Alleyways are a vital part of a community’s overall quality of life. Although upkeep for the City’s alleyway system is the sole responsibility of property owners, the City of Philadelphia is now providing limited alleyway cleaning services that are requested formally through the below program form.
Just one more way that Mayor Parker is making Philadelphia safer, cleaner, and greener for all!
EDUCATION AND INVOLVEMENT
- Limited to one alley cleaning request per block, per year
- Limited to City of Philadelphia residents ONLY
- Limited to alleyways ONLY (no driveways) within the City of Philadelphia ONLY
- No duplicate block requests will be accepted in the same calendar year (regardless of how many requests are submitted)
PLEASE NOTE:
- Alleyway cleaning services are performed on an annual basis, in season only, and can take up to one year to complete (so please be patient)
- Common alleyways that are for vehicles to access rear driveways to homes are included in this program
- Program services are limited by weather and to seasonally available resources, so cleaning is performed on a first come, first served basis
- If your alleyway has a locked gate, please provide contact information for an individual who has a key on the form, and a Cleaning Crew Supervisor will do their best to contact you 60 minutes before arrival (If alley is locked and City crews are not given access, or if alley is on private commercial property, then cleaning services will not be rendered)
- If there is a broken or defective alley light, call 311
- If there are downed powerlines, call PECO at (800) 841-4141
- Crews will not remove or repair damaged or partially fallen fences and gates
- Our cleaning crews will not enter your home or knock on your door
- Our cleaning crews reserve the right to stop the cleaning process if there are unsafe conditions or circumstances
- Please inform your Block Captain and other residents who share your alley that you’ve made this request to limit duplicate requests
- Submitting multiple requests will not move your request up in the queue
Alley Cleaning Request Form
CLICK HERE to go to the Phila.gov form page to fill out the information needed to process your request. Note that your request will be put in a queue, and your alleyway will be cleaned when our crews have availability.