgan, Dupont Circle, Logan Circle and parts of
Capitol Hill.
Street sweeping reduces debris that otherwise would be carried by rain
and runoff into the city's storm drains, polluting the District's
rivers. The sweepers remove litter from the street by brushing it onto a
conveyor system, which transports the material into a debris hopper.
The sweeper also distributes a fine spray of water to help control dust.
During winter, sweeping occurs only when the weather is warm enough that
the water will not freeze on the street.
Residents and businesses also play a role in maintaining street
cleanliness. District law requires property owners to sweep or keep the
area in front of their homes or businesses clean 18 inches from the curb
line into the street.
Learn more about DPW's street cleaning program
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Linda Grant
Public Information Officer
DC Department of Public Works
2000 14th Street, NW, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20009
202/671-2375/desk
202/497-1080/cell
202/671-0642/fax
www.dpw.dc.gov
Kristen Barden
Ward 3 Outreach Coordinator
Mayor's Office of Community Relations and Services (EOM)
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 211
Washington, DC 20004
202-727-2287 office
202-727-5931 fax
kristen.barden@dc.gov
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