After suspending residential street sweeping in February and then operating on a limited basis since March, the city of Austin acknowledged that it has lowered expectations for how many times a year residential streets will be swept.
After suspending residential street sweeping in February and then operating on a limited basis since March, the city of Austin recently acknowledged that, though it increased sweeping of major streets two years ago, it has also lowered expectations for how many times a year residential streets will be swept.
Street sweeping doesn't just keep roads free of debris and litter – it's designed to prevent automotive fluids and other contaminants from polluting Austin's creeks and waterways, saidTo achieve that, ARR, the city department charged with street sweeping, previously cleaned each residential street six times a year. ARR will now clean residential streets"up to" six times a year, according to Bestgen. Five months into 2023, most Austin streets have only gotten a single sweep.
"The last few years we have had challenges with staffing levels across the department," Bestgen explained,"which has required us to sometimes shift our resources to core services like trash, recycling, and composting collection."recommends municipalities increase the efficiency of street sweeping programs by"creating a schedule.
Austin residents can call 311 to make service requests for streets that need cleaning. See street sweeping service maps and schedules at
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