Clean Downtown Program Facts

Overview
Program launched June, 2006

Budget: $2.8 million plus significant in-kind contributions

Employs 60 Goodwill Industries workers (a total of 266 trainees since start-up)

Operates 7 days/week 360 days/year

Work Shifts:
6 a.m. - 11 p.m. (Monday - Friday)
7:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. (Saturday and Sunday)

2008 Results
Trash Removed
Downtown:       257 tons
Riverfront:          94 tons
River Days:         35 tons
Midtown:            70 tons

39 Miles of Downtown Sidewalks:
Power washed 3 times annually
Power swept 18 times annually

Collaborations
Program Sponsors, Partners, & Contributors
City of Detroit
Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
Wayne County
State of Michigan
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy
University Cultural Center Association

Program Objectives
Litter removal
Graffiti/poster/sticker removal
Sidewalk power sweeping
Sidewalk steam cleaning
Alley/gutter/doorway cleaning
Daily cleaning of 72 bus shelters
Maintenance of 27 wayfinding kiosks
Hardscape weed abatement
Maintenance of 140 boulevard medians and landscaped areas

Coverage Area
Sidewalks, public spaces inside the downtown freeway system
(Lodge, I-75, I-375, Jefferson/Detroit River) see map

Freeway entrance and exit ramps

The program has expanded (by contract) to include maintenance of the new Detroit RiverWalk and portions of the Midtown area.

Special Event Support
North American International Auto Show, Detroit’s Winter Blast, Detroit Festival of the Arts, Detroit International River Days, Target Fireworks, Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, Detroit International Jazz Festival, Red Bull Air Races, and other professional sporting and community events

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