June 10, 2008
This letter summarizes the results of the Spring 2008 Clean City ratings conducted from March 2008 to June 2008.
These were the results, averaged for the city:
Location
| Location Residential |
%Clean |
%Moderately Clean |
%Dirty |
%Hazardous |
| Streets |
42.10 |
51.30 |
6.40 |
0.20 |
| Alleys |
46.46 |
45.45 |
8.08 |
0.00 |
| 16 Corridors |
78.10 |
20.29 |
4.83 |
0.00 |
| Streets |
32.44 |
54.46 |
10.12 |
2.98 |
| Highways |
10.00 |
90.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Bridges |
0.00 |
100.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Overall, we achieved a rating of 93.4 % for Streets (rated as Clean or Moderately Clean); 91.9% for Alleys (rated as Clean or Moderately Clean), and 86.9% for Corridors (rated as Clean or Moderately Clean). This is a combined District wide average of 90.73%.
Ward Ratings
| Location |
%Clean or Moderately Clean |
%Dirty |
%Hazardous |
| Ward 1 Alleys |
50.00 |
50.00 |
0.00 |
| Ward 1 Streets |
92.56 |
7.54 |
0.00 |
| Ward 2 Alleys |
100.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Ward 2 Streets |
86.03 |
13.97 |
0.00 |
| Ward 3 Alleys |
100.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Ward 3 Streets |
100.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Ward 4 Alleys |
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| Ward 4 Streets |
94.31 |
5.69 |
0.00 |
| Ward 5 Alleys |
100.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Ward 5 Streets |
99.50 |
0.50 |
0.00 |
| Ward 6 Alleys |
88.00 |
12.00 |
0.00 |
| Ward 6 Streets |
90.73 |
9.27 |
0.00 |
| Ward 7 Alleys |
100.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Ward 7 Streets |
98.98 |
1.02 |
0.00 |
| Ward 8 Alleys |
100.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Ward 8 Streets |
93.05 |
4.17 |
2.78 |
Ratings Analysis:
1. The following additional information is provided to help understand specific ratings:
• The 2.78 per cent of Ward 8 Streets rated as hazardous were rated as hazardous (Clean City Rating of 4) for growth, posters and graffiti and litter cans.
Summary
Strategic Recommendations:
1. Street and alley sweeping needs to continue year round, including the winter months. The winter halt results in accumulations of sand, mud, gravel, and trash and debris; this takes several weeks after the start of street sweeping to remove. To continue street sweeping all year, DPW will need to be able to keep the equipment running and in a better maintenance condition. Winter sweeping would keep streets much cleaner and would keep more trash and debris out of the waterways. DPW stops in the winter because the maintenance shops cannot maintain the sweepers and the snow equipment at the same time. DPW does have an unofficial policy of winter sweeping when they can. Additional street sweeping can help keep trash and debris out of the storm water catch basins and may lead to a reduction in flooded streets.
2. Increase the number of fines issued for littering. Under existing legislation, both DPW and MPD can issue fines for littering (24 DCMR 1300.2). It is my understanding that DPW and ECU have issued fines for littering. However, an effective enforcement program will need significant MPD participation, particularly for litter and trash thrown from vehicles, which cannot be stopped by DPW SWEEP inspectors.
3. Introduce legislation for a bottle deposit bill. A bottle return or deposit bill would remove very large amounts of materials out of the streets and waterways. While one can debate the relative merits of a bottle bill, the reality is that we will never be able to keep the city as clean as we would like without it.
Ongoing actions:
1. Clean city will continue to encourage the Adopt a Block program, and will continue outreach and education efforts focused on areas where there is a large volume of litter. We now have # groups that have adopted blocks and we are in the process of installing signs.
2. Ongoing efforts with WMATA, CSX, and private property owners along the Red Line will continue to maintain this corridor in a cleaner condition.
3. RFK/Armory area cleaning and maintenance is complete but will require ongoing inspection and continuing minor maintenance.
4. Clean City is working with DMPED, LEDC, DOH Rodent Control, DCRA, and the Mid-14th Street Business Association on a large area rat reduction project generally around the Columbia Heights area (Upshur Street in the north, Irving Street in the south, 18th to Newton and 16th to Upshur Street in the east and 11th Street to Spring Street and 13th Street to Upshur Street in the west. The objective is to combine education and enforcement in an effort to significantly reduce the rat population.
5. The Summer 2008 Clean City ratings will be in the month of August.