• City of Tacoma QA
  • City of Tacoma Data




 

Tidy-Up Tacoma

This Web Page is Available in 100+ Languages

Need this web page translated? 需要翻译此页面吗? ត្រូវការបកប្រែភាសាគេហទំព័រនេះមែនទេ? 이 웹페이지의 번역이 필요하십니까? Хотите перевести эту страницу? ¿Necesita traducir esta página web? Kailangan isalin ang pahina sa web na ito? Bạn cần dịch trang web này? 

 

How to Translate this Web Page

This Web Page is Available in 100+ Languages

Need this web page translated? Please use the ‘Language’ button above to translate this page into one or more of 100 languages available. 需要翻译此页面吗？请使用上方的“语言”按钮，将此页面翻译成一种或多种语言，总计支持100种语言翻译。 ត្រូវការបកប្រែភាសាគេហទំព័រនេះមែនទេ? សូមប្រើប៊ូតុង 'ភាសា' ខាងលើដើម្បីបកប្រែភាសាទំព័រនេះជាភាសាមួយ ឬច្រើនជាង 100 ភាសាដែលអាចប្រើបាន។  이 웹페이지의 번역이 필요하십니까? 위의 ‘Language’ 버튼을 이용해 100여 개 언어 중 하나로 이 페이지를 번역할 수 있습니다.   Хотите перевести эту страницу? Воспользуйтесь кнопкой "Язык" выше, чтобы перевести эту страницу на один или несколько из 100 предложенных языков   ¿Necesita traducir esta página web? Utilice el botón “Idioma” de arriba para traducir esta página a uno o más de los 100 idiomas disponibles.   Kailangan isalin ang pahina sa web na ito? Mangyaring gamitin ang pindutan na ‘Wika’ sa itaas upang isalin ang pahinang ito sa isa o higit sa 100 wika na magagamit.   Bạn cần dịch trang web này? Vui lòng sử dụng nút ‘Ngôn ngữ’ ở trên để dịch trang này sang một hoặc nhiều thứ tiếng trong số 100 ngôn ngữ sẵn có.


Tidy-Up Tacoma

The Tidy-Up Tacoma initiative continues in 2023.

 

All year long, City crews will continue maintenance of the main arterials of Neighborhood Business Districts and around two other areas. This effort works to clean up litter/debris, perform graffiti removal, street sweeping, and right-of-way landscaping.


In addition, continued vegetation management, litter pickup, and graffiti removal will continue around the City’s six gateway signs throughout Tacoma.

Every quarter, the City partners with the Washington State Department of Transportation for assistance with graffiti removal and sweeping the shoulders of I-705, SR509, Hwy 16, and SR7 between I-5 and South 38th Street. 

 

Watch the Tidy-Up Tacoma story on Tacoma Report (May 2022).

 

Tidy-Up Tacoma 2023 Schedule

In 2023, two Public Works Grounds Maintenance staff continually rotate through each designated area. Click HERE for information on Neighborhood Business Districts.

*Schedule may be subject to change

  

Anticipated Month:

Locations:

January

Portland Avenue, Pacific Avenue, South Tacoma, Oakland/Madrona

February

Fern Hill, 6th Avenue, Tacoma Narrows, Ruston Point Defiance, Proctor

March

Old Town, South 72nd Street and Pacific Avenue, South 12th and South Junett streets, Gateways, Dome Business District

April

Dome Business District, McKinley Hill, Lincoln, Portland Avenue, Pacific Avenue

May

South Tacoma, Oakland/Madrona, Fern Hill, 6th Avenue
June Tacoma Narrows, Ruston Point Defiance, Proctor, Old Town, South 72nd Street and Pacific Avenue, South 12th and South Junett streets
July South 12th and South Junett streets, Gateways, Dome Business District, McKinley Hill
August Lincoln, Portland Avenue, Pacific Avenue, South Tacoma, Oakland/Madrona
September  Fern Hill, 6th Avenue, Tacoma Narrows, Ruston Point Defiance
October Proctor, Old Town, South 72nd Street and Pacific Avenue, South 12th and South Junett streets, Gateways
November Dome Business District, McKinley Hill, Lincoln
December Portland Avenue, Pacific Avenue, South Tacoma, Oakland/Madrona

 *Locations have been prioritized according to Tacoma's Equity Index.

 

The Stadium and Hilltop Neighborhood Business Districts are currently under the Sound Transit project alignment for the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension. To keep this work on schedule and without interruption, Sound Transit will work with their contractor to clean up around their construction sites. The City will also provide litter and graffiti removal.

 

 

Community Neighborhood Cleanup Resources 

The City offers a variety of existing programs and services to residents interested in holding a community cleanup event. Everyone has the power to impact their neighborhood, to make Tacoma a more welcoming, connected, resilient, and vibrant community.

 

Services Available Include

  • Call-2-Haul: Single-family residential customers can use the free Call-2-Haul service up to two times per year to schedule pickup of large bulky items. Up to 3 large items and 15 boxes or bags of small household items can be collected – call (253) 502-2100, option 3, to schedule an appointment. Residential customers can also call to schedule a time to self-haul their Call-2-Haul items to the Recovery and Transfer Center free of charge. For more information, visit cityoftacoma.org/call2haul. 
  • Adopt-a-Spot & Neighborhood Litter Patrol programs: These programs offer a way for community volunteers to help keep public spaces clean. The City can provide materials and garbage disposal for volunteer cleanup events targeting litter and debris in public areas of the community. For more information, visit the Adopt-A-Spot and Neighborhood Litter Patrol page or call (253) 591-5000.
  • Report large debris or illegal dumping in the public right-of-way through the cityoftacoma.org/TacomaFIRST311 or by calling (253) 591-5000. 
  • For resources and information on graffiti removal on private property, visit cityoftacoma.org/graffiti.
For a full list of Tacoma Neighborhood Cleanup Programs, visit cityoftacoma.org/cleanup.

 

 
District Navigators 
The neighborhood business districts will be utilizing District Navigators to assist in the coordination of volunteer cleanups within all fifteen of the Neighborhood Business Districts. A project lead from Litter Free 253 will be assisting the navigators. If residents would like to volunteer to support business district cleanups, please e-mail tidyup253@gmail.com. 
 
If community members cannot join an organized clean-up, they can initiate an independent clean up in their neighborhood by doing any of the following: 
  • Pick up litter from your curb and sidewalk.
  • Do a spring cleaning of your block.
  • Pick up litter while walking your dog or with a friend.
  • Adopt a public park for the day and pick up litter.

 

 

This effort is a collaboration between Public Works Street Operations, Environmental Services, Neighborhood and Community Services, and Community and Economic Development. Community partnerships include the Washington State Department of Transportation and Litter Free 253.

For more information, contact the Tacoma FIRST 311 Customer Support Center by dialing 311 within Tacoma city limits or (253) 591-5000 from anywhere else or email csc@cityoftacoma.org.

 

2022 Tidy-Up Tacoma Recap

Public Works crews were busy in 2022 with Tidy-Up Tacoma. From May through December, crews picked up over 17,000 pounds of garbage and mixed debris and over 28,000 pounds of vegetation. Crews performed this maintenance on the main arterials of Neighborhood Business Districts, gateways, and in two new areas of South 72nd Street and Pacific Avenue, South 12th and South Junett streets.

 

Before and After Photos from Business Districts

 

Lincoln District

Pacific Avenue

 


 
McKinley District
 Tacoma Dome District

2021 Tidy-Up Tacoma Recap

2021 Tidy-Up Tacoma Initiative Recap 

From September through November 2021, City crews were out on the main arterials of Neighborhood Business Districts to clean up litter/debris, perform graffiti removal, right-of-way landscaping, and street sweeping. 

 

Vegetation management, litter pickup, and graffiti removal also took place around the City’s six gateway signs located throughout the city. Over the eight weeks, this effort took place, the total amount of material removed from all of these areas was 66.3 tons.


Before and After Photos from Business Districts 

Before and After pictures from the Old Town Business District

 

Before and after photos of Tidy-Up Tacoma initiative


 
Before and After photos along Portland Avenue Before and after photos from Dome District