[Durham INC] Street sweeping?

[TheOcean1 at aol.com]

Trouble, maybe... since they would need to map out their plan and keep on a 
 schedule. Cost would be a problem in other cities, but not in Durham.
 
If the City posted a map that showed what neighborhoods are to be swept and 
 when, and even which side of which streets... they'd be able to use it 
year  after year.
They could post a link to that explanation here and in the city water  
bill, and someone from each neighborhood could send out the timely  reminder.
 
Only a city with the listserv coverage we enjoy could do this. Properly  
organized, it would be pretty cool to see one side of a street nearly empty, 
and  the next day it would be the other side. It would look like a city that 
thinks  with one mind, and probably put a smile on the street sweeper's 
face, too!
 
Bill  Anderson


In a message dated 12/9/2010 6:03:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
matt.dudek at gmail.com writes:

Barry,

As someone who lives on a street with a lot of trees and  on-street 
parking, I would at least be happy to know when to expect the street  sweeping so 
cars could be moved to the opposite side of the street. Although,  maybe with 
a city this size that doesn't make sense for the cost/trouble.  

matt dudek
502 mallard  Ave.
Cleveland-Holloway

Barry Ragin wrote:  
I just wanted to  thank Dale McKeel, the city's Bicycle and Pedestrian 
Coordinator, for taking  the time to track down the relevant folks at City Hall 
to answer this  question. What i've learned is that, while there is no exact 
schedule for  street sweeping, according to city officials "it normally 
takes about a  month and a half to two months to get around all the curve paved 
streets  that the city have." 

So it looks like our neighborhood will see  another sweeping during 
Christmas week, or perhaps earlier or later  depending on how the holidays impact 
things. Hopefully a phone call or two  next week will pin down the exact 
date. 

I'll leave it as an exercise  for readers of this list to determine whether 
a 2 month street sweeping  schedule during the fall in a city whose streets 
are lined with deciduous  trees is adequate or not. 

Barry Ragin 

On 11/30/10 5:32 PM,  Barry Ragin wrote: 

Does anyone know if the city of Durham has a  street sweeping schedule for 
the fall published anywhere? Leaves are  getting pretty deep in our 
neighborhood, and i'd hate to see some of our  blocks miss the opportunity to have 
them swept up because too many cars  were left parked in the street on the 
day the sweepers come through.  

Thanks, 
Barry Ragin  
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