Street Cleaning Chicago 2016

The chicago street cleaning season is expected to run from april 2 until early november though if it isn t snowing by then crews will continue to clean the streets beyond the end of the scheduled season.

Street cleaning chicago 2016. From april 1st through mid november bright orange temporary parking restrictions are posted at least 24 hours before sweeping service is scheduled to begin on any street to ensure curb to curb cleaning. 2020 city of chicago. However to view or use the files outside of a web browser you will need to use compression software and special gis software such as esri arcgis shapefile or google earth kml or kmz. April 1 2016 chicago street sweeping season begins friday april 1 city reminds residents to be mindful of temporary parking restrictions chicago friday april 1 marks the official start of chicago s annual street sweeping season.

Street sweepers move through the city by ward and each area has its own unique schedule. The data can be viewed on the chicago data portal with a web browser. During street sweeping season april 1 to mid november the chicago department of streets and sanitation uses mechanical street sweepers to remove debris and litter from streets weather permitting. Chicago utilizes mechanical street sweepers to remove debris and litter from streets.

Residents can view street sweepers in real time using the sweeper tracker online tool. Residential streets sweeping program is underway. This explainer on how street sweeping in chicago works is part of a curious city story on whether street cleaning has a purpose beyond collecting ticket revenue. In january dss swept 4 359 miles compared to 275 miles.

On weekdays from 9am to 2pm this sweeper tracker map will show real time locations of city street sweepers. You may make street sweeping requests via chi 311. Please see your ward map schedule for sweeping dates.