Pittsburgh to resume street sweeping with related parking enforcement after 2 years

Pittsburgh is planning to resume street sweeping with related parking enforcement in April, after a two-year enforcement hiatus during the covid-19 pandemic.

The street sweeping and related parking enforcement will begin on April 1 and continue through Nov. 30.

For the past two years, the city has not implemented parking enforcement or ticketed parked vehicles during street sweeping because of the pandemic and the high number of people working from home, city officials said.

“But as a result of increased parked vehicles, crews were less able to effectively clean the streets. Consequently, we saw a rise in litter in streets as well as debris and waste entering our stormwater system,” said Chris Hornstein, acting director of the city’s Department of Public Works.

With resumed parking enforcement, officials hope crews will be able to perform more thorough cleaning.

“Not only does this have positive impacts for our stormwater system, but it also leaves Pittsburgh streets cleaner for residents,” Hornstein said.

Street sweepers will operate every weekday. Signs posted across the city indicate which days sweeping will be performed in the respective areas.

The city’s Department of Public Works will coordinate with the Pittsburgh Parking Authority for enforcement.