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A street sweeper or street cleaner is a person or machine that cleans streets. People have worked in cities as "sanitation workers" since sanitation and waste removal became a priority. A street-sweeping person would use a broom and shovel to clean off litter, animal waste and filth that accumulated on streets. Later, water hoses were used to ...
Alternate-side parking is a traffic law that dictates on which side of a street cars can be parked on a given day. The law is intended to promote efficient flow of traffic, as well as to allow street sweepers and snowplows to reach the curb without parked cars impeding their progress.
Street sweeping is about to kickoff in Louisville. Here's what will be new about it this year.
Unlike other sweepers at that time (1890s), Brooks’ sweeper was the first self-propelled street sweeping truck. [2] His design had revolving brushes attached to the front fender, and the brushes were interchangeable so that when snow fell, scrapers could be attached for snow removal. [2]
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The U.S. Department of Transportation said the Federal Highway Administration has "terminated approval" of New York City's congestion pricing plan, the first of its kind in the nation, which went ...
In 1894, Col. George E. Waring, Jr. became commissioner, and he was credited with substantially cleaning the streets, as well as pioneering recycling, street sweeping, and the establishment of a uniformed cleaning and collection force. [9] The department's name was changed to the Department of Sanitation in 1929. [10]
Tom Scott, Jenkintown's chief of police, warned that there’s a chance that a shelter-in-place could be issued again. Township leaders have declared the fire a disaster emergency .